News from August 2020
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: The Outdoor Recreation Information Center inside the REI Seattle flagship store (222 Yale Avenue North) is open Wednesday through Sunday. Park rangers are available 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (except for breaks) to help you plan a safe and enjoyable outing on your Washington state public lands. Explore current conditions, purchase necessary federal and state recreation passes, and learn how to #RecreateResponsibly. Rangers are also available by phone at 206-470-4060.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Michael Malone, 44, of St. Louis, MO, pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud connected to a scheme to defraud and obtain education funds from the State of Missouri relative to the operation of the St. Louis College Prep Charter School from 2011 through 2018. Malone appeared today before U.S. District Judge Audrey Fleissig, who accepted his plea and set sentencing for Nov. 30, 2020.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) is demanding answers from the head of the General Services Administration (GSA) about newly-released criteria for construction, which call for two new courthouses-in Florida...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Vale, South Dakota, woman was charged in federal district court with thirty counts of Wire Fraud, ten counts of Money Laundering, and one count of Bank Fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Hopkins, SC - Congaree National Park is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the park’s Recreation Fee Program. The following expanded amenity fees are being proposed.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Jonathan D. Larsen, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Ghanaian Citizen Extradited in Connection with Prosecution of Africa-Based Cybercrime and Business Email Compromise Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Kenneth Saunders, 34, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to over six years in prison (80 months), and three years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge John M. Younge for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. Saunders was also on Pennsylvania state parole at the time of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was indicted today on federal firearms and drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: David Herron, 49, of Centralia, Illinois, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $33 million in funding for 17 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives (ASCEND) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: The grants, selected after a rigorous and competitive review process, are spread across 18 U.S. states and territories. Ten marine debris removal projects will receive a total of $1.3 million, while 13 prevention projects will receive a total of nearly $1.4 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a former Texas top 10 fugitive and alleged member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $6.8 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 South Dakota.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Cuban national who is charged with trafficking cocaine was ordered into federal custody Wednesday pending further criminal proceedings after allegedly attempting to flee the U.S. in a boat.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Freedom Lee, 26, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. The charges carry a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Minneapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Al-Qa’ida.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Raphael Donzell Johnson, Jr., 40, of Moss Point, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr, to 210 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi. Johnson was also ordered to pay a $9,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: Three Texans, One New Yorker Indicted for Conspiracy to Sell Sanctioned Iranian Petroleum to Refinery in China for Millions in Profit.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Mike Stuart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement officials, will hold a press conference today at 3 p.m., regarding law enforcement actions.
