News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A former Shelby County Deputy Jailer, William Anthony Carey, 31, was sentenced Monday, to 48 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. VanTatenhove, for violating the civil rights of an inmate in his custody.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold an online wild horse and burro adoption event Sept. 1-8, 2020, featuring more than 50 wild horses and burros gentled by inmate trainers at the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton, Wyoming.
By State Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Michael T. McCaul, the Committee’s Ranking Member, today released the following statement on Russia’s destabilizing offer to provide military assistance to Belarus for the ongoing protests...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: Three-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced. TWO FELONS SENTENCED FOR POSSESSING FIREARMS. SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two felons have been sentenced in United States District Court for illegal possession of firearms. Three-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 10-count indictment charging Terron Jones, 21, of Youngstown with five counts of interference with commerce by means of robbery, four counts of using or carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and one count of using or carrying, and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Mount Lewis Field Office has scheduled two virtual public meetings for the Gibellini Vanadium Mine on September 2 at 2 p.m. PDT and September 3 at 5 p.m. PDT.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has selected Robbie McAboy as its new Ely District Manager. McAboy assumed her new post on August 17.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an advisory guidance document to help non-federal public and private entities better understand the federal laws and regulations that may apply to the use of capabilities to detect and mitigate threats posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has indicted four individuals in the Cleveland area on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. These are separate cases and are not related.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Guy Coleston McDonald, age 32, of Park Hill, Oklahoma was sentenced to 292 months’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Drug Conspiracy, in violation of Title 21, United States...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, Haverhill, Massachusetts, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Justin Herdman announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a three-count indictment charging Skyler Herring, age 27, of Youngstown with bribery and providing cell phones and tobacco to inmates at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) while employed as a Correctional Officer.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC--Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to continue relief for seniors and people with disabilities who have received extra benefits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Congress works towards a fair resolution of the situation.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform today called on the Postmaster...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, invited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify at an urgent hearing on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, on his sweeping operational and organizational changes at the Postal Service, which experts warn could degrade delivery standards, slow the mail, and potentially impair the rights of eligible Americans to cast their votes through the mail.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: Dear Chairman Johnson: I write to request a hearing on unacceptable changes taking place at the U.S. Postal Service that are slowing mail delivery and jeopardizing this crucial public service for veterans, small businesses, rural communities, seniors, and millions of Americans who rely on the mail.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2020
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Due to the Mica Bowl and Spud Rock fires burning in the Rincon Mountains. Saguaro National Park has closed Spud Rock Wilderness Campground and all trails on Mica Mountain east of the Arizona Trail to provide for public safety. The Arizona Trail remains open, however segments may be subject to short notice closure dependent upon fire activity.
