News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A grand jury sitting in Greensboro, North Carolina last week returned five indictments charging six Richmond County, North Carolina men on charges including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, drug distribution, and Hobbs Act robbery. All six were arrested and had initial court appearances on July 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - LERAY EUGENE RICHARDS, 30, of Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty today to possession of firearms and ammunition by a prohibited person, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Brent E. Clark, M.D., a former family practice doctor in Pittsburgh, agreed to pay $360,000 to the United States to settle claims that he violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary and unreasonable services, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District, Bristlecone Field Office is asking the public to review and provide comment on the Wilson Creek Allotment Term Permit Renewal Preliminary Environmental Assessment. The BLM is proposing to renew 11 grazing term permits for nine permittees who utilize the approximately 1.1 million acre Wilson Creek Allotment located in Lincoln County, Nev. The 30-day public comment period concludes, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining Drug-Impaired Driving."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Stoney Ray Mendenhall, age 18, of Stilwell, Oklahoma pled guilty to Possessing, Receiving And Concealing A Stolen Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(j) and 924(a)(2), punishable by not more than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $250,000.00 fine, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: A Canton man was indicted on fentanyl and firearms charges.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program."
By EPA Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Opportunities to Improve the 340B Drug Pricing Program."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) and its contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) safely and successfully shipped the first load of highly radioactive sludge away from the Columbia River to safer storage on the Hanford Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Retainer and Bogus Sale Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bryan D. Moles, 44, of Edinboro, Pa., pled guilty today to a firearms offense stemming from the discovery of a semi-automatic pistol and an AR-15-style rifle in the car he parked last year at the Trump International Hotel in downtown Washington. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, who handled the prosecution of the case, stated between January 2008 and December 2010, the defendant, a practicing attorney at the time, devised a scheme to defraud investors out of over $2,000,000. As part of the scheme, MacCallum encouraged some victims to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, 72, of Collingdale, Pennsylvania, was found guilty by a federal jury today of immigration fraud and perjury charges. Woewiyu lied on his application for U.S. citizenship by denying that he advocated the overthrow of any government by force or violence and by denying that he ever persecuted any person because of membership in a social group or their political opinion.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) announced that Josh Trent has been named Chief Counsel for the Health Subcommittee.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Customer Proprietary Network Information in the Internet Age."
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt seeking...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that on July 2, 2018, Richard L. Kraemer (age: 47) formerly of Glenbeulah, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 133 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography, to be followed by 8 years of supervised release.
