News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: SOUTH BEND -Christopher Kinds, 35, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty upon his plea of guilty to possessing over 500 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possessing firearms after having been convicted of a felony offense, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a statement announcing the Energy and Commerce Committee will launch an investigation into health and dental insurance companies’ business practices following reports that many of the companies are recording record profit margins during the COVID-19 pandemic...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Today Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that an individual received a 30-month sentence following a conviction for child sexual abuse on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The man, Robert Kapishkowit (age: 26), formerly lived in Neopit, which is a community on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sharee Bailey, 28, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: UPDATE. Pursuant to a motion by the government, the case against defendant Juan Tang described in the news release below was dismissed by the court on July 23, 2021. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Juan Tang, 37, of Xi’an, China, charging her with...
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: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL AESTHETIC P.C. d/b/a ADVANCED COSMETIC SURGERY OF NEW YORK (“ADVANCED COSMETIC"), and EMMANUEL O. ASARE, M.D. (“ASARE"), a plastic surgery practice and surgeon in that practice...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: UPDATE. Lake Powell boaters are advised that due to the catastrophic failure of the lift station at the Dangling Rope Marina, no boat pump out services or potable water will be available at Dangling Rope for the remainder of the 2020 season. When the incident occurred, there were no injuries and no impacts...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Khaleef Huskey, 20, and Rasheen Mainor, 20, both of Philadelphia, PA were charged by Indictment with robbing a West Philadelphia convenience store while brandishing a firearm.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $33 million in funding for 10 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR) program. REPAIR teams will develop natural gas transmission pipeline retrofitting technology to rehabilitate existing cast iron and bare steel pipes by creating new, robust pipes inside of old ones.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Brooklyn, N.Y. - Dead Horse Bay at Gateway National Recreation Area will be closed to the public in August due to the presence of radiological contamination at the site. Visitors to Dead Horse Bay use the Park for passive recreation, like walking on trails, but also conduct unauthorized digging in the soil or beach for old bottles and other items. For visitor safety, NPS will close this portion of Dead Horse Bay to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Today, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Memphis and St. Louis. Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A pharmaceutical representative today admitted his role in a conspiracy to defraud New Jersey state health benefits programs, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man with five prior felony convictions today admitted illegally selling multiple firearms, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Seeks Forfeiture of Two Commercial Properties Purchased with Funds Misappropriated from PrivatBank in Ukraine.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Today Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Richard E. Neal, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, Rep. Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the Committee on Financial Services, ...
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 Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Idaho, Statewide - During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many Idahoans have flocked outdoors to enjoy their public lands. With the increase in use and recreation, we are also seeing a higher percentage of human-caused wildfires.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today that the 7th annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction has been rescheduled for September 14-18, 2020. While OSHA postponed the event earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the agency continues to encourage employers to promote fall safety virtually or while employing social distancing practices among small groups.
