News from February 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) 42nd Annual General Aviation (GA) and Part 135 Activity Survey is open February 24 to July 10, 2020. This voluntary survey is distributed by mail to a representative sample of GA and on-demand Part 135 aircraft owners and operators. Survey participants may complete the survey online or by mail.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement following the House Foreign Affairs Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama, announces that Colonel Saad Taha Ahmed Yousif al-Qaysy was sentenced to three years of probation and stripped of his United States citizenship after being convicted of lying to obtain his citizenship.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: On March 2nd, the National Park Service will begin conservation and stabilization work on the convento at Mission San José in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. The stabilization project is expected to be completed by May 2020. The conservation and stabilization project follows two years...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s photo identification and confirms their flight information is being used by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at some of the security checkpoints at Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office has issued a fire prevention order prohibiting the use of exploding targets on BLM-managed lands throughout the state. The order takes effect on Feb. 27, 2020 and expires on Dec. 31, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $8.9 million grant to the city of Long Beach, California, to make the flood control infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses and make the region resilient to future natural disasters. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $2.2 million in local funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - On Feb. 20, a federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment against Heather Christiansen Stanley, 47, of Bakersfield, charging her with five counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and one count of attempt to evade and defeat assessment of a tax, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Cedric Eugene Galloway, of Charles Town, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: FBI Seeks the Public’s Help Locating Gang-Related Fugitives.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 11 Minnesota counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by six separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Travis Cortez Lewis, 30, of Jackson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to 57 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Lewis was also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation with 90 days’ home detention on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: On March 2nd, the National Park Service will begin conservation and stabilization work on the convento at Mission San José in San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. The stabilization project is expected to be completed by May 2020. The conservation and stabilization project follows two years...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Former Prisoner Transport Officer Charged for Abusing Detainees in His Care and Threatening Them with Retaliation if They Reported His Abuse.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to the appointment of Erin M. Collins to be the National Taxpayer Advocate...
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
Release: More information about Nauru is available on the Nauru country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: Researcher at University Arrested for Wire Fraud and Making False Statements About Affiliation with a Chinese University.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury today charged a sergeant with the Paterson Police Department with conspiring with other officers to violate individuals’ civil rights, and submitting a false police report to conceal their illegal activity, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today announced committee membership changes for the second session of the 116th Congress.
