News from April 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding media reports detailing instances of abuse, neglect, and patient harm at both Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Nursing Facilities (NFs) participating in Medicare and/or Medicaid.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a four-day trial before, a federal jury last week convicted three men for their roles in a conspiracy to sex traffic underage girls.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERTO GONZALEZ, 39, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven narcotics trafficking ring.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melissa M. Marangola and Katelyn Hartford, who handled the case, stated that on January 5, 2017, the defendant robbed the Chase Bank. Peeples was tracked by law enforcement to Binghamton, New York where he was arrested approximately 13 hours later. He left approximately $43,000...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt's announcement that the Trump Administration is moving to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court today, PEDRO JAIME ENSENAT 43, of Raleigh pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates to one count of Manufacture of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws in two separate cases, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian couple was arrested on Friday, March 30, 2018, and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming operation.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: National Park Service plans first ever prescribed fire at Manassas National Battlefield Park first two weeks of April.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Keith Lavell Brown and Jaycie Mario Thomas have been arrested and charged in a three-count federal indictment with drug trafficking offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Derryle Smith and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Invalidate New California Law Restricting Federal Land Sales.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: STATESVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Richard L. Voorhees handed down lengthy prison terms to two drug traffickers today involved in separate methamphetamine trafficking conspiracies, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged three individuals with federal drug offenses for allegedly conspiring to sell synthetic cannabinoids at a Chicago convenience store.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Medford, OR-Lace up your boots and grab your hat! It’s time to explore our public lands in Southern Oregon. Whether you are interested in learning about plants and animals, geology or cultural history, we’ve got a hike for you. “Explore More!" at the Table Rocks and discover something new.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: April 2, 2018 - UPDATE - The temporary closure of the north parking lot at Horseshoe Bend Overlook has been changed to Wednesday and Friday of this week (April 4 and 6), rather than Wednesday and Thursday as previously announced. The closures will also only be for approximately two hours, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 10 a.m., rather than ending at 10 p.m. During these times, parking continues to be available in Horseshoe Bend Overlook’s south parking lot.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - Bring your favorite fossil, rock, artifact or relic to any of the upcoming Artifact Roadshows in Miles City or Ekalaka and see if a professional can help answer your questions.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on April 2, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court today, PEDRO JAIME ENSENAT 43, of Raleigh pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates to one count of Manufacture of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, all of the Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to David Apol, the Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), requesting documents relating to the Patriot Legal Expense Fund, which was established to help White House staff, Trump Campaign officials, and Transition Team members under investigation by the Office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Julio Cesar Villareal-Garcia, age 42, of Mexico, has entered a guilty plea in federal court in Columbia, to Illegal Re-Entry, a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis, of Columbia, accepted the guilty plea and will impose sentence after she has reviewed the presentence report, which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
