News from February 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Manuel Felix-Rivera, 34, of Stockton, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.6 million grant to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania to prevent flooding by repairing a structurally unsound I-wall located within the Northeast levee in Williamsport.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACHIM BROWN, also known as “Ameer Edwards," 29, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 260 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for committing several violent armed robberies in 2017 during which he shot and wounded two individuals.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of the University of Nebraska Omaha to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new Center of Excellence (COE) for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research (TPCR). S&T will provide TPCR with a $3.65 million grant for its first operating year of a 10-year grant period.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that today SKYLAR DAVIS, a/k/a “S-Dot," was sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with his robbery and participation in the murder of Samuel Stubbs, a community member in the City of Newburgh, New...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s request for emergency supplemental funding to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Conspiracy to sell crack cocaine run from inside the Rhode Island state prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Wayne Dale Epps, Jr. (35, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged with using the internet to attempt to entice a 12-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Epps faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Epps is currently in federal custody and has been ordered detained pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with the May 1, 2019, armed bank robbery in Somerville that resulted in shots fired.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Flooding, mudslides, and damage to several roads in and around Mount Rainier National Park forced closure of all winter vehicle entrances in early February. Today, the park is pleased to announce that the main entrance has reopened. This entrance is located on State Route (SR) 706 east of Ashford, WA...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Palm Beach County Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Returns and Theft of Government Funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - An accounts payable clerk employed by a Providence small business that sells gifts and home décor items was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence today on charges he allegedly misappropriated approximately $302,000 of company funds for his own personal use and for use by an acquaintance.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: The 2019 Annual Historical Summary documents more than 100 of the most significant projects and activities completed by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) during calendar year 2019. These accomplishments demonstrate how LM is protecting public health and the environment.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County doctor today admitted distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and falsifying medical records to cover it up, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WVDEP Employee Made Over $61,000 in Fraudulent Purchases with State Credit Card.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at 10:00 am in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building to consider the following measures...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: WHITETHORN, Calif. - Applications are now being accepted until Friday, March 6, from artists interested in becoming an artist in residence at the King Range National Conservation Area on California’s Lost Coast. The AIR program is sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management and the Shelter Cove Arts and Recreation Foundation. Detailed information on the program and an application are available at www.sheltercoveartsrecreation.com.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: A Buckfield man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A former Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) employee pleaded guilty today to his role in a seven-year bribery conspiracy involving the DMV’s Virginia Rider Training Program (VRTP).
By USDA Newswire | Feb 24, 2020
News Release: Washington - As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Write On Marketing Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., for failing to meet...
