News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Poplar woman who admitted stabbing a man multiple times while in a Wolf Point bar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 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 officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) acknowledged in congressional briefings that states continue to face shortages of personal protective equipment and coronavirus testing supplies...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - U.S. Attorney Kenji M. Price is urging those who have experienced housing-related sexual harassment to report such conduct to the Department of Justice. While many landlords have accommodated their tenants in response to the economic hardships posed by the COVID-19 crisis, there have been reports of landlords responding to requests to defer rent payments with demands for sexual favors and other acts of unwelcome sexual conduct.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: MOUNT RUSHMORE, S.D. - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the return of Independence Day Fireworks to Mount Rushmore National Memorial after an 11-year absence. Following an Environmental Assessment (EA) conducted earlier this year, the NPS issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) allowing the Independence Day fireworks celebration to be permitted based on the recommended alternative, which protects the memorial, the environment and park visitors.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: On April 27, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of the Solar District Cup, a competition that challenges teams of college students to design innovative, cost-effective distributed energy systems for a district-a group of buildings with a common electrical distribution feeder.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-Special Agent in Charge Rafael Riviere Vázquez, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the FBI is currently accepting applications for the special agent position.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady today announced that the City of Altoona Pennsylvania, received $42,842 in Department of Justice grants to purchase supplies that are essential for responding to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay between April 12-April 18, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Poplar woman who admitted stabbing a man multiple times while in a Wolf Point bar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Ran Website That Fraudulently Sold but Failed to Deliver N95 Masks to Customers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that he will use all available federal enforcement tools against those who try to capitalize on the COVID-19 crisis by sexually harassing people in need of housing, and is asking the individuals in the community to report housing-related sexual harassment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Ran Website That Received Customers’ Money but Failed to Deliver N95 Masks.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Calio: We write to encourage Airlines for America member airlines to provide the most liberal practicable accommodations of passengers who have had no choice but to cancel travel plans during the COVID-19 pandemic and to implement clear and consistent policies that protect the safety and health...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order to keep meat-processing plants operational as critical infrastructure.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), in a letter to Tyson CEO Noel White, expressed her concern about Tyson’s decision to delay the closure of the Tyson Fresh Meat plant in Wallula, WA, despite...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed a groundbreaking effort that will enable on-demand operators to further enhance safety through standardized training offered by Part 142 training centers.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - A road along the Madison River in southwestern Montana will get a fresh face this spring thanks to the Bureau of Land Management.
By Homeland 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 DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
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. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2020
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) released the following statement after the Trump Administration notified Congress last night that it intends to partially backfill canceled...
