News from July 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup Wednesday, July 15, at 10:00AM EDT to consider the following...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Wood County man pled guilty today to a charge of embezzling from a union, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Rick Drain, 56, of Vienna, pled guilty to one count of embezzling from a labor union.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, July 9, 2020, Morris Bryan Parmer, a 61-year-old man from Quincy, Florida, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in a U.S. currency-counterfeiting scheme, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Parmer was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release after he serves his prison sentence and to pay $400.00 in restitution to Home Depot.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jose Luis Reyes, also known as Roberto Camacho Figueroa," “Joselito" and “Gordo," 50, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Grand Teton National Park staff rescued three injured hikers over the past weekend. All backcountry hikers and climbers are strongly encouraged to be prepared for their respective recreational activity, including knowledge about the current conditions, required skills and experience, and wayfinding skills to safety navigate the route.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Valerie H. Chu, (619) 546-6750.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on today’s announcement that the Washington football team will retire its current name in favor of another to be announced later.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Tyson Keepseagle, age 33, of Bullhead, South Dakota, was found guilty of three counts of Child Abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on July 10, 2020.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) recently arrested three convicted criminal aliens in New York who were released from local custody after detainers were ignored.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging ZACHARY VICTOR ROBINSON, 27, with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. ROBINSON was arrested in Chicago, Illinois, on July 10, 2020, on a Minnesota state complaint-warrant for second-degree intentional murder. ROBINSON will make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court at a later date.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $11.5 million in funding for 12 projects as part of Phase 1 of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) FLExible Carbon Capture and Storage (FLECCS) program. FLECCS project teams will work to develop carbon capture and storage...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced the launch of a public awareness campaign aimed at discouraging violent crime, specifically robbery and gun crimes, throughout the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The campaign employs targeted messaging to educate and inform the public...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2021 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies bill.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released its fiscal year 2021 its reports accompanying the fiscal year 2021 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Regina Thompson Named Assistant Director of the Victim Services Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
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.
By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Congressmen Michael McCaul and Eliot Engel, Republican Leader and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the administration’s decision to clarify the United States’ position on the South China Sea, making it clear that China’s territorial claims are unlawful...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Louisville, Kentucky to shut down a webpage, six related web addresses and a related Facebook page that the suit says are...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California reminded taxpayers of the July 15 filing and payment deadline and warned against an increase in tax and COVID-19 scams.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2020
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado - The Bureau of Land Management recently received two favorable decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that support the agency’s on-going efforts to address a growing overpopulation of wild horses and burros on public lands.
