News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Pleads Guilty and Bank Hapoalim B.M. Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Criminal Misconduct; Agree to Pay Nearly $875 Million.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BAKER, NV - Great Basin National Park is planning a thinning project to reduce fuels around the park’s Mission 66 era Lehman Caves Visitor Center and day-use picnic area as part of a Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) funded project focused on restoration and documentation of the Lehman...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Michael Conaway released the following statements congratulating Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, the Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Agricultural Affairs and Commodity Policy, on her retirement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - April 30, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Israel’s Largest Bank, Bank Hapoalim, Admits to Conspiring with U.S. Taxpayers to Hide Assets and Income in Offshore Accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Bank Hapoalim B.M. (“BHBM"), an Israeli bank with international operations, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd. (“BHS"), have agreed to forfeit $20,733,322 and pay a fine of $9,329,995 to resolve an investigation into their involvement in a money laundering conspiracy...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: The Defense-Related Uranium Mines (DRUM) Program of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management works closely with numerous federal and state agencies across the country, including the Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (AMRP) and Utah State Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: FBI El Paso Warns About Scams That Are Targeting the Deceased and Their Grieving Families: Bereavement Scams.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Nevada State Office and the University of Nevada, Reno, Washoe County 4-H Youth Development program are offering an educational opportunity and fundraiser for Nevada 4-H Horse Clubs. The purpose of this partnership program is to increase awareness and promote successful...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, April E. Hayworth, 31, Indianapolis, and Christina A. Smith, 37, Indianapolis, were charged today on federal drug, conspiracy, and burglary charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr. warn parents and caregivers of the dangers of online child sexual exploitation, especially during a time when children will have an increased online presence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: In response to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Navajo Nation, States of Arizona and Utah, and county and community health departments, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is continuing previously announced modifications to operations to support tribal, federal, state, and local...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $550,280 grant to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), of Washington, D.C., to provide disaster recovery technical assistance to states across the Midwest that were impacted by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019. The EDA grant will be matched with $137,570 in local investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Spokane, Washington - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has released a Public Service Announcement (“PSA") providing steps the public can take when they encounter consumer financial fraud scams, illegal hoarding or price gouging during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Deadline for grant proposals set for June 1, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares Allegedly Abused His Official Position to Protect Cocaine Shipments and Murder a Rival Drug Trafficker as Part of a Conspiracy Involving High-Ranking Honduran Politicians and Members of the Honduran National Police.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Susan McClendon, a GIS specialist with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) High Desert District in Pinedale, WY, has been selected as a data management specialist for the National Park Service’s Branch of Wildland Fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Mitchell Gilliland, 30, of Nebo, N.C., today to 148 months in prison, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Gilliland to serve five years under court supervision.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA -Due to high water and rising river levels, wearing a properly-fitted and fastened US Coast Guard-approved life jacket is mandatory for all river users within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Life jackets are required to be worn any time the river level at the Montague gauge...
