News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman 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 DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: $6 Million Available to New Jersey Counties and Municipalities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Melvin Nooks, Jr., 29, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Nearly $12 Million in formula funding made available to the State of Minnesota and eligible local jurisdictions.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Fourteen House Committee Chairs sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought today requesting an immediate extension of public comment periods, hearings and meetings due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Committee leaders asked that OMB direct agencies to extend public comment periods by at least 45 days beyond the end of the declared national emergency.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: $3.2 Million Available to Kansas. KANSAS CITY, KAN. - The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a state and federal partnership to investigate and prosecute scammers attempting to prey on Kansans during the COVID-19 outbreak.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Nearly $11.6 Million Available For Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Almost $3 Million Available to Mississippi Eligible City, County and Tribal Governments.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A British man was named today in a federal criminal complaint that charges him with smuggling into the United States mislabeled drugs purported to be a treatment for those suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is warning Kentucky taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ORLANDO, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Skanska-Granite-Lane - a joint venture operating as SGL Constructors - for exposing employees to safety hazards at the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project worksite in Orlando, Florida. One worker suffered fatal injuries and another was hospitalized. The contractor faces $53,976 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: The United States Attorneys for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee together with Tennessee’s Attorney General Make Prosecuting Fraud Schemes Top Priority.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Federal emergency funding is now available to state and local agencies to use in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the COVID-19 novel coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - U.S. Attorneys Mike Hurst of the Southern District of Mississippi and William C. “Chad" Lamar of the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - The Department of Justice today announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
Release: The government of Turkey has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of melon for consumption into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity. APHIS shares draft ...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva today said the timeline of the Interior Department’s recently announced decision to close Grand Canyon National Park to visitors - several days after a case of COVID-19 was reported near the park and five days after local health officials first pleaded for the park’s closure - makes no sense and raises new questions about the Trump administration’s priorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider and FBI Special Agent in Charge for Michigan Steve D’Antuono have announced an effort to investigate and prosecute hoarders of scarce medical supplies in the Eastern District of Michigan.
