News from February 2023
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - Robert Clay Smith, age 61, an Alexandria, La., physician was sentenced yesterday to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay more than $800,000 to workers’ compensation insurers, for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, health care fraud, and violations of federal anti-kickback laws. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: From March 1 to Sept. 15, the back beaches and sand dunes in this area are closed to hiking to protect the nesting area for the western snowy plover, a federally listed, threatened shorebird. Please remain on the wet sand (below mean high tide) or the road throughout this area during this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Alan Scott Lawton, age 42, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced on Feb. 15, 2023, to 66 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Lawton will serve three years of supervised release.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor pleaded guilty today to harboring two undocumented women from India and failing to pay taxes on their wages, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: From March 1 to Sept. 15, the back beaches and sand dunes in this area are closed to hiking to protect the nesting area for the western snowy plover, a federally listed, threatened shorebird. Please remain on the wet sand (below mean high tide) or the road throughout this area during this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Heath Gauthier, 46, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, announced Tuesday that the panel will hold a hearing this Thursday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. titled, “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?"
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Midland, TX - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks today at the Energy Subcommittee Field Hearing in Midland, Texas, on “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
By USDA Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man who called 911 emergency assistance for his mother pleaded guilty in federal court today after the police officers who responded to his home found illegal drugs, six firearms he illegally possessed, and large amounts of cash.
By State Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Today, the United States announces additional steps taken to support the people of Haiti by continuing to promote accountability for individuals who foment violence, corruption, and instability. The United States remains deeply concerned by the ongoing lawlessness associated with armed gangs. We condemn in the strongest terms the violent gang activity that led to the death of 14 members of the Haitian National Police in January.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By EPA Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Midland, TX - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Congressman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks today at the Energy Subcommittee Field Hearing in Midland, Texas, on “American Energy Expansion: Improving Local Economies and Communities’ Way of Life."
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOHN DIGGS (“J. DIGGS"), age 62, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, and JAMES WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS"), age 68, of Gibson, Louisiana, were both sentenced Feb. 14, 2023 to 10 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lance M. Africk...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A Lawrence County, Ohio, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport detected a handgun in the mans carry-on bag early this morning (Feb. 17). The gun was loaded with five bullets.
By State Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Netherlands.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 17, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rather than keep Congress waiting for the Biden Administration’s plans for how it will use $80 billion in new funding for audits and tax enforcement or details on the myriad of other ways in which the Administration will saddle middle class families with higher taxes and more debt...
