News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A durable medical equipment (DME) company owner and his biller have been sentenced for conspiring to submit fraudulent claims to Texas Medicaid, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10 am in the John D.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy has selected three projects to receive nearly $9 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002005, Advanced Subsea System Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Capabilities for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in Offshore Wells.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: “Tuscaloosa PD Investigator Dornell Cousette’s end of watch has come too soon. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, fiancé, children, and fellow officers. This is yet another heartbreaking reminder of the dangers our brave men and women of the badge face daily.".
By EPA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the House passed three bills - by voice vote - to keep American families safe from common household dangers. The three bills were favorably reported out of both the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee and full Committee earlier this year...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Francisco Fernandez, 26, of Earlimart, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine and possession of an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: MOAB, Utah - Crews from EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project loaded and shipped the 10 millionth ton of uranium mill tailings to a dedicated disposal cell, a significant milestone in the 10-year-old cleanup.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Victor Williams, 40, Melrose, Wisconsin has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and with four counts of possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the House passed three bills - by voice vote - to keep American families safe from common household dangers. The three bills were favorably reported out of both the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee and full Committee earlier this year...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - An illegal alien from Mexico residing in South Texas was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison Tuesday for possessing more than 10,000 child pornography images.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 10 am in the John D.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2019) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today administered the oath of office to swear in Donald “DJ" LaVoy to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement following House passage of three bipartisan consumer safety bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Mario Calderon-Medina, 55, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release by United States District Judge Juan R. Sanchez for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported previously. The defendant was found by the judge to fall within Criminal History Category II based on his previous offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Middletown, Delaware, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national residing in Mattapan was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for Social Security fraud, aggravated identity theft, and drug possession.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded President Trump’s proclamation making September 15-21, 2019 National Farm Safety and Health Week. The theme for this year’s National Farm Safety & Health Week is “Shift Farm Safety into High Gear” as a reminder that it is everyone’s responsibility to prioritize safety on the farm and the rural roadways of America.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Two current precious metals traders and one former trader in the New York offices of a U.S. bank (Bank A) were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a racketeering conspiracy and other federal crimes in connection with the manipulation of the markets for precious metals futures contracts, which spanned over eight years and involved thousands of unlawful trading sequences.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice established the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, when billions of dollars in federal disaster relief poured into the Gulf Coast region, which opened opportunities for criminals to exploit people during vulnerable times. The NCDF, a ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: A North Texas man was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani-based foreign terrorist organization also known as LeT, announced Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers of National Security and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas.
