News published on Federal Newswire in August 2020

News from August 2020


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Relations With Djibouti

Release: More information about Djibouti is available on the Djibouti Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.


FBI Milwaukee Statement on Individuals Inciting Violence During First Amendment-Protected Peaceful Demonstrations

News Release: FBI Milwaukee Statement on Individuals Inciting Violence During First Amendment-Protected Peaceful Demonstrations.


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.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Orlando Gillam, 46, of Fresno, pleaded guilty Thursday to mail fraud in connection with false claims he submitted to public and private health insurers, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - David Gollahon, age 58, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charges of armed bank robbery and brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.3 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across West Virginia Respond to Coronavirus

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $4.3 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 West Virginia.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $11.6 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small Businesses Across Kentucky Respond to Coronavirus

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $11.6 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 Kentucky.


Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Donte Bennett, a/k/a Tay, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty today to participating in a drug conspiracy that operated in and around the Baltimore metropolitan area, distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Maryland and surrounding states.


News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Fernando Tolentino Jr., also known as “Humacao," 50, of Hartford was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl.


Bloomingdale Township Highway Commissioner Charged in Federal Indictment With Pocketing Kickbacks

News Release: CHICAGO - The Commissioner of the Bloomingdale Township Road District received kickbacks from the owner of an excavation company in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in invoices for purported road work, most of which was never performed, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.


Uxbridge Doctor Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Adderall

News Release: BOSTON - An Uxbridge doctor pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to prescribe an amphetamine for reasons other than legitimate medical purposes.


News Release: Defendant was Part of an Organization that Distributed Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, Resulting in Many Overdoses, Including the Overdose Death of His Own Father.


News Release: CHICAGO - The Commissioner of the Bloomingdale Township Road District received kickbacks from the owner of an excavation company in exchange for approving hundreds of thousands of dollars in invoices for purported road work, most of which was never performed, according to an indictment returned in federal court in Chicago.


News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Dennis Michael Hogan, age 60, of Deer Park, Washington, was sentenced today to a 15-year term of imprisonment for Online Enticement of a Minor Girl to Engage in Production of Child Pornography and...


Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for ALB Eradication Program in South Carolina

Release: Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program in Charleston, Dorchester, and Colleton Counties in South Carolina


News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Drew Wrigley announced that a federal grand jury has indicted Abbot William Aho, a/k/a Boogie, age 26, Fergus Falls, MN, for Conspiracy to commit Robbery; Robbery; Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute, and Distribution of a Controlled Substances; Continuing Criminal Enterprise; and Aiding and Abetting.