News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - John Thomas Terrence, 75, of Marina del Rey, pleaded guilty today to health care fraud involving a scheme to defraud the California workers’ compensation insurance system, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles C. Williamson, of Sistersville, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Nine people were indicted in federal court for firearms crimes. Indicted are: Elijah Frink, 26, of Akron; Darnell Ingram, 23, of Cleveland; Timothy Hughart, 28, of Ashtabula; John L. Brooks, 40, of Akron; Jesse J. Kinder, 35, of Rittman; Vernon T. Coleman, 31, of Sandusky; Victor Henry Austin, 29, of ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: A search continues for a third day for a hiker who was reported missing by family members Saturday morning after not returning from an overnight backpacking trip at Mount Rainier National Park. The 41 year old man, Philip Kezele from Kent, Washington, camped Thursday night at Cataract Valley backcountry campsite, according to eye witnesses, and was last seen in Spray Park on Friday morning. He began his hike at the Mowich Lake trailhead.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Quentin Roosevelt’s death in the First World War, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site hosted an event on Saturday, July 14th, that included a flight of historic biplanes over the Roosevelt home. The program began with a performance by Calliope Brass who played...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass legislation authored by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to modernize the way the federal government preserves email records.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Co-Chair of the Congressional Task Force on Election Security, released the following statement on President Trump’s joint press conference in Helsinki with Putin today...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: A three day search for Philip Kezele, 41, of Kent, Washington, resolved favorably this afternoon when he was found in good condition. He is being reunited with family.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tremayne James, age 24, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pled guilty on July 10, 2018, before United States District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced that the committee will convene a markup on the nomination of Charles Rettig to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The markup will occur on Thursday, July 19 at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A federal jury in Victoria has returned guilty verdicts on all counts as charged related to the 2017 burning of the local mosque.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph C. Paternostro, 28, of Hamburg, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $10,000,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: William Pritula, 69, of Romulus pleaded guilty to paying co-defendant James Warner, a field inspector at the Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), over $5 million in bribes and kickbacks between May of 2010 and August of 2014, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - United States Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Reagan M. Taylor will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s Election Day Program for the upcoming Aug. 2, 2018, primary election. AUSA Taylor has...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Nitrogen is the main nutrient added to cereal crops like corn, which makes them grow faster and stronger. But too much of a good thing could sometimes have negative outcomes. Too much nitrogen can run off with rainwater or leach through to soil and contaminate groundwater. Now, a simple, rapid and reliable test can determine the nitrogen amount in soil.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Government Accountability Office (GOA) report on the progress states and local areas are making the meet the Workforce Innovation...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Fort Stanwix National Monument and Rome Historical Society-Friends of the Fort are pleased to announce two programs about Alexander Hamilton, military leader, founding father, and currently the subject of one of the world’s most popular musicals. The programs will be presented by Rand Scholet, Hamilton scholar and founder/President of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to the.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing, entitled “Combating Fraud in Medicare: A Strategy for Success," on Tuesday, July 17, at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. The hearing will focus on how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identifies and manages fraud risk in the Medicare program.
