News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 28, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sarah Szymanski, 29, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiring to distribute heroin. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 27, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Tonight, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the bipartisan COVID relief and omnibus spending package that Congress passed last week...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 27, 2020
News Release: House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey released the following statement on President Trump’s belated signing of H.R. 133, the bipartisan omnibus appropriations and coronavirus relief package.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 27, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on reports that President Trump has signed the COVID relief bill...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 26, 2020
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park has announced its schedule of interpretive programs for the coming winter season. All programs have been planned to allow for small group sizes with outdoor physical distancing, as recommended by the CDC.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 26, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the urgent need for President Trump to sign legislation Congress passed that would extend expiring pandemic-related unemployment assistance through March 14, 2021...
By State Newswire | Dec 26, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today released the following statement on the reported post-Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 26, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the imminent lapse of unemployment insurance benefits...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: On Dec. 23, 2020, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (the “Act”), which prohibits employers from retaliating against certain individuals who report criminal antitrust violations. The Act was sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley, passed the Senate on Oct. ...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding reports that Britain and the European Union have reached a post-Brexit trade agreement...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) introduced the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020 to increase the amount of money struggling Americans receive in a second round of direct payments to $2,000. Upon introducing the new legislation, Chairman Neal said...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after House Republicans blocked approval of the CASH Act, legislation the Chairman introduced to increase the amount of money struggling Americans receive in a second round of direct payments to $2,000...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: OAKLAND -Shawn Jamison Prichard was charged in a criminal complaint with possession of child pornography announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Tatum King.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: LITTLE ROCK- United States Attorney Cody Hiland, 48, of Conway, has announced his resignation as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, effective 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2020. After his resignation, he plans to pursue opportunities in the private sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A convicted felon arrested with an assault rifle and 15 rounds of ammunition in Lanier County was sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally possessing the firearm, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, U.S. District Court Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro issued a Memorandum Opinion on Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiff alleged that the City had an unconstitutional policy of treating protests more favorably than other First Amendment-protected activity, such as parades. While the Opinion denied the Plaintiff’s Motion, it did so on the basis that the City has abandoned its policy.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - The return of lava to Kīlauea volcano has resulted in a sharp increase in visitation, and a rise in potentially deadly closure violations at the summit lava lake after dark.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: Are you planning to take a trip over the river and through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the next few days? If so, park rangers suggest checking the park’s website or Facebook page for updated information and current conditions, including road and facility closures, before you head out.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy issued a report to Congress including recommendations for increasing the beneficial reuse of used oils and lubricants. Beneficial reuse includes turning waste lubricants like used motor oil into more valuable base...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 24, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - A federal grand jury indicted, Wednesday, four people accused of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, resulting in death.
