News from August 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement in reaction to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against the National Rifle Association...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - 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...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas - A 32-year-old Texarkana, Texas, man has pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Jeff Jensen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, joined the Department of Justice in officially announcing the expansion of Operation Legend to St. Louis. Operation Legend, 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, will be expanding into the City of St. Louis. “
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Traveled to Portland and returned to Seattle with young teen for sex.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: SEATTLE - Twelve members of a drug trafficking group distributing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine throughout the Puget Sound region were arrested today following a year-long investigation and two grand jury indictments. The members of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Three executives from Imperial Pacific International (IPI) and MCC International Saipan have been indicted on federal criminal charges, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy, harboring illegal aliens, unlawful employment of aliens, and international...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Mohammed Moinul Hossain, 44, of Buffalo, NY, with making false statements in an immigration matter, and making a false statement in a matter within the jurisdiction of the executive branch. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Seattle)-Twelve members of a drug trafficking group distributing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine throughout the Puget Sound region were arrested today following a year-long investigation and two grand jury indictments, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. The members of the conspiracies...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Trinity Fresh Distribution LLC (Trinity Fresh), Sacramento, Cali....
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jonathan James Rodriguez, 37, of Sonora, was arraigned Tuesday for receipt and distribution of material involving the sexual exploitation of minors, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $644,800 grant to the city of Montrose, South Dakota, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to protect the local business community from flooding. This EDA grant is expected to be matched with $161,200 in local investment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 37-year-old Mexican citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his involvement in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a large amount of meth within the Houston area, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Bottom line: The vicinity of the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse continues on its current trend of receding violence. Tuesday evening marked a third consecutive night with no attacks directed at federal officers or property – a stark contrast from the violent nightly siege of the previous weeks. ...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Tomorrow, August 6th, Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will be testifying at the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. His testimony will address the recent violence gripping Portland, Oregon. The hearing is set to begin at 10:00 AM. The hearing can be found on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs website.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., August 5, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend deadlines for premium and administrative fee payments, defer the resulting interest accrual and allow other flexibilities to help farmers, ranchers, and insurance providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owner of rental properties in Elizabeth, New Jersey violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting tenants to sexual harassment. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleges ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree with the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice sued today to block Geisinger Health’s partial acquisition of its close rival, Evangelical Community Hospital. The complaint alleges that the agreement fundamentally alters the relationship between the parties, raising the likelihood of coordination and reducing Defendants’ ...
