News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Spencer Wayne Allen, 26, pleaded guilty today in District Court to one count of arson and two counts of malicious damage and destruction to federal property, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Erik M. Schabert, 48, a physician, and his ex-wife, Mika Kamissa Harris, 49, both from Gainesville, Florida, have surrendered on a federal indictment charging them with health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud. The indictment also charges Harris with multiple counts of money laundering. The charges were announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Initiative partners federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to enhance coordination of efforts and available resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Seeking Information From a Bank Robbery in Deerfield Beach.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed six public health bills, five of which originated in the Energy and Commerce Committee. Collectively, the bills prioritize prevention efforts, improve education for medical professionals, and establish or reauthorize important grant programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on proposed spectrum auctions.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today saying that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to regulate the practices of internet service providers when they are not acting as common carriers...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced that due to changes in the House calendar the Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 hearing entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety," will now begin at 1 p.m.as they are posted.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: On Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on "A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A View from Stakeholders." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Brecksville, Ohio - The National Park Service has awarded a $1,320,500 contract to PPW Builders, Inc. of Cleveland to complete restoration of the Old Carriage Trail in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). The project involves demolition of three existing, deteriorated trail bridges, followed by re-routing...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced that due to changes in the House calendar the Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 hearing entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety," will now begin at 1 p.m.as they are posted.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed six public health bills, five of which originated in the Energy and Commerce Committee. Collectively, the bills prioritize prevention efforts, improve education for medical professionals, and establish or reauthorize important grant programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, Israel Torres, 35, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 41 months followed by three years of supervised release. Torres had previously pleaded guilty to felon in possession of a firearm.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on proposed spectrum auctions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, a federal court in Benton found Pieter Roor, 66, of the Netherlands, guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today announced that due to changes in the House calendar the Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 hearing entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety," will now begin at 1 p.m.as they are posted.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RODOLFO BOLIVAR TEPAN, 38, a citizen of Ecuador last residing in Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 19 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Joseph D. Brown has taken the oath of office to become the 35th United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas. Brown was nominated by President Donald Trump on Nov. 2, 2017 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 15, 2018. He took the oath of office today from U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Marisol Carmona Arreola Avalos, 43, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced this morning before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 216 months in federal prison following her guilty plea in June 2017 to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By State Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events...
