News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


Bergen County, New Jersey Man Admits Role in Multiple Bank Robberies and Robberies of Liquor Store and Gas Station

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Oradell, New Jersey, man today admitted robbing four banks, a liquor store, and a gas station between June 2017 and December 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


DEA Arrests Eight Defendants Linked to Coachella Valley-Based Drug Ring that Trafficked in Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - Federal authorities this morning concluded a 2½-year wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking organization based in the Coachella Valley by arresting eight defendants linked to the distribution of wholesale quantities of methamphetamine.


Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for “Ultrafast” Science

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $30 million in funding for 10 projects to advance research in the important and growing field of “ultrafast” science.


House Passes Bill Providing Lower Costs for Consumers Seeking Relief from Rising Premiums

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6311, the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, authored by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), by a vote of 242-176.


Pallone Remarks at 21st Century Cures Oversight Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Health hearing on “21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and NIH:"


Officer-Involved Shooting Case at Buffalo National River Closed Following US Attorney's Review and Declination to Prosecute

News Release: Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR - Today, Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that he has declined to pursue federal charges against the two National Park Service (NPS) Rangers who were involved in the fatal shooting on Aug. 20, 2017 of Jonathan...


South Euclid man indicted for using a firearm while trafficking fentanyl, heroin and pills

News Release: A South Euclid man was indicted in federal court for using a firearm while trafficking fentanyl, heroin and pills.


Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty To Defrauding A Church And Other Victims

News Release: Tampa, Florida -Victor Thomas Clavizzao (56, St. Petersburg) has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Indiana, Pa., Man Admits Distributing Heroin and Fentanyl that Caused an Overdose Death

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.



South Florida Resident and Colombian National Charged with Violating the Kingpin Act

News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident and a Colombian national have been charged with narcotics trafficking and money laundering offenses, in violation of the federal Kingpin Act.


Death Investigation Underway on Blue Ridge Parkway

News Release: Death Investigation Underway on Blue Ridge Parkway.


AMS Reaches a Settlement with R. Y. Livestock Sales, Inc.

News Release: Washington - On June 19, 2018, the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA), R. Y. Livestock Sales, Inc., (R. Y. Livestock), and owner, Samuel Rodriguez, Jr., (Rodriguez) Rio Grande City, TX, settled a complaint filed against R. Y. Livestock and Rodriguez for suspected violations of the Packers...


Upton Comments on DOE ‘small-scale’ LNG final rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after the Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule to improve the approval process for exporting small volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the U.S. doesn’t have a free trade agreement.


Gulfport Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Erin Woods a/k/a Erin Graham, 34 of Gulfport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to the maximum 10 years in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for being a user of controlled substances in possession of a firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Woods was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.


Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $9 Million

News Release: Owner of Durable Medical Equipment Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid of More Than $9 Million.


House Passes Bill Providing Lower Costs for Consumers Seeking Relief from Rising Premiums

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6311, the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018, authored by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), by a vote of 242-176.


Pallone Remarks at Environment Hearing on Renewable Identification Numbers Under the Renewable Fuel Standard

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on the Environment Hearing on “Examining Renewable Identification Numbers Under the Renewable Fuel Standard:"


#SubHealth Hears from FDA and NIH on Implementation of Landmark 21st Century Cures Act

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 landmark 21st Century Cures Act (Cures), with a focus on the work being done at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health...


#SubHealth Hears from FDA and NIH on Implementation of Landmark 21st Century Cures Act

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 landmark 21st Century Cures Act (Cures), with a focus on the work being done at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health...