News from August 2020
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act). Today’s release includes three draft repayment contracts from the Central Valley Project’s south-of-delta, San Luis Unit contractors for a 60-day public comment period. These are three of 90 repayment contract conversions requested by federal Central Valley Project contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Clifford Billins, 41, of Utica, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and heroin, was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Albuquerque, N.M. - Andrew Graham, 40, of Snowmass, Colorado, was sentenced Wednesday, August 5, to 15 months in federal prison for interstate communication of threats. In December, Graham pled guilty in federal court to sending communications threatening to kill an official with the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department as well as an attorney with a private law firm.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Summer is a great time to visit Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument, if safety tips are followed. High summer temperatures can produce heat related illness. Prevention includes proper planning and preparation, increasing fluid intake, appropriate clothing and sunscreen, and limiting strenuous activities to the cooler parts of the day.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Florida man arrested after a high-speed chase in Liberty County has been indicted on a federal drug charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Lexington doctor and his wife, who works as his office manager, were charged in an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal drugs.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Glen Jean, WV - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, New River Gorge National River is increasing access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide 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 USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced changes for emergency haying and grazing of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This includes changes outlined in the 2018 Farm Bill that streamlines the authorization process for farmers and ranchers.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today blasted Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corporation, for its “abysmal" response to electric power outages in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias. As of 4 pm yesterday, more than 289,000 people in JCP&L’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 30, 2020, John Shover, age 58, of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane to 292 months’ imprisonment for using a minor to produce child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 30, 2020, John Shover, age 58, of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane to 292 months’ imprisonment for using a minor to produce child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today blasted Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corporation, for its “abysmal" response to electric power outages in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias. As of 4 pm yesterday, more than 289,000 people in JCP&L’s...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - The Pumpkin Fire burning 15 miles southwest of Miles City in eastern Montana, is now 75-percent contained. Evacuation orders have been lifted allowing residents to return home.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with operating a drug trafficking organization and with a July 1, 2017 shooting in Boston.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: TAMPA - A Canadian citizen was sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud Thursday. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, with...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office entered an agreement today, under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to resolve allegations that MGH denied a patient with cystic fibrosis eligibility for a lung transplant because he was being treated with a prescription medication for opioid use disorder (OUD).
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A 72-year-old Canadian national subject to mandatory detention under federal law in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Immigration Centers of America (ICA) Farmville Detention Center in Farmville, Virginia, died Wednesday night at a Virginia hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for several weeks. The preliminary cause of death is undetermined at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that local and federal law enforcement officers have made 32 arrests and recovered 27 firearms since the mid-July commencement of Operation Legend in Milwaukee. Those arrested include individuals alleged to have committed firearms-related offenses as well as fugitives wanted for violent crimes, including homicide, armed robbery, and recklessly endangering safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Georgia man who operated an industrial-scale illegal pill-manufacturing operation has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, representing the final sentence among the major members of the drug trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge William Jung today sentenced Allan Ferrari (64, Tampa) to two years in federal prison for aggravated identity theft related to passport fraud. Ferrari had pleaded guilty on Sept. 23, 2019.
