News from July 2020
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: On July 21, 2020, the Department of Energy (DOE) opened registration for the 2020 CyberForce Competition™, the sixth iteration of the Department’s collegiate-level cyber defense competition designed to inspire and develop the next generation of energy sector cybersecurity professionals.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 20, 2020, Cort W. Davis II (age: 32) of Rochester, New York, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison by Senior District Judge William C. Griesbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Richard MacAuley, M.D., lied to the IRS, withheld information, and provided a false document to impede an investigation of his company, Sleep Diagnostics of Michigan, P.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: A Florida man has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for making threats against individuals at the American Family Association in Tupelo, Mississippi. On Monday, July 20, 2020, U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell in the Middle District of Florida sentenced 21-year old Chase Davis of...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Welcome everyone to today’s hearing on pending nominations. Today, we will have an opportunity to hear testimony from the President’s nominees for positions with the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Tax Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging TYROME SAWYER, also known as “Tyrone Sawyer" and “Crack," 30, of Norwalk, with one unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Tony Garrett Taylor, 40, a native and former resident of Harrisburg, North Carolina, currently residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., to 96 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, for stealing more than $6.1 million...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that former Militia Commander, Paul Nicholas, III, age 49, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release on July 21, 2020, for firearms offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today called the House version of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a significant victory for environmental conservation thanks to the inclusion of his Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, Rep. Joe Neguse’s (D-Colo.) Colorado...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: FBI Arrest Merrillville Man for 2003 Murder of Gary Man.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A former leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters (NTG) was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included the murder of 23-year-old Delante Eley.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Phoenix Phan, age 61, of Syracuse, made her initial appearance and was arraigned today in Federal Court in Syracuse, New York on charges that she filed false federal income tax returns for herself, and aided and assisted in the filing of false federal income tax returns for others...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Northwest Hills Council of Governments, Goshen, Connecticut, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of State's Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) announced a $5 million reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Venezuelan national Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, following multiple investigations by U.S. Immigration and Customs...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited healthcare company OHNH EMP LLC for violating respiratory protection standards following an inspection initiated after the company reported the coronavirus-related hospitalization of seven employees.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers at Hanford ’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently completed startup testing on another significant plant system, the utility building that provides power to the plant’s Effluent Management Facility, pictured above. The system is one of many going through...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, legislation to authorize funds for, reinforce, and support the United States Coast Guard, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The House passed similar legislation in...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken this rare opportunity to report the technical details of pioneering research they conducted on the disinfection of drinking water using ultraviolet (UV) light.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Greenfield, Massachusetts, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Lorton man pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a conspiracy to traffic millions of dollars in contraband cigarettes.
