News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Special Agent-in-Charge Jonathan D. Larsen and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. today are urging New York taxpayers to be vigilant of emerging scams targeting COVID-19 economic impact payments.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $6.8 million grant to the city of Lumberton, North Carolina, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to improve drainage and maintain business continuity during flood events. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $2.3 million in state investment, is expected to retain 1,800 jobs.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee released new documents obtained from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) showing that the agency has provided only a fraction of the personal protective equipment and critical medical supplies requested by five states and the District of Columbia...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: A doctor of osteopathic medicine who formerly worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Beckley, West Virginia, has been charged in a criminal complaint with depriving a veteran of his civil rights under color of law. Dr. Jonathan Yates, 51, was arrested without incident at his home today by Special...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Report Suspected Fraud to the National Center for Disaster Fraud Hotline at 866-720-5721 and disaster@leo.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A doctor of osteopathic medicine who formerly worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Beckley, West Virginia, has been charged in a criminal complaint with depriving a veteran of his civil rights under color of law. Dr. Jonathan Yates, 51, was arrested without incident at...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday requested U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ensure that federal loans are made available to domestic oil and gas companies being affected by both reduced global demand and oversupply from the Saudi Arabia-Russia price war. A provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorizes the Treasury Department to support businesses not traditionally eligible for federal loans.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Full Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), and Subcommittee Ranking Member...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, several Republican members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking for information about how the United States is responding to China’s dangerous and dishonest propaganda efforts amid the coronavirus crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Knoxville, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced 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 Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: All Households Will Receive Invitation When Field Operations Resume.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a 60-day public comment period on proposed electric bike, or e-bike, regulations, intended to make it easier for more Americans to recreate on and experience their public lands. This effort is in line with Secretary of the Interior David...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Fort Monroe, Va. - Fort Monroe National Monument, in consultation with the Fort Monroe Authority, City of Hampton, and Virginia Health Department, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $15.67 million grant to the city of Walterboro, South Carolina, to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from severe...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: More Than $11 Million In Formula Grant Funds Allocated For Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula man convicted at trial of trafficking methamphetamine and heroin and illegally having firearms was sentenced today to 16 years and three months in prison and 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with NOAA, announced the 11 winners of the first “DISCOVER", stage of the Powering the Blue EconomyTM: Ocean Observing Prize.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is warning California taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - U.S. Attorney Michael Bailey today announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.
