News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: A man who sought out and enticed a 12-year-old for sexual activity pled guilty today in federal court in Sioux City.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Today, Justice Department filed suit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Corrections. The complaint alleges that the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men violate the Constitution because Alabama fails to provide adequate protection from prisoner-on-prisoner violence and prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse, fails to provide safe and sanitary conditions, and subjects prisoners to excessive force at the hands of prison staff.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Chair-designate Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of, a continuing resolution to extend government funding through December 18.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic barriers at security checkpoints throughout Buffalo Niagara International Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Chip Roy (R-Texas) outlined the incredible power and potential for American energy during his opening statement at today’s subcommittee hearing on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) permitting of natural gas projects.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at LaGuardia Airport was awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Award for Pandemic Heroism.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Malden pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to passport fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) and EHI Acquisitions, LLC (EHI, an affiliate of CBI Acquisitions, LLC, the current operator of Caneel Bay Resort), announced today they have reached an understanding to move forward with negotiations toward a long-term lease for Caneel Bay Resort, and for the National Park Service (NPS) to begin the next phase of environmental site assessments at the property.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Ismael Garcia, a/k/a “Playboy," was sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, dealing in firearms without a license, and being a felon in possession of firearms, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Daniel Daniel Used Fake Vodka Business to Conceal the Criminal Proceeds of a Powerful Vor v Zakone.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant is pleased to announce that Assistant District Attorney Lance Webb has been appointed as a new Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) in the Jackson Branch Office. Thanks to an agreement with 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman, ADA Lance...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final rule to erode the cost-benefit analysis it uses for regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Greensburg physician was sentenced in federal court today for three counts of distribution of buprenorphine, a Schedule III controlled substance; one count of health care fraud; and one count of money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed four energy bills...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement on House passage of four bipartisan energy bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Daniel Chatham of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa was recognized by the U.S, Department of Justice’s Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) with the a Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an AUSA. United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. presented Mr. Chatham with the award on Dec. 2, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - During an interview on Fox News’ ‘Hannity,’ U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) spoke about election integrity and reports Wednesday night that Hunter Biden is under federal investigation for issues surrounding his business dealings in China. Sen. Johnson, along with Senate Finance Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued a report in September that highlighted Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Earl Stone Jr. a/k/a Ooh Wop, 28, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to serve 32 months in prison.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Vice Chair Dr. Alma Adams of North Carolina delivered the following opening remarks before a hearing of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Wednesday on issues impacting the nation's 1890 Land Grant Institutions.
