News from April 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Committee Member Rep. Katie Porter issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended trading of Wellness Matrix Group’s stock as a direct result of information provided by the Subcommittee’s investigation into the company’s fraudulent claims...
By State Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul, Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Congressmen Mike Quigley (D-IL), led more than 60 of their House and Senate colleagues in urging leading international health and wildlife...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Maryland man was arrested today on charges related to his alleged unlawful distribution of medications through the Darknet, and money laundering involving Bitcoin.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Two local women were sentenced March 9, for their participation in multiple drug and money laundering offenses in a probe led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with assistance by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- Reclamation's April forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Bighorn River Basin is as follows...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham, Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg, Stamford Acting Police Chief Thomas Wuennemann and Greenwich Police Chief James J. Heavey today announced that ROBERT RALLO, 56, of Brooklyn, New York, THOMAS LIBERATORE...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Dear Hospital Leaders and Executives: As the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, I am the chief federal law enforcement officer in the area encompassing all of West Tennessee. My office’s primary responsibility is to enforce the laws of the United States on behalf of the citizens...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
Release: Contacts: Mike Stepien, 301-851-4107. Mike.Stepien@usda.gov. Lyndsay Cole, 970-494-7410. Lyndsay.M.Cole@usda.gov April 9, 2020, Washington, D.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7N3 ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Butler County, Iowa - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats this morning blocked additional necessary funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, which was established in the CARES Act to help small businesses keep employees on the payroll through the public health crisis.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) today issued a Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the new, standalone management-and-operating (M&O) contract for the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), located at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called for cash assistance for small businesses to be included in the next coronavirus (COVID-19) response legislation. Wyden previously introduced legislation that would provide small businesses with $1 million or less in gross receipts and 50 or fewer employees with a check equal to 30 percent of the gross receipts reported in a previous year, up to $75,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Faces up to 60 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On March 9, Consuelo Stephanee Pena, 29, and on March 16, Dulce Avilene Gonzalez-Rosillo, 24, both of Phoenix, Ariz., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa and U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes, respectively, for their participation in multiple drug and money laundering offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Federal authorities are cautioning taxpayers that criminals could steal economic impact payments through various means of deception, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Acting Special Agent in Charge Rodrick Benton of IRS - Criminal Investigation (CI).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham, Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg, Stamford Acting Police Chief Thomas Wuennemann and Greenwich Police Chief James J. Heavey today announced that ROBERT RALLO, 56, of Brooklyn, New York, THOMAS LIBERATORE...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan provided a video briefing to Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Reform on the devastating impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the finances of the Postal Service and the steps Congress and the President must take to ensure continued delivery of essential information, packages, and services.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service announced today that in coordination with Nueces County and the city of Corpus Christi, Padre Island National Seashore will be temporarily closing for the weekend. The park will be closed to all visitors starting this evening at 8 p.m. April 9, 2020, until Monday, April 13, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 9, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the first state, Michigan, has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - U.S. Attorney Matt Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina announced today that nearly $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A Salt Lake County man, who managed and operated Eco Apothecary and Eco Pharmacy in South Jordan from early 2016 to Feb. 26, 2020, is facing federal criminal and civil cases related to an alleged scheme to defraud health care benefit programs.
