News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


BLM temporarily closes developed recreation facilities in California

News Release: SACRAMENTO - The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains the number one priority of the Bureau of Land Management. In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and with the Governor’s shelter in place order, the BLM will temporarily close all developed campgrounds and developed recreation sites in California, to help limit the spread of COVID-19.


Manager of a Decade Long Marijuana Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison

News Release: The manager of a large-scale marijuana trafficking operation who brought marijuana into Iowa for resale for a decade was sentenced today to more than seven years in federal prison.


Former Co-Owner and COO of Pharmacy Pleads Guilty in Prescription Drug Billing Scheme

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Today an additional defendant pled guilty in a long-running investigation into a prescription drug-billing scheme involving a Haleyville, Ala.-based pharmacy, Northside Pharmacy doing business as Global Compounding Pharmacy. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Federal Bureau of Investigation...


Neal Statement on House Passage of Third Coronavirus Response Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after joining his House colleagues to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to bring much-needed relief to American workers, businesses, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Tampa Woman Charged For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl, Resulting In Death

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of a criminal complaint and arrest charging Kimberly Fleer (26, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing heroin and fentanyl. If convicted, Fleer faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.


Bicameral Democratic Health Leaders Call for Additional Action to Ensure Cost is Not a Barrier for COVID-19 Treatment

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a...


News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after joining his House colleagues to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to bring much-needed relief to American workers, businesses, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Reservation Man Indicted on Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced today that Renfred Earl Aoah, age 29, a resident of Fort Washakie, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 18, 2020, for three counts of assaulting an intimate partner by both strangling and suffocating her.


News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Republican Leader Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), along with Social Security Subcommittee Republican Leader Tom Reed (R-NY) and Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Republican Leader Jackie Walorski...


News Release: CONCORD - Estefano Dall Anese Borlotti, 35, of Brazil, pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the third major legislation passed by Congress to respond to the coronavirus pandemic...


News Release: FBI Announces Recovery of Missing Adams County Child.


Progressions Behavioral Health Services, Inc. and One of its Former Mental Health Therapists Agree to Pay $27,500 to Resolve Potential False Claims Act Liability

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Progressions Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“Progressions") and Sharmon James, a mental health therapist formerly employed by Progressions, have agreed to pay $27,500 to resolve claims under the False Claims Act set forth in a qui tam complaint filed against them in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.


Peach Springs Man Sentenced to Prison for Assault

News Release: PHOENIX - On March 2, 2020, Louis Screaming Eagle Walema, 24, of Peach Springs, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 46 months in prison, followed by a three year term of supervised release. Walema previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.


Murkowski, Sullivan: Ambler Access Project Could Help Close the Gap on America’s Mineral Security

News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road project.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed by voice vote H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the third major legislation passed by Congress to respond to the coronavirus pandemic...


News Release: Citizens urged to report suspected COVID-19 fraud.


Manager of a Decade Long Marijuana Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Brought Marijuana from California and Colorado into Iowa for Resale - Maintained Buildings in Cedar Rapids for Processing Marijuana into Edibles.