News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - James Matthew Hembree, of Snellville, Georgia, was indicted today on a methamphetamine charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Dear Postmaster DeJoy: We write to raise concerns regarding the delivery of election mail and to urge the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to ensure all voters are able to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election. While we have written to you previously about these issues, the reply by your staff...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: September is a great time to experience traditional storytelling at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Join us for the 10th Annual Ghost Train Event, as local storytellers from Kentucky and Tennessee, through the age-old tradition of the spoken word, share their traditional tales from around the region.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Nathan Kaiser, age 48 and Leary Kaiser, age 20, both of Butler, Indiana were charged in separate indictments with multiple firearm related offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to five EDA Economic Development District organizations across Ohio to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Five small business owners have been indicted in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain nearly $4.1 million in loan funding under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Tindal, 25, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit arson and arson. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: FBI, Providence Police, and Rhode Island State Police Seek Information About Two Men Who May Have Knowledge Relating to the Arson of a Providence Police Cruiser.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Fair Housing Act and Threatening a Family Because of Their Race.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: (Seattle)-A 32-year-old Seattle man was charged August 5, 2020, by criminal complaint, with Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Prostitution or Criminal Sexual Activity, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. GARY STENSLAND, was arrested yesterday and made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute fentanyl and distributing a quantity of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: A project manager employed by a major retailer has pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges for filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Eugene Scalia responding to DOL’s proposed class exemption and final rule to reinstate the 1975 fiduciary rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Justin Richard Testani (30, Orange City) to 60 years in federal prison for child sexual exploitation. Testani had pleaded guilty on February 6, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been off to a rapid pace with a record-setting nine named storms so far and has the potential to be one of the busiest on record. Historically, only two named storms form on average by early August, and the ninth named storm typically does not form until October 4. An average season produces 12 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three become major hurricanes (Category 3, 4, or 5).
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) continues 2020 consultation on draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures. You can find the list of drafts available and instructions for reviewing and submitting comments on the APHIS website. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Two Houston-area family members have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions on multiple counts to include conspiracy, bank fraud, false statements on credit applications, wire fraud and mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - August 5, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 264 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and threatening a federal officer.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, AUGUST 6, 2020-The first complete genome of the Asian giant hornet has been released by a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. ARS has made the genome available to the research community in AgDataCommons and the National Center for Biotechnology Information, even before publishing the results in a scientific journal to make the data freely accessible as quickly as possible.
