News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: Defendant Coordinated with the PRC Government to Target Dissidents and Disrupt Meetings.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute six Central Valley Project interim renewal water service contracts for two-year terms to begin March 1, 2021. Today’s release includes a 60-day public comment period on the proposed contracts that allow Reclamation to continue providing water service to the water purveyors until long-term renewal contracts can be executed. The existing interim renewal water service contracts will expire on Feb. 28, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Prewitt, 51, of West Seneca, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with the intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - As part of its commitment to responsibly developing our energy and natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management has analyzed a proposed bentonite mining project located in Hot Springs County. The BLM Worland Field Office will accept comments on the environmental assessment through Jan. 19, 2021.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. Today’s release includes a draft repayment contract from a Central Valley Project San Felipe Division contractor for a 60-day public comment period. The Santa Clara Valley Water District is one of over 90 repayment contract conversions requested by federal CVP contractors.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: “The Department of Energy is responding to a cyber incident related to the Solar Winds compromise in coordination with our federal and industry partners. The investigation is ongoing and the response to this incident is happening in real time. At this point, the investigation has found that the malware...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Freddy Moore, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 66 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: A Tulsa man was sentenced Thursday for various charges brought against him including wire fraud, illegally possessing ammunition, and possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) along with Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) today introduced the Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act, S.5064. This bill will build off the successful implementation of the SECURE Act and make improvements so that more organizations and small businesses can participate in multiple employer plans (MEPs).
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security; Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Skowhegan man pleaded guilty today in federal court to a 41-count indictment charging a series of child sexual exploitation offenses, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: Two men were charged this week after fraudulently applying for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: The Three Defendants Allegedly Prepared False Documents, Including an Affidavit and a Letter to a Federal Judge, to Obstruct the Investigation into Kenneth Ravenell.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Darren Eugene Matthews, 46, of Conover, N.C. to 78 months in prison yesterday on child pornography charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Matthews was also ordered to serve a lifetime of supervised release and to register as a sex offender upon completion of his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a two-count indictment charging Erika Vega Ramirez, age 31, of Toledo, Ohio, with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and attempted possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Robert Corleto, 43, of Hudson, pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after the House Democratic Steering Committee nominated Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush of Missouri, Congressman-elect Mondaire Jones of New York and Congresswoman-elect Deborah Ross of North Carolina for appointments to the House Judiciary Committee in the 117th Congress. The nominations will now head to the full Democratic Caucus for approval.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - Three Houghton County co-conspirators have been sentenced to prison for their role in conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of crystal methamphetamine in the Upper Peninsula.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman is pleased to announce $400,000 in Department of Justice funding to hire a special prosecutor to try federal firearms cases originating in Louisville, Kentucky. The first of its kind award, one of only 13 in the country through DOJ’s Project Guardian, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2020
Release: TAMUNING, Guam - Two officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at A. B. Won Pat Guam International Airport (GUM) are spreading a little extra holiday cheer this year among the TSA workforce and traveling public.
