News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ERIC IAN WHITEHEAD pled guilty to wire fraud for his role in a years-long scheme to embezzle approximately $1.3 million from a financial publishing company (the “Company"), where he was then employed as comptroller. The plea was entered in front of U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - United States Attorney J. Douglas Overbey congratulates Charles E. Atchley, Jr. on his swearing in today as United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Before taking the judicial oath, Judge Atchley had served for more than 19 years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Tennessee, the last three as First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM recently awarded Oak Ridge cleanup contractor UCOR $28 million for its performance from April 2020 through September 2020, amounting to 98% of the available fee for the evaluation period.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: Water Resources Development Act of 2020 will increase Wyoming's water storage, restore ecosystems, and improve flood-prevention infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LORENZO MORALES-ARAMBULA, also known as “Viejo," 59, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 156 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine and heroin.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: The EM Update will not be published on Tuesday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Jan. 5. We will return to our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
Release: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at North Central West Virginia Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, highlighted significant climate provisions included in the end of the year spending bill - known as the “omnibus" appropriations bill - that will aid in the nation's fight against the climate crisis, improve air quality and support American manufacturing jobs.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, as well as U.S. Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) voted to pass the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020) as part of legislation to fund the government. From improving and expanding water infrastructure to investing in disadvantaged communities, replenishing beaches, and improving coastal resilience, WRDA 2020 delivers major wins for Delaware.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Committee Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-DE) applauded the passage of the environmental innovation legislation in the omnibus.
By State Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: We appreciate the Department of Commerce’s designation of 77 companies, including 60 from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to its Entity List to restrict access of U.S. technology to entities that threaten our national security and foreign policy interests. However, we are deeply concerned that...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements on Congress passing the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA 2020). The legislation was included in the omnibus. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 91 to 7. The bill will now go to President Trump to be signed into law.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) released the following statement after passage of his bipartisan Water Resources Development Act of 2020, which includes his provision to ensure that Harbor Maintenance funds are actually used for harbor maintenance. This measure now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 22, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the passage of a bipartisan deal she brokered to end surprise billing which was included in the omnibus which passed the Senate today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Bernard Jones, 35, has pled guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Attorney General William Barr, Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, announced new charges against a former Libyan intelligence operative, Abu Agela...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf delivered remarks at a virtual event hosted by the Heritage Foundation detailing the enduring threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and DHS’s strategy to confront it.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2020) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals modified or produced by genetic engineering. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be moving forward with an Advanced Notice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Today, Attorney General William Barr, Director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Michael Sherwin, announced new charges against a former Libyan intelligence operative, Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Schneider Electric Buildings Americas Inc. (Schneider Electric), a nationwide provider of electricity solutions for buildings and data centers with its principal place of business in Carrollton, Texas, will pay $11 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations relating to kickbacks and overcharges ...
