News from November 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Raymond David Bates, of Morgantown West Virginia, has admitted to a child pornography charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: HAMMOND- George McKown, 70, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was convicted Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, after a 5-day jury trial before United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: HARRISBURG, PA -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Geisinger Community Health Services (GCHS) has agreed to pay $18,513,621.05 to resolve allegations of civil liability for submitting claims to Medicare for hospice and home health services that violated Medicare rules and regulations. GCHS voluntarily disclosed the violations.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for November 2021, which are effective Nov. 1. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures, or meet cash flow needs.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s long-term climate plan for the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: HOUSTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration, along with its law enforcement partners, has removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s ongoing commitment to turn the tide against the U.S. opioid epidemic. Following last month’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, the program has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - After deliberating for less than an hour, a federal jury on Friday found James Weldon Johnson, aka “300 Blocc Knocc", guilty on four counts of violating federal narcotics and firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: After serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Connecticut for 40 years, and as Chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Division for more than 30 years, John B. Hughes today retired from federal service.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representative James Comer (R-KY-1) sent a letter to Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requesting information on an update made to the NIH website on Oct. 20, 2021. The update removed a section...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: Miami, Florida - An armed robber who spent a week in October 2019 holding up convenience stores in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties was found guilty last week by a federal jury on 10 counts of Hobbs Act robbery.
By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
There were three press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom in October 2021.
By State Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
There were 43 press releases published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in October 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2021
News Release: EL PASO - An El Paso man was arrested on Thursday on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in defrauding two federally funded correctional institutions (“the institutions").
