News published on Federal Newswire in January 2018

News from January 2018


Higher Education Act: Murray Calls for Making Financial Aid Process Simple and Transparent in Ways that Increase College Affordability and Ease Burden of Debt for Students Nationwide

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee delivered the following opening statement today at a hearing on Financial Aid Simplification and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. This is the second of a series of hearings regarding reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Jan. 18, 2018, Michael Anthony Carpenter, 29, of Sevierville, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, to serve 222 months in prison for advertising and distributing child pornography and attempted enticement of a minor to engage in...


News Release: The police chief of a village in Mahoning County was indicted on child pornography charges, law enforcement officials said.


Tax Reform Helps U.S. Manufacturers Compete

News Release: President Trump today is touring H&K Equipment, Inc., in Pittsburgh, Pa., to see firsthand the effect tax reform is having on U.S. manufacturers.


Morris County, New Jersey, Doctor Admits Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone and Defrauding Medicare, Medicaid Out of $30,000

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Long Valley, New Jersey, man today admitted writing illegal prescriptions for oxycodone and conspiring to bill Medicare and Medicaid for certain allergy tests without performing the required patient examinations, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Dubuque Man Convicted of Distributing Heroin that Caused Overdose Death on Easter

News Release: A man who distributed heroin to a woman who died of an overdose in April 2017 was convicted by a jury today after a 3-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


Celebrating Treasures in the Night Sky at Devils Tower

News Release: Devils Tower, WY. America's National Park Service sites contain many cherished treasures. As darkness falls on Devils Tower, a different kind of light illuminates the night sky. That light, which comes from objects out in space transforms the night from a place of darkness into a place of wonder. To...


Wyden, Senate Democrats Question Trump Administration Medicaid Waiver Authority

News Release: Washington, D.C. - 29 Senate Democrats, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan expressing serious concern with recent administrative actions and calling into question the Trump Administration’s authority...


Drug Trafficker and Distributor Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two members of a massive drug conspiracy have been ordered to significant terms in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Julio Cesar Sala Stripling, 39, and Martin Lee Rodriguez, 30, both of Corpus Christi, pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and cocaine base on Oct. 5, and Oct. 24, 2017, respectively.


News Release: Chamizal National Memorial has announced business opportunities for providing food and beverage services at regularly-scheduled and special events that take place at the Memorial for the 2018 season. The events scheduled to date for this year are.


McCaskill Seeks Answers on Veterans' Hiring and Workplace Protections

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is calling for details on how the government is holding its contractors accountable for hiring veterans and protecting them from discrimination. The Administration recently revoked an executive order that targeted contractors who failed to follow requirements for supporting veterans.


Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tou Yong Yee Xiong, 34, Wausau, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to seven years in federal prison, followed by a four-year term of supervised release, for possessing ...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gregory R. Lee, 53, of Columbus, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 262 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release and a $10,000 fine for production of child pornography.


Sen. Murray Sharply Criticizes President Trump’s Latest Ideological Plan to Restrict Health Care

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued a statement in response to reports that President Trump’s Administration is preparing to propose steps that would put ideology ahead of the health care needs of women and transgender patients.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division Office, today announced that fentanyl dealer, and manufacturer, Andre Walker, 22, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 108 months in prison following his conviction of delivery of fentanyl. Walker was sentenced in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Illinois.


54-Count Federal Indictment Charges 12 Members and Associates of Mongols Motorcycle Gang with Racketeering Conspiracy and Three Others with Various Federal Crimes Including Large Scale Drug Trafficking

News Release: A 54-count superseding indictment was unsealed today, charging 12 members and associates of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang (Mongols) with racketeering conspiracy, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and ...


Section of Barker Dam Trail Closed for Maintenance

News Release: A section of the popular Barker Dam Trail will be closed to visitors for trail maintenance from mid-January to mid-April. Due to the closure, visitors wanting to access the dam will be required to turn left at the trailhead and proceed clockwise on the trail. This closure is in effect, Monday through Thursday, 7 am to 3:30 pm.


Announcing A Community Town Hall Meeting – Opioid Epidemic

News Release: WARREN, Mich - Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related death here in the United States. In an effort to address the opioid epidemic, there will be a town hall meeting discussing the heroin and opioid prescription epidemic. This meeting is open to the public and the following law enforcement...


News Release: Made False 9-1-1 Call to Provoke Emergency Response.


News Release: Two Brazilian nationals were indicted after police arrested them with two credit card skimmers, more than 250 counterfeit credit or bank cards and nearly $140,000 in cash, law enforcement officials said.