News from July 2019
By DOL Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, in a speech from the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, continued to blast Republicans for fighting in court to strike down health care and protections for millions of families, and highlighted the fact that Republicans have no plan for what to do if they succeed in throwing the lives of millions of patients and families into chaos and uncertainty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Franklin Efijemueh was indicted on wire fraud charges related to an alleged romance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced MARK ANTHONY CRUDUP, 27, of Henderson to 192 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised released.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the broad, bipartisan passage of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act, which he co-authored with Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). The bill passed out of committee by a 19-9 vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Keshon Kevino Hawthorne, 27, of Jamaica, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release for smuggling cocaine at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (Charlotte airport).
By USDA Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would like to remind stakeholders and the public that the public comment period for its recently published proposed rule titled “Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms" will be closing August 6, 2019. In preparing this proposal, the Department was ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Cumberland, MD, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of kidnapping and aggravated sexual abuse of person under 12 years old, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Marcus Phillips, a 32-year-old member of the East Terrace Gangsters, faces federal prison time after a jury yesterday afternoon found him guilty of drug and firearms charges, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John Bash.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) spoke on the House floor, highlighting H.R. 1225, the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act, garnering over 300 cosponsors. In the 116th Congress, there are only ten bills that have garnered the same...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced on Friday, July 26, 2019 that RICHARD SANSBURY, age 26, and ALAN PARSON, age 18, residents of Indianapolis, Indiana, were charged in a three count Indictment for their alleged participation in the June 17, 2019 robbery of the CVS pharmacy located at 4901 Prytania Street.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, Cameron Felder, age 41, and Nathaniel Thomas, age 37, were sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Felder was sentenced to 70 months in prison and Thomas was sentenced to 150 months imprisonment. They will each serve a term of supervised release of four years when released from prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Weekend road work has been scheduled for this coming Saturday, July 27, on U.S. Highway 89 as part of Grand Teton National Park’s pavement preservation plan. Work will take place at Moran Junction, headed south. Travelers should expect up to 30-minute delays as chip seal activities are underway...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Eminence, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways is partnering with Shannon County Museum and the Ozark Heritage Project to host a river community celebration at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Round Spring picnic pavilion. The event is free and all are welcome.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - As the Attorney General has stated, the Department of Justice is duty-bound to uphold the rule of law - and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry out the sentence our justice system has imposed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of a Complaint in Manhattan federal court charging...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: ALBANY - A Georgia man who was illegally operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to drop contraband into Autry State Prison has pleaded guilty for his crime, said U.S. Attorney Charles “Charlie" Peeler. Eric Lee Brown, 35, of Lithonia, Georgia pleaded guilty to one count of Operating an Aircraft...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: FILLMORE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fillmore Field Office has published the Notice of Availability for the Sevier Playa Potash Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in the Federal Register. If approved, the project will increase the availability of potassium, a federally recognized critical mineral. The Final EIS is available on the BLM ePlanning website at.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Silvus Technologies, Inc., a California based company specializing in wireless communication systems, agreed today to pay $435,806 to resolve a False Claims Act investigation into the company’s cost-based billing on government contracts.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the United States Trade Representative announced that the Administration is launching an investigation under Section 301 in response to France’s steps toward implementing a new digital sales tax...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 25, 2019
News Release: They were among 314 federally-supported scientists who received a PECASE at a ceremony hosted by the White House Office of Science Policy and Technology at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
