News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Thomas S. Harris, 27, of North Haverhill, was sentenced in federal court to 18 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing reviewing five bipartisan bills to improve health care. WHY: “While these bills cover different topics within health care, there is one common thread that connects them. All of the bills and discussion...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Demetrius Parker, 36, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service issues a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) concerning the adaptive reuse of the historic Barker Lodge located on the Rio Grande River in Big Bend National Park through a lease with the National Park Service. This RFEI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), held a hearing reviewing five bipartisan bills to improve health care. WHY: “While these bills cover different topics within health care, there is one common thread that connects them. All of the bills and discussion...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 months’ imprisonment, followed by six years’ supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Mexican nationals were charged in federal court today for their roles in a Daviess County, Mo., marijuana-growing operation where law enforcement officers seized nearly $10 million worth of plants.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 5, 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the release of grants to help individuals battling substance use and mental health disorders who have also been in the criminal justice system.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: Georgia Man Charged With Fraud and International Money Laundering Conspiracies, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Naturalization Fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a markup for Friday, September 7, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 5, 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 Senate passed H.R. 5385, the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018, authored by #SubHealth Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) and #SubHealth Chairman Burgess, by unanimous consent yesterday.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 5, 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced the release of grants to help individuals battling substance use and mental health disorders who have also been in the criminal justice system.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: U. S. Camel Corps Commemoration September 15 at El Morro National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Fifteen defendants who were wanted by the FBI for their suspected involvement in a series of violent robberies against traveling jewelry salesmen across the United States, have been arrested, the last of whom on Sept. 2, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Eric K. Jackson of the FBI Dallas Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - The last of nearly two dozen defendants was sentenced today to federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Shaun Givens, 40, of Beckley, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison. Stuart commended the cooperative investigative...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Defendant had two prior felony convictions and three prior deportations.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis, on Aug. 31, 2018, sentenced Nathaniel Thomas, Jr. to eight years imprisonment for possession of a firearm by a felon, fifteen years imprisonment for unauthorized possession of a firearm, and five years imprisonment for reckless endangerment, United...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., September 4, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today launched the trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to unjustified trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities can now sign up for the Market Facilitation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: A Ft. Myers, Florida man was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing government funds and corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the internal revenue laws, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: A Houston psychiatrist was sentenced today to 150 months in prison for his role in a $155 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for psychiatric services.
