News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Owensboro Dr. Kishor N. Vora faces civil False Claims Act allegations for executing an elaborate and extensive scheme to maximize profits at the expense of both patients and Medicare, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service announced today that over 80 miles of the historic motor route in three primary areas will be resurfaced as part of a pavement preservation program on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Prep work has begun in all areas and resurfacing is expected to start in mid-May and continue through...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula woman who admitted her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy was sentenced today to 46 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE - Daniel McMahon, 31, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Western District of Virginia to one count of threatening an African-American Charlottesville City Council candidate identified by the initials D.G. because of his race and because he was running for office, and to one count of cyberstalking a separate victim through Facebook messenger.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s announcement of further federal help and guidance for nursing facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary Azar: We write to raise concerns about reports of political interference in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) response to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and whether turmoil and staff turnover are hindering your agency’s work. Recent reports about the demotion...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Port Angeles Naturopath lost his Washington State license in 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. announced today that Tina Brown, 45, of Bronx, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, was sentenced to six months home detention by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $220,042.17 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Citibank.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Following the guidance of state and local public health authorities, Bryce Canyon is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Daniel McMahon, 31, pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Western District of Virginia to one count of threatening an African-American Charlottesville City Council candidate identified by the initials D.G. because of his race and because he was running for office, and to one count of cyberstalking a separate victim through Facebook messenger.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Salvadoran national, who previously resided in East Boston, was sentenced yesterday for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: LYNCHBURG, Va. - Stewart Cornell Booker, of Dillwyn, Virginia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg to a variety of federal drug charges related to his distribution of methamphetamine, heroin, and powder cocaine, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded $77,591 to the City of Augusta and $58,008 to Kennebec County to address the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: WASHINGON-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI) that allows educational institutions and the agency to work collaboratively with students who pursue careers in UAS.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today urged Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to develop a national COVID-19 contact tracing strategy and stressed the need to increase the nation’s contact tracing capacity. The Committee leaders made their request today in a letter to Azar.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) - Starting as early as Saturday, May 2, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS), in cooperation with U.S. Army Alaska (USARAK), could start setting prescribed fires on Fort Wainwright and the Yukon Training Area (YTA) to reduce the likelihood of a large wildfire on military training lands this summer.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee members held a bipartisan teleconference forum with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today on the ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - Transportation Security Administration employees at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) have established a free food and toiletries pantry to assist employees in the airport community who have been laid off or seen their work hours and paychecks reduced due to the significant decrease in travelers as a result of the pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today urged Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to develop a national COVID-19 contact tracing strategy and stressed the need to increase the nation’s contact tracing capacity. The Committee leaders made their request today in a letter to Azar.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 30, 2020
News Release: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management’s Coeur d’Alene Field Office is searching for a volunteer host for the Mica Bay Boater Park. The unique, boat-in/hike-in recreation site is located on the west side of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene. The seasonal host provides assistance to campers and boaters visiting the site five days per week beginning in May through early September.
