News from April 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) renewed the sponsorship for the continued operation of the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HSSEDI), Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) with the MITRE Corporation (MITRE). MITRE has operated the HSSEDI in five-year increments since 2009.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: We write urging the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring employers to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to protect all essential workers who continue to go to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. We...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: A Dallas woman was sentenced via video teleconference to 46 months in federal prison for her role in a $1.4 million real estate title insurance scheme, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned indictments charging JEOVANY AMILCAR RIBAS-NAVARETE, age 40, of El Salvador, and LEONEL AGUIRRE-GIRON, age 36, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman sent a letter to Northern Ohio hospitals today encouraging employees and medical professionals to report individuals and companies that may be acquiring or selling medical supplies for the purpose of price-gouging or hoarding.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 35-year-old resident of Mexico City, Mexico, has entered a guilty plea to bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Highlands, N.J. - Gateway National Recreation Area is announcing additional modifications in response to guidance from N.J. Health Department. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: In San Antonio, 39-year-old Christopher Charles Perez is charged with allegedly perpetrating a COVID-19-related hoax, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, brought home a total of 113 U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents on the return leg of a removal flight via ICE Air Operations yesterday. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available (“Space A") seats on flights to the United States from Honduras.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Law Enforcement Arrested the Reno Man at His Home Yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Retail drugstore chain Rite Aid, which operates more than 2,000 pharmacies in 18 states, will pay the United States a $4.75 million penalty to resolve allegations that its employees, in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, recorded false or incomplete information about customers...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Redwood National and State Parks is seeking enthusiastic local youth age 15 to 18 to apply for Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) jobs this summer. This highly successful program offers local teens a chance to participate in conservation work throughout Redwood National and State Parks.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, released legislation in direct response to President Donald Trump’s removal of Acting Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine as Chairman of the new Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a new document from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing the Administration’s insufficient distribution of personal protective equipment and critical medical supplies to states from the Strategic National Stockpile. Chairwoman Maloney issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Simon Pedro Vilchis-Rosas, age 46, who resided in Elmsford, New York, was sentenced today to time served (41 days in jail), for illegal re-entry into the United States.
By State Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Bastian, Mr. Munoz, and Mr. Parker...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - United States Attorney Michael Bailey and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich today launched a joint federal, state, and local task force to combat coronavirus-related fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin of the Middle District of Louisiana, who also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF), again urges the public to be vigilant of potential fraud and schemes relating to the Internal Revenue Service COVID-19 economic impact payments, which will soon be disbursed.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: St John, US Virgin Islands - Virgin Islands National Park is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, territory, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and to protect park resources. Beginning April 10, Virgin Islands National Park will resume...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 8, 2020
News Release: Dear Vice President Pence, Assistant Secretary Kadlec, Commissioner Hahn, and Administrator Gaynor...
