News from April 2020
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites public input on the Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir Project, a proposed 82,000 acre-foot reservoir in the Coast Range in Stanislaus County, California.
By State Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary Pompeo, urging him to mobilize State Department resources and coordinate with other federal agencies to help protect Americans from international scams amid the coronavirus outbreak. In the letter, he wrote...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Every day, undocumented migrants attempt to enter the U.S. between the ports of entry, specifically at our southwest border. Oftentimes, they face life-threatening circumstances. They are miles away from shelter, food, and water; exposed to harsh terrain and drastic changes in temperature; and lack the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Defendant sold counterfeit Lawful Permanent Resident cards.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the opening of the American-Made Geothermal Manufacturing Prize (Geothermal Prize). Designed to spur innovation and address manufacturing challenges fundamental to operating in harsh geothermal environments, this prize further supports the ability of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Defendant Employed Undocumented Immigrants for Personal Financial Gain.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Guaranteed Rate to Pay $15 Million to Resolve Allegations It Knowingly Caused False Claims to Government Mortgage Loan Programs.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Buck Island Reef National Monument is announcing the return of Least Terns to Buck Island’s West Beach.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $13 million grant to the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce to establish a disaster resilient research and business facility to support high-growth businesses...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to two life terms in federal prison for Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl Resulting in Death of a Person, and Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute One Kilogram or More of Heroin. United States District Judge James C. Dever...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Court Orders Halt to Sale of Silver Product Fraudulently Touted as COVID-19 Cure.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Scalia: We write to request you fulfill your duty as Secretary of Labor and ensure our nation’s workers are meaningfully protected from COVID-19 in advance of the Trump Administration and a growing number of governors easing social distancing guidelines in an effort to reopen the economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a heroin and cocaine conspiracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the conclusion of a phone meeting between the full Committee and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: DETROIT - Special Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Detroit, seized approximately 48 kilograms of cocaine on April 29.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) joined mayors from across the country to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s fiscal impacts on cities and ways Congress can support local leaders as they confront these new, daunting challenges. The United States Conference...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Copper Center, AK. Federal subsistence fishing in both the Glennallen and Chitina Subdistricts of the Upper Copper River opens on May 15. This fishing opportunity is available to qualified local rural residents, and a federal permit is required. The permit is a household permit, and only one permit will be issued per household for a given subdistrict.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the PACA against PK Produce Inc. The company, operating from Ohio, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $827,222 from November 2017 through October 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal court in Utah has entered an injunction halting the sale of a fraudulent coronavirus (COVID-19) treatment, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday for distributing fentanyl.
