News from December 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, joined Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Chair of the House Natural...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Florida attorney today admitted his role in a scheme to extort $7.5 million from a California bank, Attorney for the United States Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man has admitted deliberately setting the May 3, 2020, blaze that extensively burned the city of Savannah’s Code Enforcement Office.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management are planning a prescribed burning project for Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Sacramento River Bend Outstanding Natural Area north of Red Bluff in Tehama County. Burning will take place only if weather conditions allow for safe and successful burning.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - Annual seasonal closure of wildlife winter range goes into effect today for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the City of Durango. These closures remain in place through April 15 to protect wintering mule deer and elk...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jeffery Allen York, 50, of Jackson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing a gun, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and U.S. Marshal Mark Shepard. York was also sentenced to pay a $1,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding $14.4 million to 76 projects with states, universities, and other partners to strengthen our programs to protect animal health. This critical funding supports projects focused on increasing ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: New York City Restaurateur Sentenced to Jail For Tax Evasion Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Rakem Hendrickson, 28, of St. Croix, appeared before Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, Jr., in District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charge of Use of a Firearm During a Drug Trafficking Crime, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) by Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers facing market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a virtual news conference to announce the release of the 2020 Demographic Analysis population estimates, which include national-level estimates of the population by age, sex, and select race and Hispanic origin groups as of April 1, 2020. Instead of collecting...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that two Kanawha County men pled guilty to federal drug charges before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment charging a 27-year-old Laredoan for conspiring to transport an undocumented alien resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), and Dermot Shea, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: The Panama Hotel, one of Seattle's six National Historical Landmarks, received, along with the Seattle Japanese Garden, a Foreign Minister's Commendation.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The daughter of a former secretary treasurer of a union at Jersey City Medical Center today admitted her role in helping her mother embezzle $40,455 from the union, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two New Jersey men were charged with theft of government property and fraudulently altering United States Postal Service (USPS) postage stamps, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognizes nine accomplished women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy as part of the U.S Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Defendant also sentenced for downloading and possessing images of child rape and abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 1, 2020
News Release: Federal authorities have arrested a father and son charged in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme which defrauded investors of over $800,000, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
