News from December 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Brett Feder, 36, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska on Dec. 16, 2020 for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and THC (“tetrahydrocannabinol"); money laundering; and being a felon in possession of a firearm. United...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has signed a national strategic partnership with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association. The partnership is intended to improve worker safety in the communications tower erection industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by 20 years’ supervised release on his conviction of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A former registered broker and financial advisor who defrauded multiple investors has been sentenced to 97 months, 3 years supervised release, and a SPA of $1,000 by U.S. District Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson III.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey man today admitted that he paid a foreign official $100,000 in bribes to secure an improper business advantage and to obtain and retain business contracts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian C. Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Special Agent in Charge George M. Crouch Jr. of the FBI’s Newark Field Office announced.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Today, through its Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Program (ETIPP), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced its technical assistance application release to ramp up resilience in remote and island communities. ETIPP -a partnership among DOE offices...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence woman and an inmate in the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institution (ACI) have been charged in federal court in Providence with being a felon in possession of a firearm and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: LATROBE, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoint at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement initiatives to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Joseph Green (619) 546-6955 and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: OMAHA, Nebraska - As part of its continuing efforts to reduce drug misuse and overdose, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is launching a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds." The current health crisis has magnified the importance of addressing the issue of prescription-drug...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Twenty-one people face federal charges as a result of a lengthy investigation into the sale of narcotics on or near college campuses in North Carolina. The drug trafficking investigation, conducted by a United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force and the Orange County...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) can now quickly sanction and, when necessary, remove retailers from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for engaging in fraudulent activity. This comes as a result of a cooperative agreement with USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Galen Howell, fixed wing pilot at Grand Canyon National Park, has been selected as the 2020 National Park Service (NPS) Aviator of the Year. This award recognizes an individual who has performed mission(s) of significant consequence and valor or has actively promoted the advancement or recognition of an NPS aviation program, mission or service. This award is given to one individual, once a year. .
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: ARCATA, Calif., -- Michael J. Holt, a resource management professional with broad experience, has been selected as manager of the Bureau of Land Management’s King Range National Conservation Area on California’s North Coast.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security; Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Rep. Lauren Underwood, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, and Rep. Stephen...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Methamphetamine and heroin trafficked in Indianapolis and Medford Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on Dec. 17, 2020, David Hughes, 39, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, to serve 96 months in prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Hughes to serve a five (5) year term of supervised release, and to pay a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two local man have admitted they falsified testing records of aircraft parts intended to be installed on Black Hawk helicopters, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Operation PEACE partners federal and local law enforcement agencies to fight violent crime and bring to justice those responsible for murders and shootings in Vallejo.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Representative Ben Cline (R-VA), Republican Leader of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, sent a comment letter to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Janet Dhillon regarding EEOC’s proposed updated guidance on religious discrimination.
