News from January 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement in response to a request received by Michael Cohen to postpone his upcoming testimony before Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Walgreen Co. (“Walgreens") has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the United States and the State of Wisconsin to settle allegations that Walgreens violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicaid for stimulant medications without complying with Medicaid rules designed to ensure that stimulants are dispensed for appropriate medical treatment.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: CORAL GABLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Compass Group USA Inc. - operating as Chartwells Dining - for exposing employees to burn and chemical hazards at its cafeteria in Coral Gables, Florida. The company faces $134,880 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Three men allegedly conspired with admitted “swatter" Tyler Rai Barriss to make hoax reports of bombs and murders to police departments, high schools and a convention center across the United States, according to three indictments unsealed today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after cancelling tomorrow’s scheduled hearing on the impact of the government shutdown on the Treasury Department and American taxpayers...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau continues to recruit thousands of workers for temporary jobs available nationwide in advance of the 2020 Census.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: ALBANY - Four defendants in four unique cases entered guilty pleas or were sentenced in Project Safe Neighborhoods related cases today, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) is a Department of Justice initiative to...
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement announcing the 18 Democratic Members of the Committee for the 116th Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Ronreco Lashawn Broughton, 38, of Moss Point, Mississippi, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr. to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ad-Ler Roofing Inc. for exposing employees to dangerous falls at a Naples residential worksite, one month after similar violations were found at another worksite. The Fort Myers, Florida-based contractor faces penalties of $91,466.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, led 20 of their Senate colleagues in sending a bipartisanletter...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Evaded More than $782,000 in Federal Income Tax by Failing to Report More than $2.5 Million in Revenue from 2011 through 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its decision to grant South Carolina a religious exemption from federal nondiscrimination laws and regulations for Miracle Hill and other federally-funded foster care providers in the state...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Senior Republican of the Committee on Education and Labor, today released the following statement upon the announcement of new Republican members who will serve on the committee in the 116th Congress...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and senior member of the committee Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA), responded to news that Newark Liberty International Airport was forced to halt all air traffic after two pilots reported seeing a drone flying nearby.
By State Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced a hearing titled “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part I" scheduled to convene at 10:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. The hearing will be the first in a series of hearings scrutinizing prescription drug pricing and considering policy and oversight solutions to lower costs for American patients.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: Dear Ms. Hirshland: A recently released investigative report found that the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) fostered a culture that prioritized Olympic medals and revenue over the safety and well-being of athletes under the organization’s supervision, creating the environment that allowed Larry Nassar...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $38 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects enhancing technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2019
News Release: FBI Offers $1,000 Reward for Española, New Mexico Escapee.
