News from February 2020
By DOE Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $50 million in crosscutting Departmental funding for programs to support fusion energy research and development.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Nonni’s Foods LLC for exposing employees to falls and other hazards at the Ferndale, New York, facility. The manufacturer of premium cookies faces $221,257 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that SONOVAH JUDITH HILLMAN, age 29, a resident of Hercules, California, pleaded guilty on Feb. 13, 2020 to Count One of a two-count Indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and 1349, before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Earlier this week, the Trump Administration launched the federal school safety clearinghouse website: SchoolSafety.gov. This website is a one-stop-shop with resources for Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) administrators, educators, parents and law enforcement to use to prepare for and address various threats related to safety, security, and support in schools.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to adopt a monitoring plot in areas throughout the park. In an effort to track nature’s calendar, or phenology, volunteers will collect information as part of an important research project tracking seasonal biological data such as plant flowering dates and changes in tree canopy foliage.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dietrich S. Fansler, former owner of the Middletown Mall, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for bankruptcy fraud and tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement upon the announcement of President Donald Trump’s intent to nominate and appoint Mark Menezes to be the Deputy Secretary of Energy and Douglas Benevento to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty today in federal court to robbing a bank, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Bangor, Maine: A Hudson man was sentenced today in federal court in Bangor for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei and Subsidiaries Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Fred Arena, 41, of Salem, New Jersey, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and two years’ supervised release by United States District Court Judge John R. Padova for making false statements to government agents.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), a member of the Subcommittee, announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two South Texas men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of transferring machine guns, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
Release: MOSINEE, WI - Residents of Central Wisconsin will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program at Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) from Feb. 24 to 28, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center in the airport terminal.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), a member of the Subcommittee, announced today that the Communications and Technology Subcommittee will hold a...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - A former Valex Federal Credit Union loan officer and assistant manager was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for bank fraud, announced United States Attorney David C. Joseph.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement upon the announcement of President Donald Trump’s intent to nominate and appoint Mark Menezes to be the Deputy Secretary of Energy and Douglas Benevento to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: Utah Tax Return Preparers Indicted for Tax Crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Walter Lee Evans, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO ALVARADO, 43, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
