News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Hasher Jallal Taheb, who planned an attack on the White House using weapons and explosives, has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire or an explosive, a building owned by or leased to the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released the following joint statement today condemning President Trump’s decision not to establish a special Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: $8,024,924 Available to North Carolina. RALEIGH - 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...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman who pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 30, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Subcomittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, released the following statement calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: $8.4 million available to public safety agencies in Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Tampa, FL - 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 President...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
Release: The government of Ethiopia has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of tarragon for consumption into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment that describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS shares ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), House Education and Labor Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Senate HELP Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint statement today condemning President Trump’s decision not to establish a special Affordable Care Act open enrollment period in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: 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: LOS ANGELES - A train engineer at the Port of Los Angeles was arrested this morning on federal charges for allegedly running a locomotive at full speed off the end of rail tracks near the USNS Mercy.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The National Park Service (NPS) received a letter today from the Health and Human Services Director and Chief Health Officer for Coconino County recommending the full closure of Grand Canyon National Park. Upon receiving this request from the local health department, acting Superintendent...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Andrade possessed a 12 gauge shotgun in connection with his drug trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In support of national and state efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, the upcoming wild horse adoption at the Rock Springs Wild Horse Facility scheduled for April 24-25 is postponed. The corrals are currently closed and are not accepting appointments at this time to ensure maximum safety for our visitors and employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its draft risk evaluation of asbestos...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Joshua Gutierrez, 21, of To’Hajilee, Mexico appeared in federal court in Albuquerque on March 31 for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with murder in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Hasher Jallal Taheb, who planned an attack on the White House using weapons and explosives, has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire or an explosive, a building owned by or leased to the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: ROANKOE, Va. - United States Attorneys Thomas T. Cullen and G. Zachary Terwilliger announced today that the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, has made available more than $16 million to help Virginia public safety agencies and local government agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2020
News Release: A Louisiana physician assistant entered into settlement agreement this week with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for allegedly accepting illegal payments from OK Compounding, LLC, in return for recommending and prescribing compounded drugs produced by the pharmacy, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
