News from March 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today invited executives from five pharmacy benefit manager (PBMs) companies to testify before a committee hearing on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, on drug pricing in the United States, the third in a series of hearings examining prescription drug costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: Aiken, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that 26 individuals, many of them associates of a violent criminal street gang, have been indicted on drug and firearms charges after a series of investigations in South Carolina and Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Woonsocket man who on at least four occasions in March and April 2017 arranged for the sale and delivery of crack cocaine, and who was found to be in possession of heroin and two loaded firearms during a search of his residence, was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman and Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to possessing suboxone, a Schedule III controlled substance, while in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: PAICINES, CA - The National Park Service (NPS) announces the selection of Pinnacles Recreation Company to operate the campground and store at Pinnacles National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, March 30, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special one hour ranger-led program examining the cause and effect of the 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic to Chattanooga’s residents. This program will take place at Forest Hills Cemetery, located at 4016 Tennessee Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37409. Program signs will direct visitors to Section 2 of the cemetery.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused of selling methamphetamine, morphine and oxycodone admitted to drug and firearms charges today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's public witness hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Joshua Banks, age 31, of South Bend, Indiana was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - The Hanford Site is focused on key infrastructure needs to ensure it is well-prepared for the future, participants were told at the 2019 Waste Management Symposia.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: LONDON, Ky. - Jason A. Cottongim, 39, of Manchester, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday, to 147 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Robert E. Wier, for possession with the intent to distribute Xanax, being a felon in possession of firearms, and using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Judge Wier also ordered Cottongim forfeit $16,148 in cash, two firearms, and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park road crews will begin spring plowing of the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge on Monday, March 18. The plowing operations mark the end of over-snow access on the 14-mile stretch of road for the season. Visitors may continue to use other areas of the park for winter recreation such as cross-country skiing, skate skiing, and snowshoeing until snow conditions are no longer favorable.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on March 7, 2019, Alexander Sterling Potter Milledge, age 26, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge Robert W. Pratt for Counterfeiting Federal Reserve Notes. Milledge was sentenced six months in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release for two years.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's FY 2020 Related Agencies budget hearing.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service invites the public to attend its upcoming Blue Ridge Parkway Season Preview, an open house style event highlighting Parkway activities and upcoming projects. The Parkway is hosting two Season Preview events this year. The first Season Preview will be held at the American Legion...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: Anthonette Strowder, a/k/a "Big Mama," 59, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced this afternoon to 240 months in federal prison on methamphetamine related charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 12, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. has agreed to pay a total penalty of $33 million for filing a materially false and misleading statement to investors regarding the sale of its laminate flooring from China to its customers in the United States.
