News from March 2019
By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
Release: The value of a healthy start in life cannot be overstated. It’s what everyone deserves and is a critical foundation for a successful and self-sufficient future. At USDA, we deliver on that promise, by ensuring healthy beginnings through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: On Friday, March 22, 2019, following a three-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict on all five counts against Dan Zhong, the head of U.S. operations of Chinese Liaoning Rilin Construction (Group) Co. Ltd. (also known as China Rilin) and U.S.-based subsidiaries, including U.S...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA -Lauren Hedges, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine near a school, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to lying to firearm dealers.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) issued the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019, by voice vote. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: There will be a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. to announce charges against attorney Michael Avenatti for attempting to extract more than $20 million in payments from a publicly traded company by threatening to use his ability to garner publicity to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on the company if his demands were not met. The press conference will be livestreamed on Facebook @USAOSDNY. Relevant documents are attached.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: HONOLULU - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration in Honolulu urges its DEA-registered practitioners to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA agents or other law enforcement personnel demanding the practitioner provide their DEA-registrant number and other practitioner-related sensitive information over the telephone.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 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 markup on Wednesday, March 27, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will markup 12 bills to lower Americans’ health care and prescription drug costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that Karen Tompkins was recently sentenced in federal court in Milwaukee for defrauding and conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. The tax returns fraudulently claimed tax refunds to which the filers were not entitled, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 371, and Title 26, United States Code, Section 7206(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Jackson, of Baltimore, Maryland, has admitted to his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Adam Gottstein, age 32, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 78 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for conspiring to distribute heroin, crack cocaine, and fentanyl.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) issued the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019, by voice vote. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 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 markup on Wednesday, March 27, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will markup 12 bills to lower Americans’ health care and prescription drug costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury sitting in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg has indicted 12 members of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a Mexican-based criminal organization considered by the Department of Justice to be one of the five most dangerous transnational organizations in the world, on federal drug conspiracy charges, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Indianapolis-United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler and the USAO Diversity Committee will be hosting a noon-time brown bag lunch gathering on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at 10 W. Market Street, 20th Floor Goodloe Conference Room. G. Michael Witte, Executive Director, Indiana Disciplinary Commission is...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) issued the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019, by voice vote. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Megan Leigh Thompson, of Proctor, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: (DICKINSON, N.D.) - The Bureau of Land Management North Dakota Field Office is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment for an application to authorize an existing bridge and access road over the Little Missouri River, in Dunn County.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC, March 25, 2019-Results from a joint study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Drexel University (DU ) scientists will help farmers better weigh the merits of pressing soybeans on-site rather than transporting their crop to a crush (processing) facility, where the oil and meal can be extracted for sale.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019. This package of bills includes short-term extensions of several key Medicaid programs that have previously passed the House on a bipartisan basis.
