News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

News from June 2018


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Johnathan Hill, 25, of Cherokee, N.C. was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison for his role in the 2015 murder of a male victim at Smokemont Baptist Church, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger also ordered Johnathan Hill to serve two years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.


News Release: NEW YORK - A Honduran national was sentenced June 12 to 364 days in federal custody after pleading guilty to one count of assault on a law enforcement officer in U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York.


Jamesy Havens Sentenced As Leader Of Fraud Ring

News Release: -Approximately $1.5 million in fraudulent loans obtained from car loan companies -Fraudsters concealed scheme by filing false claims of identity theft.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events...


Superseding Indictment Brought Against Bakersfield Man Who Allegedly Conspired with Police Officers to Sell Methamphetamine and Marijuana

News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - On Thursday, a superseding indictment was brought against Noel Carter, 45, of Bakersfield, adding charges of bank fraud and making a false statement on a loan application, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


New Orleans Man Sentenced for Lying to FBI About Fraudulent BP Oil Spill Claim

News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JETTY HUI age 44, of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, to three (3) years probation, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Mississippi-based nurse practitioner pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs including TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members.


News Release: Agrees to Pay More Than $3 Million to IRS for Federal Taxes Owed by TEEMCO.


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood.


The FBI is Seeking the Public's Assistance in a Bank Robbery

News Release: The FBI is Seeking the Public's Assistance in a Bank Robbery.


Romanian Men Ordered to Prison for Roles in ATM Skimming Crew

News Release: HOUSTON - Three Romanian men have been ordered to prison for their roles in the placement of card skimmers on ATMs and stealing money from bank accounts, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Cristian Viorel Ciobanu, 31, Bogdan Mirel Constantin, 34, both of Romania, pleaded guilty Oct. 27, 2017. A third defendant - Daniel Marius Muraretu, 40, also of Romania - entered his plea Jan. 26, 2018.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the FY2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services grants.


Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty in Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Mississippi-based nurse practitioner pleaded guilty for her role in a scheme to defraud health care benefit programs including TRICARE, the health care benefit program serving U.S. military, veterans and their respective family members.


Hatch Statement on Section 301 Trade Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that tariffs will be imposed on Chinese products under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974...


News Release: ATLANTA - Carrie N. Harris, a former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for an employee-owned construction company based in Lithonia, Georgia has been arraigned on federal charges for embezzling more than $1 million from her employer to pay for her personal expenses. Harris was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 12, 2018.


News Release: Victim attacked while mowing his yard.


Reclamation releases final environmental documents for Ivanhoe Irrigation District’s five-year Warren Act Agreement for Kaweah River water

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has issued final environmental documents for a proposed five-year Warren Act Agreement with Ivanhoe Irrigation District.


DeLauro statement at subcommittee markup of FY 2019 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill

News Release: I want to start today’s discussion by going back a few months. In March, we passed a great Labor-HHS-Education bill. Members on both sides of the aisle were justifiably proud of that bill.


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Join NHTIC staff on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for a special youth program on homesteading.


Murray Continues Urging Republicans to Stop Sabotaging Families’ Health Care, Work With Democrats on Lowering Costs

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 the following statement following Chairman Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) request that the Trump Administration implement select policies originally included...