News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Jason Smith, 36, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug distribution. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: The guardians of our waterways, our maritime first responders-the U.S. Coast Guard -have been around for a long time, longer than most people know. The Coast Guard was born on August 4, 1790, just 14 years after our country was born, when Congress approved Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to build ten cutters...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Several EM sites and contractors across the DOE complex were recognized last week for their efforts to purchase products that protect the environment, conserve energy, and reduce costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging DERRICK LEE SPILLMAN, 39, with four counts of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. SPILLMAN will make his initial appearance today before Magistrate Judge Jon T. Huseby in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
Release: Program Will Enable Scientists to Harness DOE Supercomputers for Scientific Discovery
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to reports that Donald Trump is considering executive actions to reinstate unemployment benefits and cut payroll taxes...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Firearm by Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 27, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement denouncing the Administration’s decision to shorten its timeline for 2020 Census operations, and announced the introduction of updated legislation to support a fair and accurate 2020 Census and protect it from unconstitutional, partisan interference...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement after voting to confirm Mark Menezes to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE). The Senate confirmed Menezes through a bipartisan vote of 79-16.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urges anyone who receives an unsolicited package of seeds to mail those seeds to the location listed here for your state. If more than one location is listed for your state, please select the location closest to your residence.Instructions for Mailing Seed Packets:If ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene virtually for its regular quarterly meeting at 12:00pm on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 via Zoom.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment charging Edward Buck with four additional felonies, including that he allegedly enticed victims - including a man who died at his West Hollywood apartment after he administered drugs to him - to travel interstate to engage in prostitution.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement following the Senate confirmation of Mark W. Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to attempting to purchase a chemical weapon, capable of killing hundreds of people, on the dark web with Bitcoin.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement following the Senate confirmation of Mark W. Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: DAYTON - A Huber Heights man was sentenced in federal court to the statutory maximum 10 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Jason Smith, 36, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug distribution. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, reintroduced the Food Supply Protection Act with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to help protect the food supply after the COVID-19 crisis has put an unprecedented strain on farmers, workers, food banks, and families.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 4, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay July 19 through July 25, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
