News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Larry Watkins, Sr., 51, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of ammunition. The charge carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent letters to a sample of state hospital associations regarding the availability of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (“SAFE kits").
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MACHLI JOSEPH was sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $700,000 in funds intended for Baruch College for the rental of their athletic facilities. JOSEPH pled guilty in January 2018 before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty, who imposed today’s sentence.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined CNBC’s “Power Lunch" to discuss tariffs, trade, taxes, Social Security, and the economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Freedom Woody, age 22, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty to on Feb. 21, 2018 to production of child pornography. Chief United States District Judge Thomas...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM MARRERO-BENITEZ, 25, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 45 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Manuel Herrera, 51, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 92 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Herrera will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: John Frederick Snyder, Owner of Snyder’s Roofing, Willfully Underreported his Income by Over $6 Million for tax years 2009 to 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - Following a multi-week trial in federal court in Boston, an MS-13 member was found guilty today of racketeering conspiracy involving murder. This is the government’s 49th conviction in the case. Defendant is 16th person found responsible for murder. Of the 16 individuals held accountable for murder, 15 were in the United States illegally.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this markup on a number of bipartisan bills covering health, oversight, tax and social security policies.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information seeking recommendations and input from the public on how policymakers can reduce the regulatory burdens of the “Stark Law"...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to propose new safety requirements to prevent or contain chemical spills that can pollute U.S. waters...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An executive of a California-based biopharmaceutical company was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with trading on insider information and profiting nearly $1 million.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statement after introduction of H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Fausto Rivera-Rivera, 37, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to illegally entering the United States after being removed or deported.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information to collect feedback from stakeholders and the public about the Stark Law.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced four bills to the full committee that address key challenges facing America’s nuclear energy industry.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today advanced four bills to the full committee that address key challenges facing America’s nuclear energy industry.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) sent letters to a sample of state hospital associations regarding the availability of Sexual Assault Forensic Exams (“SAFE kits").
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2018
News Release: LONG BEACH, California - A joint operation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), with Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and the California Department of Justice (CALDOJ) led to the seizure of seven firearms, with four being machine guns yesterday at a convicted felon’s residence.
