News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Pollock prisoner pleaded guilty Monday to possessing an improvised weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A federal grand jury in Providence today returned a 12-count indictment charging a Rhode Island attorney with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and theft from an employee pension plan, alleging that the attorney continued to collect a client’s pensions for nearly 12 years after the client passed away.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Nygul Anderson, 19, and Albert Gonzalez, 19, were sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, to 36 and 30 months, respectively, in federal prison, announced Erin Nealy Cox U.S. Attorney of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - William Surmik, age 24, of Apalachin, New York, was sentenced today to serve 25 months in prison and a 3 year term of supervised release for his previously entered guilty pleas to Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding Federal Law Enforcement Officers, announced United States Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank robbery and Hobbs Act robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Portland Celebrates the FBI's 110th Birthday.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways & Means Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today introduced The Lower Out-of-Pocket Costs for Seniors Act, which would make permanent an Affordable Care Act provision that limits the growth of consumer out-of-pocket spending in the Medicare Part D program. The Democrats’ proposal would save Medicare beneficiaries billions of dollars annually on prescription drugs.
By State Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
Release: Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Statement on Burma. As representatives of the international community, we stand together in expressing deep concern about ongoing restrictions on religious freedom, including those on members of minority ethnic and religious groups in Burma. We call on authorities...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing continuing its review of the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. WHY: “Since MIPS is set to go into full effect on Jan. 1, 2019 - the first payment consequence...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI San Diego Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that George Barnard, of Newtown Square, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for defrauding lenders of almost $13 million. Barnard, 47, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud counts in April. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,774,941.89 and to forfeit $4,262,279.38 in proceeds he obtained through his commission of the offense.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) today demanding a hearing on the family separation crisis that has resulted from the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Sam Kane Beef Processors LLC has entered into an agreement with the United States to comply with the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act and to begin to repay nearly $38 million currently owed to local livestock sellers, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted two Jefferson County men for three bank robberies in the county in June, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: A nine-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip, charging Steven Pagartanis, a formerly licensed financial advisor and affiliate of a registered broker-dealer, with securities fraud, mail and wire fraud conspiracies, as well as money laundering, for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme over the course of more than 18 years. Pagartanis was arrested today, and will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Arlene R. Lindsay.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: Mr. Chairman, this is your final full committee mark-up before you move on to what I hope will be a fulfilling and happy future for you and your family.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal investigators, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: Effective Friday, July 27, campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any fuel in fire pits, fire pans, and barbeque grills, are banned in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and the area of North Cascades National Park located in Chelan County. This includes all National Park Service lands south...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced the bipartisan, Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act, establishing the National Park Service and Public Lands Restoration Fund.
By State Newswire | Jul 25, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House today passed the Energy Diplomacy Act of 2018 (H.R. 5535), which reaffirms the State Department’s responsibility for foreign energy policy, authorizes an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources and supports the development of U.S. energy resources to advance our interests abroad.
