News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZZMAN K. CHUNG, 29, of Groton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for sexually abusing a minor on the grounds of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of a sources sought notice that will be posted for 30 days to gather information from interested diagnostics manufacturers on their ability to supply test kits for three major ...
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Senator Robert Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today announced subpoenas...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Department of Transportation (DoT), has selected the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI), a DHS Center of Excellence led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), to develop a framework and process for testing the interoperability and compatibility of Next Generation 911 (NG911) systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven-based drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny. JAMAINE JACKSON, also known as “Jack," 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced to 77 months...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the Individuals Taking Energy Action in Manufacturing (ITEAM) Prize. Launched in 2018, the ITEAM Prize recognizes individuals who have implemented creative, specific, and innovative ideas and practices that led to measurable energy savings at their manufacturing facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A South Berwick man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Darius Washington, 24, has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm after having been previously been convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Lengthy Criminal Record Qualifies as Armed Career Criminal.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: “Thank you, Chairman Larson for holding today’s hearing.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held the Subcommittee’s biannual hearing to assess implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Executive Orders Show Dems Must Work with GOP to Rein in Overpriced Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Fayetteville man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for Cocaine Base (Crack) and Firearm violations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: OAKLAND - Dustin Vaughn Dean Laster made an initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Laster made his initial appearance in federal court today before Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) released the following statement regarding the suggestion that President Trump circumvent Congress to temporarily defer the collection of payroll taxes...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - Four individuals have been indicted for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - During the month of July, the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged 16 alleged felons in federal court with illegal possession of firearms in Baltimore City under the Maryland Exile Program, which specifically targets gun crime by combining local, state, and federal law enforcement efforts; ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Ryan Luther, 28, of Manchester, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Brady Statement on Rep. John Lewis’s Passing.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2020
News Release: Macon, GA - Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park is announcing that the annual Ocmulgee Indian Celebration is going to be virtual this year. For the past 28 years the event has been held on park grounds but for the health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number...
