News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request GAO Review of FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program

News Release: Washington, D.C. - A bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting a review of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug inspection program following a series of recent recalls of contaminated blood pressure...


California Man Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Case

News Release: BOSTON - A California man will plead guilty to charges in connection with using bribery and other forms of fraud to facilitate his son’s admission to the University of Southern California (USC).


Owner of Betty Ford Center Reaches Settlement with Justice Department to Improve Access for Individuals with Disabilities

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States in which it agrees to remove architectural barriers to access at the Betty Ford Center, a well-known drug and alcohol treatment facility it owns and operates in Rancho Mirage.



Felon Pleads Guilty for Possessing a Firearm During Altercation at Galleria Mall

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jermaine R. Clay, 23, of St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to one felony count of felon in possession of a firearm stemming from an altercation at the Galleria Mall. Clay appeared in federal court this afternoon before U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel who accepted his plea and set his sentencing date for Sept. 26, 2019.


Travel Safely on July 4th

News Release: As we celebrate Independence Day with family and friends, let’s keep safety front and center.


Cumberland County Man Sentenced To Fifteen Months’ Imprisonment For Wire Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Suhail Farooq, age 26, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 27, 2019, by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner to 15 months’ imprisonment to be followed by two years of supervised release for wire fraud.


What They Are Saying: Pulling back the curtain on “Medicare for All”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Across the country 158 million Americans have health care plans sponsored by their employer or union. Some Democrats are advocating to take away millions of people’s health care plans to replace it with an expensive government-run, single-payer system. This would effectively eliminate people’s choice and raise their taxes for worse health care.



Religion Instructor Sentenced for Illegal Sexual Conduct with Minor Student

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual conduct and transferring obscene matter to a minor.


Health Care Foundation Agrees To Pay $1.1 Million To Resolve Claims It Failed To Perform Background Checks, Fraudulently Billed United States For Community Service Grants

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A health care foundation and two related companies have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve claims arising from their administration of federally funded community service grants, U.S. Attorneys Craig Carpenito, District of New Jersey, and William M. McSwain, Eastern District - Pennsylvania, announced today.


News Release: OAKLAND- Eugene Latrell McNeely, aka Sleepy, aka Slim Sleep da Mac, pleaded guilty in federal court to transportation of a minor with intent to prostitute, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The Honorable James Donato, U.S. District Judge, accepted the plea.


Bay Area Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Devon Davey Hudson, a/k/a Davey Wayne Hudson, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down today by the Honorable Jon S. Tigar, U.S. District Judge.


Atlantic Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Failing To Register As A Convicted Sex Offender

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Jimmie Dwight Whitfield (43, Atlantic Beach) has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender after absconding from Georgia and establishing residence in Florida. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2019.


Effingham Woman Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years in Federal Prison on Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: Melissa J. Reynolds, 28, of Effingham, Illinois, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison on methamphetamine-related charges, Steven D. Weinhoeft, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request GAO Review of FDA’s Foreign Drug Inspection Program

News Release: A bipartisan group of Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today requesting a review of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug inspection program following a series of recent recalls of contaminated blood pressure medications that were...


In compliance with SNPLMA, BLM proposes to sell 893 acres in Las Vegas Valley

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a proposal in compliance with the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) to sell 61 parcels totaling 893.35 acres of public lands in the Las Vegas Valley. The modified competitive land sale...


Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Prostitute in Oakland, California

News Release: OAKLAND- Eugene Latrell McNeely, aka Sleepy, aka Slim Sleep da Mac, pleaded guilty in federal court to transportation of a minor with intent to prostitute, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The Honorable James Donato, U.S. District Judge, accepted the plea.



Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Mail Fraud

News Release: Sentenced to eighteen months in federal prison for stealing from law firm and real estate company.