News from December 2020
By USDA Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Maricopa, Arizona, Dec. 21, 2020-Genetically engineered cotton and classical pest control tactics combined to rid the United States and Northern Mexico of a devastating pest, according to a new study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Arizona (UofA) scientists published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - Two former employees of a Central Illinois boat and watercraft dealership have been charged with fraud in an indictment that was unsealed today when Jeffrey D. Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City, Ill., made his initial appearance in federal court in Peoria. An initial trial date has been scheduled...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to review and comment on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for construction of the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR). The proposed VTR would be a sodium-cooled fast-neutron-spectrum test reactor that will enhance and accelerate research, development, and demonstration of innovative nuclear energy technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kristina Gilmore, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Dec. 15, 2020, James Michael Willett, Sr., age 48, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Willett...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jeffrey Blackwell, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 22 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $25,612 in restitution by United States District Court Judge Chad F. Kenney for misusing his official position with the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office to enrich himself by soliciting and accepting bribes, and for committing additional tax crimes.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Build Back Better Act Resources: Summary of Ways and Means Contributions to the Build Back Better Act (as of 11/19/21): LINK. One-Pager on Paid Family and Medical Leave: LINK. Summary of Health-Related Provisions: LINK. Summary of Worker Investments: LINK. Summary of Provisions to Expand Opportunity...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: While Claiming Disability, Postal Carrier Received Compensation for Variety of Jobs, Including as a Snow Plow Driver, Plumber, and Field Supervisor for a Home Improvement Company.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Two Owners of New York Pharmacies Charged in a $30 Million COVID-19 Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: A Bristow man pleaded guilty this morning to assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that Darrel Fitzpatrick, aged 30, has been charged by a Bill of Information with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371 and 201(b)(1). If convicted, Fitzpatrick faces up to five years imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a mandatory special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tracy Griffin, 38, of Sinclairville, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, and crack cocaine, was sentenced to time served and two years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: It is hard to appreciate the cultural importance and ecological significance of a species that disappeared from Oregon’s coastal waters over a century ago. What has the loss of sea otters meant to Oregon’s indigenous peoples? What does their absence mean to the health of nearshore ecosystems? What might be gained from the return of sea otters to Oregon?
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its government partners released an update to Runway to Recovery: The United States Framework for Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus framework. Version 1.1, referred to as R2R 1.1 , which updates, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE - On December 16-17, 2020, Kejuan Brandon Campbell, 26, Tamarac, Florida, and Dionte Alexander-Wilcox, 24, Miramar, Florida, were arrested for kidnapping and conspiracy to kidnap pursuant to a criminal complaint, announced U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nevada - A Nevada man was arraigned on Dec. 18, 2020 for fraudulently obtaining approximately $1,662,170 from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November jobs report...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the House passed a year-end funding and COVID relief package...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 21, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Wally Roy Carter, 61, of Kotzebue, Alaska, has been named in a federal complaint for sex trafficking of a minor. Carter was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 17, and was ordered detained.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 20, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the tax extenders package he negotiated with his counterparts on the Senate Finance and House Ways & Means Committees...
