News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $35.5 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Pennsylvania.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that John Law, age 41, of Rochester, New York, was indicted on July 28, 2020, by a federal grand jury on fraud charges.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Isaiah Jason Maza, Jr., 18, of Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and willfully damaging government property during protests at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 22, 2020.


News Release: St. Louis, MO -Christen Diane Schulte, 34, of Washington, MO, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering charges related to a scheme to defraud her former employer, several individuals associated with her former employer, the Berger Levee District of Franklin County, and several...


News Release: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to take this moment to offer my condolences to the family of Congressman John Lewis. John and I worked closely together on many issues as members of the Ways and Means Committee, including as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Oversight Subcommittee. In particular, we...


Trump Administration Invests $462 Million to Modernize Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in Rural Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 3, 2020 - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water (PDF, 367 KB) and wastewater infrastructure across rural America.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Trump Administration announced today $202,660 in grants for projects to develop or adapt techniques to preserve historical sites and cultural heritage in nine states.


News Release: Former President Will Pay $415,000 and Admits that Anaya Gems, Inc. Routinely and Knowingly Underpaid Customs Duties for Jewelry Imported from Hong Kong and Thailand.


Wheeling Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Produce Child Pornography

News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Wheeling man pled guilty today to conspiring with another person to produce child pornography, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Randall Lee Peggs, 56, pled guilty to conspiracy to produce child pornography.


Portland Man Charged with Assaulting Deputy U.S. Marshal with Explosive Device During Courthouse Protest

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Isaiah Jason Maza, Jr., 18, of Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon and willfully damaging government property during protests at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 22, 2020.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Robert Korbe was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas resident was arrested on Friday, July 31, 2020, on charges related to identity theft and possession of fraudulent unemployment benefits cards, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and Special Agent in Charge Brian Spellacy of the U.S. Secret Service.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on January 9, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Mark Robinson, doing business as Robinson Livestock (Robinson) of Lemmon, S.D., for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Prince George’s County Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity and for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Aaron Crawford, age 36, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, for the federal charges of coercion and enticement of a minor and for production of child pornography. The indictment was returned on July 20, 2020, and unsealed on July 31, 2020, at his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. Today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy Sullivan ordered that Crawford be detained pending trial.


News Release: Defendants Broke into Store at Night and Escaped with Pistols, Rifles, and a Shotgun.


Ways and Means Republicans Unveil New Vision for the Future of Telehealth

News Release: WASHINGTON - Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee, led by Health Subcommittee GOP Leader Devin Nunes (R-CA), released a discussion draft today outlining a bold plan to further promote telehealth for patients.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A grand jury in Kansas City, Kan., returned kidnapping charges Wednesday against six defendants, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Ways and Means Republicans Unveil Pro-Growth Agenda For a Healthy American Economy

News Release: WASHINGTON - Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee unveiled a series of bills today that are part of Republicans’ agenda for economic growth and increasing American innovation in U.S. medicines and cures as we continue to fight the novel coronavirus.


Brady in National Review: Next Package Should Prioritize Growth & Medical Independence from China

News Release: Brady in National Review: Next Package Should Prioritize Growth & Medical Independence from China.


Lengthy federal sentences for Kokomo, Indiana drug traffickers

News Release: CHICAGO - Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago Division, announced that Michael O’Bannon, 36, and Shaun Myers, 38, both of Kokomo, Indiana, were recently sentenced for their roles in a large drug trafficking ring that operated in Kokomo, Indiana. O’Bannon and Myers were sentenced to 450 months and 300 months incarceration, respectively. Both sentences will be served in US Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institutions.