News published on Federal Newswire in July 2020

News from July 2020


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 534,155 visits in June 2020. This is a 32% decrease from June 2019. Although the numbers were down, visitation substantially increased over the month. In the last ten days of June, traffic counts ranged from 90%-116% of 2019 numbers.


Senior House Democrats Call on Secretary Ross to Immediately Withdraw Unprecedented Political Appointees at Census Bureau

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, senior Democrats sent a letter calling on Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to immediately withdraw two recent political appointments to the Census Bureau, Nathaniel Cogley and Adam Korzeniewski.


News Release: Washington, D.C. General Contractor Charged with COVID-Relief Fraud.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS ALEXANDER RIVAS, 38, a citizen of El Salvador, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to six months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S. Judge Underhill ordered Rivas to begin serving the prison term after he completes an unrelated state sentence connected to a Bridgeport homicide in 2016.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Valerie H. Chu, (619) 546-6750.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that BRADLEY EDWARD CORLEY, age 45, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was charged July 10, 2020 in a two-count Indictment with receipt and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, including children as young...


Houma Man Charged With Federal Firearm and Drug Charges

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment on July 10, 2020 against defendant DONOVAN D. CLAY a/k/a “Donavan D. Clay," a/k/a “Pluto," age 27, of Houma, LA, for distribution of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States...


ICE HSI seizes website illegally selling weapon components, silencers from China in US

News Release: DETROIT - ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Monday the seizure of a website located at


News Release: (Fort Laramie, WY) On July 18, 2020 Fort Laramie National Historic Site will host Fort Laramie After Dark. This year’s “after dark" adventure begins with a concert performed by folksinger Hank Cramer at 6:00 pm, followed by the program, “A Bat Attitude" at 7:30 pm. The finale to the evenings activities is “Starry, Starry Night.".


News Release: QUARTZSITE, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Yuma Field Office invites the public to provide input on a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) remediation project at the abandoned Moon Mountain Mill site, located on BLM-managed public land near Quartzsite in La Paz County.


News Release: OAKLAND - James David Allen II made an initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, after police arrested him on July 8, 2020, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Allen made his initial appearance in federal court today before Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim.


USDA Cuts Red Tape to Increase Private Investment in Rural America

News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to increase private investment in rural communities across the country by making it easier for lenders to access four flagship loan programs.


Former VA Pharmacist to Serve Time in Federal Prison for Stealing Controlled Drugs from Veterans' Prescriptions

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Melissa W. Richardson, 44, of Shreveport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter to serve one year in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing controlled substances from mail-out...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $107,918 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping Nez Perce Tribe Respond to Coronavirus

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $107,918 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.