News from July 2020
By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
Release: More information about Portugal is available on the Portugal Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on July 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint and notice of hearing against Jeremy Anderson, Hillel Shaman, and Abe’s Kosher Meats LLC (Abe’s Kosher Meats) of Burley, Idaho, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: The park is initiating an environmental assessment and 30-day public scoping period in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and National Historic Preservation Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 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 Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, Inc., Frostburg, Maryland, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Tate Pilger, age 19, of Council Bluffs was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to 84 months in prison for possession of child pornography. Pilger was ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution and $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Pilger will serve ten years of supervised release at the conclusion of his prison term.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, as part of their ongoing investigation into the design, development and certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), asked the top official...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management has issued a patent completing the sale of two public land parcels totaling just over 3,380 acres to the Gila River Indian Community (Community), which encompasses the Pima and Maricopa Tribes. The parcels include cultural resources and archaeological sites that are of considerable significance to members of both tribes.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Republican Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump, urging the Administration to impose consequences on China-linked hackers who have targeted U.S. institutions, including through sanctions.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, following the release of a report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) documenting an 84 percent decline in revenue from federal offshore oil royalty collections, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) called on House Democrats to...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today expressing growing concerns regarding the Trump Administration’s continued efforts to sideline and scapegoat public health officials who should be leading our nation’s response to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa-On July 20, 2020, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Isaiah Henderson, age 27, of Davenport, to 10 years in prison, the statutory maximum, after he was found guilty of felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Henderson...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of USAMA DARWICH HAMADE, 55, to 42 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export goods and technology in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA"), the Export Administration Regulations, the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The sentence was handed down by Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minn.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Matthew Hogan Peters, 36, of Dana Point, California, has been charged by superseding information with healthcare fraud and tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man was sentenced on Friday, July 17, in federal court in Springfield for drug possession and distribution charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Homeland Security Committee Republican Leader Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement after the House unanimously voted to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Republican Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump, urging the Administration to impose consequences on China-linked hackers who have targeted U.S. institutions, including through sanctions.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Republican Leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, and House Financial Services Committee sent a letter to President Trump, urging the Administration to impose consequences on China-linked hackers who have targeted U.S. institutions, including through sanctions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man pled guilty to a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. William Anthony Sparks, 32, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Homeland Security Committee Republican Leader Mike Rogers (R-AL) released the following statement after the House unanimously voted to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program (CFATS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Carol Bates, the former comptroller for Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), pled guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
