News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Jaime Rene Calderon, 28, of Prescott, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to three concurrent terms of 150 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In December 2019, a federal jury found Calderon guilty of three counts of aiding and abetting the sale of heroin on three separate occasions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On July 17, 2020, Shain A. Chappell, 49, formerly of Johnson City, was sentenced by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
By Commerce 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: Financial Advisor in Wealth Management Section of Global Investment Bank Used Stolen Victim Funds to Pay His Own Lifestyle Expenses, Including Country Club Membership Fees.
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 the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council, Sioux City, Iowa, 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: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the July 2020 Federal Grand Jury.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
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By State Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
Release: More information about Italy is available on the Italy Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOE 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: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted William Jon Patric Ebert, 60, of Boone, N.C. of child pornography charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney presided over the trial. The jury returned the guilty verdict on Friday, July 17, 2020, following a two-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Miami, Fl. - Today, U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles, sentenced 44-year-old Lester Lavin to 51 months in federal prison for his role in a computer fraud scheme that he and his co-workers created and used to steal over $5 million from their casino employer, Miccosukee Indian Gaming. Judge Gayles also sentenced Lavin’s girlfriend, Anisleydi Vergel Hermida, 31, of Miami Beach, to six months’ imprisonment for helping Lavin launder his cut of the stolen money.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Following Conviction for Racketeering Conspiracy. HAMMOND- Luis Colunga, 27, of Hobart, Indiana, was sentenced, on July 17, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 204 months in prison following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
Release: Multi-part Program to Recognize and Support National Energy Innovation Ecosystem
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray announced the launch of public service announcements primarily aimed at increasing awareness about drug trafficking and related gun crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Wesley Hughes, 28, of Greenwood, Mississippi, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on July 14, 2020 and charged with accepting bribes, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst, James F. Boyersmith, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (“DOJ-OIG") Miami Field Office, and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI") in Mississippi.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $64 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for 18 projects that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. These projects will fuel the next round of research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities under H2@Scale’s multi-year initiative to fully realize hydrogen’s benefits across the economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- Luis Colunga, 27, of Hobart, Indiana, was sentenced, on July 17, 2020, by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon to 204 months in prison following his guilty plea to conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity as a member of the Latin Dragons Nation street gang, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Defendant has also been charged in Hennepin County with a June 25, 2020, shooting.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. (July 20 2020)-Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, issued this statement following an announcement that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified companies, including Puff Bar, to remove flavored disposable e-cigarettes and youth-appealing e-liquids from the market because they do not have the required premarket authorization...
By DOE 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).
