News from December 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President-elect Biden's nomination of Brenda Mallory to serve as chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: ST GEORGE, UT: Hazardous tree removal work will be completed at the historic Tassi Ranch at Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument December 6-12. Visitors are asked to use extreme caution and to avoid the house and parking lot areas. The ranch can be best viewed during the project from the NPS1213...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Halal Farms USA Inc. (Halal Farms) of Shannon, Ill., on Dec. 8, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Halal Farms waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $600.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, Arizona - The last of twenty-eight defendants charged in two sweeping investigations into the manufacture and distribution of the controlled substance commonly referred to as “spice," a synthetic cannabinoid made with chemicals, was federally sentenced on December 10 in United States District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is partnering with non-profit RTI International (RTI) to tap into its existing relationships with Southeast Region of the United States technology-based economic organizations, start-up accelerators, and industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Dec. 15, 2020, John Randall Parson, age 37, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to 51 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for felon in...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-Ronald Wayne Thrasher, 50, a prolific drug dealer from Madras, Oregon with a decades-long criminal history, was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison followed by five years’ supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement regarding President-elect Biden's nomination of former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE-Dan I. Wilson, 47, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly Brady upon his plea of guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 1 kilogram or more of heroin and 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Kirsch.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement regarding President-elect Biden's nomination of Michael Regan to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - The leader of Macon’s “Get Dat Money" methamphetamine drug distribution organization pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, following a lengthy investigation into the network’s activities, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: Awards Will Shape Future of Quantum Computing and Systems
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Clifton man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for brokering a drug deal that resulted in a fatal overdose on fentanyl, a dangerous and potent synthetic opioid.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry sentenced Jana Stowers to 180 months in prison today. The 22-year-old East St. Louis, Illinois resident pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting carjacking resulting in the death of Michael Arnold. Judge Perry sentenced Curtis Alford, Stowers’ co-defendant, to 20 years in prison last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: An alleged drunk driver who struck and killed a woman in a 2019 collision was charged this week with second degree murder in Indian Country, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is updating its inspection program that directs agency enforcement resources to establishments with the highest rates of injuries and illnesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Providence, an East Providence ice company is set to plead guilty to violating the Clean Air Act by repeatedly failing to implement a Risk Management Plan (RMP) to be executed in the event of an accidental release of anhydrous ammonia, an extremely hazardous substance.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division today filed a civil lawsuit in Vermont federal court against the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) for violating the federal anti-discrimination statute known as the “Church Amendments.” That statute prohibits health care entities like UVMMC from ...
