News from August 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Michigan State University’s (MSU) Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection Center (A-CAPP Center) to expand the center’s counterfeiting and brand protection research capabilities, Thursday.
By State Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
Release: More information about Hong Kong is available on the China Country Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.8 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 adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jonathan Webb, 22, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 102 months in federal prison in connection with a long term firearm trafficking investigation and a shooting in Southeast Washington, D.C. that left one juvenile severely injured announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $13 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 adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic across Maine.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which looks at the barriers people face when seeking to obtain a Qualified Domestic...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that William Barratt, age 40, of Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on Aug. 27, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for receiving child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette named John Hairston as Acting Administrator and CEO of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Hairston has dedicated the last 29 years to service at BPA in various positions, his most recent role as Chief Operating Officer (COO) since ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2020
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - As part of the Trump Administration’s goal of promoting responsible energy development, the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico raised $8,284,586. in its oil and gas lease sale held Aug. 26-27, 2020. Nearly 50% of the revenue from the sale will go to the states where the oil and gas...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a large drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Kristen Raley and Jon Allen for First Degree Murder and other charges in the death of a child.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jawad Khalaf, 72, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nashat Khalaf, 73, of Gallup, New Mexico, Sterling Islands, Inc., a wholesale jewelry business in Albuquerque, and Al-Zuni Global Jewelry, Inc., a wholesale jewelry business in Gallup, were sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Brooklyn, NY, businessman appeared before a U.S. District Court judge in Providence, R.I., on Tuesday and admitted that he brokered the manufacturing of counterfeit clothing, apparel and gear manufactured in China and Pakistan that was shipped to wholesalers in the United States for distribution. Some of the counterfeit items were distributed to members of the United States military.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of receipt and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: A methamphetamine user found with two firearms in his vehicle was sentenced Aug. 26, 2020, to a term in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - As part of its phased reopening, the National Park Service (NPS) continues to increase recreational access and services at Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials are pleased to announce the resumption of shuttle bus services on September 5.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN L. CREA, the Underboss of the Luchese Family, was sentenced today to life in prison, a $400,000 fine, and the forfeiture of $1 million following his conviction for the 2013 murder of Michael...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2020 – The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that low-income Iowa residents recovering from the effects of the derecho storm that hit the Midwest earlier this month could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today filed a civil forfeiture complaint detailing two hacks of virtual currency exchanges by North Korean actors. These actors stole millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency and ultimately laundered the funds through Chinese over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency traders. The ...
