News from December 2020
By Federal Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Cory Booker came together on the Senate floor to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation aimed at making the justice system fairer and communities safer. The First Step Act, signed into law by former President Donald Trump in December 2018, was the result of the collaborative efforts of Durbin, Booker, and Senators Chuck Grassley and Mike Lee.Durbin expressed his satisfaction with the passage of the First Step Act, stating, "The First Step Act passed...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for seven counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, seven counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, four counts of Maiming, one count of Health Care Fraud, and one count of Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: New Orleans, LA - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force (USMS Eastern District of Louisiana) sponsored its annual Operation Boo Dat 2020 from October 19 to Dec. 11, 2020. The partnership between Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans (GNO), New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), Orleans...
By State Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promoting and Protecting Media Freedom in Bangladesh. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007480. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Elizabeth Kaye Haway, 43, of Princeton, was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute child pornography. Upon completion of her prison sentence, the defendant will serve a 25 year term of supervised release. Haway also was ordered to pay $42,900 in restitution to the child victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Nicholas Snow, 26, of Merrimack, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: Clinical Director for The Prometheus Group Pleads Guilty for Role in Causing the Reuse of Single-User Rectal Pressure Sensors on Multiple Patients.
By Federal Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have expressed their satisfaction with the passage of the bipartisan National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act. The legislation, which reauthorizes relief for qualifying members of the National Guard and Reserves experiencing financial hardship, has received the approval of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.The National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 will extend the provisions of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: CHICAGO - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recognizes the agency’s highest performers and the most effective teams of 2020. TSA selected three Illinois area employees as the best in their fields for the year. Due to the current pandemic, the 2020 TSA Honorary Awards celebration will be conducted virtually this year to highlight the distinguished work of the recognized individuals and teams.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: Approximately $50 Million in New Grants Will Support Energy Innovation
By DOE Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
Release: Bernadette Tsosie won’t readily admit she’s a trailblazer, but once you hear her story, there’s no doubt that she forged a new path for Native American women.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was indicted by a grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distributed illegal drugs in Paterson, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Nov. 19, Khadijha Louraye Keams, of Fort Defiance, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to eight years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Keams previously pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman who pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on December 7, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to time served and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of narcotics trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.), Subcommittee on National Security Ranking Member Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.), Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Ranking Member...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was indicted by a grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distributed illegal drugs in Paterson.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: As part of its continuing efforts to reduce drug misuse and overdose, the Drug Enforcement Administration 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 controlled prescription drug misuse. With...
By Federal Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is urging further investigation into systemic failures at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the provision of medical care to migrants in custody. Durbin's call for action comes in response to a report by a CBP employee whistleblower, which revealed years of deficient medical care and CBP's failure to ensure proper oversight. The tragic death of Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, an 8-year-old girl with sickle cell and congenital heart disease, in CBP custody in Harlingen, Texas,...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joshua Mellor (619) 546-9733 and Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714.
