News from April 2020
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Steven D. Sims has named Kristina Heister as the permanent deputy superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. “I am very honored to welcome Kris as a permanent member of our outstanding team. She is an extremely sharp thinker and will push both parks forward...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: A suspected neo-Nazi has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for a gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Tax Evasion was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY -An Enid, Oklahoma, man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, as well as possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. The sentencing follows an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), along with the Enid Police Department.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Many on the left are criticizing tax relief enacted through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. A recent New York Times article claims that corporations and “the rich" are prioritized over small businesses and individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Calabasas man has agreed to plead guilty to five federal offenses - one related to a credit card “bust-out" scheme, and the others related to more than $250,000 in bribes he paid to two federal agents for assistance that included sensitive law enforcement information.
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary:. We write with deep concern over recent developments in Hong Kong, where the Chinese government and Communist Party (CCP) continue to accelerate efforts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and the rule of law. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (P.L. 116-76), signed into...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging Rodney L. Stevenson II with wire fraud for his operation of an e-commerce website that allegedly scammed customers into paying for N95 masks that they never...
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement outlining the business the House Foreign Affairs Committee should prioritize upon Congress’ return, namely a bipartisan investigation into how both the Chinese Communist Party and the World Health Organization mishandled the coronavirus outbreak.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, woman today admitted participating in a scheme that involved the creation of false documentation to secure over $4 million in bank loans, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Victor Aguero Vasquez, age 45, of Granville, New York, was arraigned last week on an indictment charging that he conspired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, and that he possessed firearms in furtherance of his drug distribution operation.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: KEYSTONE, S.D. - Mount Rushmore National Memorial will implement a prescribed burn on Wednesday, April 29 to reduce accumulated fuels in support of the park’s fire management plan. The burn will be ignited within developed areas of the Memorial and will cover approximately 260 acres.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced today that Dr. Ibrahim Oudeh, his wife Teresa Sloan-Oudeh, and Dr. Oudeh’s medical practice agreed to relinquish approximately $3,300,000 worth of assets and further agreed to a conditional consent judgment in the amount of $5,500,000 to settle civil False Claims Act liability for allegedly false Medicare and Medicaid claims.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO - With the 2020 wildfire year upon us, the Bureau of Land Management has issued a statewide Fire Prevention Order to help prevent the risk of wildfires igniting in California. The Fire Prevention Order serves as a reminder of basic precautions to reduce wildfires that apply year-round to BLM-managed public lands, areas, roads, waterways, and trails. The Fire Prevention Order can be viewed online here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Amir Ehsaei Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the Los Angeles Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man was sentenced today to more than two years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a loaded revolver.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder issued a warning today against predatory practices related to COVID-19 and housing. In a recent memorandum, Attorney General William Barr instructed every U.S. Attorney across the country to deploy all available enforcement tools against anyone who tries to capitalize on the current crisis by sexually harassing people in need of housing.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A South Jersey woman who owns a tax preparation business admitted today to helping her clients file falsified tax returns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service announced today that Denali National Park will once again be accessible to the public as it has opened a portion of the Denali Park Road effective immediately. The park has plans to continue opening more of the road in the very near future as conditions and staffing allow.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: LM Site Manager Bill Frazier virtually visited housebound college students in April. A scheduled field trip for Colorado Mesa University (CMU) environmental sciences students to the Grand Junction, Colorado, Disposal Site was called off due to closures related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
