News from June 2019
By DOE Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sent a supplemental notice to the Federal Register that provides the public with its interpretation of high-level radioactive waste (HLW), informed by more than 5,000 public comments. For decades, DOE has managed nearly all reprocessing waste ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Guatemalan national man pled guilty to the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Baltazer Victorino-Tulul-Ajqui, 30, will be sentenced on Sept. 11, 2019. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of theft of government money, Social Security fraud, and Social Security representative payee misuse, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites all Americans to celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week-from June 1-9-by visiting one of the many BLM-managed rivers, streams and lakes that provide access to countless recreational fishing and boating opportunities throughout the United States. The BLM manages over 130,000 miles of fishable rivers and streams with access to some of the nation’s most remote and pristine areas.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma yesterday requesting detailed information on Trump Administration changes to the Federal Marketplace enrollment process that can cause confusion for enrollees, diminish consumer protections, and further sabotage the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Six men were charged in federal court in Worcester today with various narcotics, firearms and conspiracy offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 40-year-old Richmond woman has been indicted for fraud and making false statements regarding her participation in a scheme to defraud her 94-year-old client who is now legally blind, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner of the FBI and Harris County Precinct One Constable Alan Rosen.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of 18 senators and 33 representatives, led by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Congressmen Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4), Dan ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, June 12, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Cyber Security Awareness Initiative Aides Public and Political Campaigns Alike.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - United States District Judge Greg Stivers has sentenced James W. Gray II to 63 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and restitution of $13,326, for three bank robberies committed in Kentucky and Colorado, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: SOUTH BEND - James Kindig, age 53, of Mishawka, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee hearing on Examining the Impacts of Relocating USDA Research Agencies on Agriculture Research.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Defendant sold 150 pills for $2,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Inflated Company’s Revenue to Defraud Investors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Julio Pizzini, 25, of Lawrence, Mass., was sentenced to serve 170 months in prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: MONROE, La. - A former captain at the Richwood Correctional Center was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy to violate the civil rights of five inmates. Roderick Douglas, 38, of Monroe, Louisiana, previously pleaded guilty to conspiring with five other corrections officers to violate the Constitutional...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the Trump Administration’s announcement imposing restrictions on fetal tissue research...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on June 4, 2019, William Labenz, age 38, was sentenced to five years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 5, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma yesterday requesting detailed information on Trump Administration changes to the Federal Marketplace enrollment process that can cause confusion for enrollees, diminish consumer protections, and further sabotage the effectiveness of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
