News from April 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors from the four United States Attorney’s Offices in California, along with representatives from the FBI, will be participating in a telephonic town hall being coordinated by AARP to provide information to California residents to help them identify and avoid fraudulent schemes related to Coronavirus and COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Anthony C. Armstrong, age 30, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution, for committing fraud and paying bribes in connection with Medicaid-funded transportation.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, April 17, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of the District of Columbia (DC) and North Carolina’s requests to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Households. This approval will allow the state and...
By State Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: By: U.S. Senator Jim Risch and U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul - April 17, 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: A felon formerly on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted list has been sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison on a federal firearms charge, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Assumption, Ill., man, Randall R. Burrus, 50, made his initial appearance in federal court via teleconference on April 16, following his arrest on April 15, 2020. Burrus is charged in a criminal complaint with possession of a firearm by a felon and with possession of a firearm after conviction for misdemeanor domestic violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force announced today that they are preparing for potential criminal activity, including theft and fraud, from the Economic Impact Payment checks or debit cards soon to be hand-delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will conduct a debris pile burn from April 24 - 30, if weather conditions allow. The pile is located near the park’s Admin Camp, Southwest of the park airstrip and Riley Creek Campground.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Federal bank and credit card fraud charges have been filed in U.S. District Court in Providence against two individuals who allegedly participated in ATM skimming schemes that defrauded banks in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, announced United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman and Craig A. Marech, Resident Agent in Charge of the Providence Office of the United States Secret Service.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Plains, GA - Jimmy Carter National Historic Site is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from Sumter County and the Georgia Health Department. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service wide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to participate in a virtual meeting about the recently published Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft PEIS) for Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration in the Great Basin. The virtual meeting will provide the public with the opportunity to learn more about the Draft PEIS, discuss it with specialists, ask questions and submit comments on the document.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials invite the public to experience ‘SmokiEEEs @ Home’ during National Park Week. This new website at www.smokieees.org features videos and activities that connect students of all ages to the park from their homes by highlighting the three ‘E’s in SmokiEEEs: Explore, Entertain, and Escape.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Sierra Front Field Office has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the impacts of doing prescribed burns, cutting back flammable vegetation, or both on up to 1,154 acres in 24 strategically located treatment units in Alpine County, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: $10,000 Reward Offered as FBI, Bensalem Police Seek Two Subjects in Attempted Armed Robbery and Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Prosecutors from the four United States Attorney’s Offices in California, along with representatives from the FBI, will participate in a telephonic town hall to help California residents identify and avoid fraudulent schemes related to Coronavirus and COVID-19. The event is being coordinated by the American Association of Retired Persons (“AARP").
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, citing risks to the reliability and function of Global Positioning System (GPS) radio navigation signals, the Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Committee Member Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) called on Federal Communications...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Detroit, MI - The U.S. Marshals Service Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team, in conjunction with the Dearborn Heights Police Department, are offering a reward of $5,000 for information directly leading to the arrest of a man suspected in an April 16 murder of a 64-year-old woman in Dearborn Heights.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area announced the temporary suspension of amenity fees in accordance with direction from Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt issued on March 18. Secretary Bernhardt directed all national parks to suspend the collection of most fees until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Larquon Watkins, 27, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, Jr.
