News from July 2020
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $101,250 civil penalty against Exodus Aircraft LLC, of Wilmington, Del., for allegedly violating a number of aircraft-operation regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment on July 7, 2020, charging three defendants with federal drug trafficking offenses. The indictment was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - Jeremy Nicks, 35, has been sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: Omaha, Neb. - National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Denice Swanke as permanent superintendent of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, effective August 16. “I am pleased to welcome Denice as superintendent of Isle Royale National Park," Frost said of the selection.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, issued the following statement on U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz’s refusal to appear for a public hearing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: For Possession of a firearm by a felon and for violating conditions of Supervised Release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - Five individuals have been indicted on drug charges as part of a federal investigation into cocaine trafficking on Chicago’s North Side.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Appropriations Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2021 Interior-Environment bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - Eight defendants were sentenced to federal prison and one defendant pled guilty this week for participating in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating between California and Raleigh County, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The driver in a failed human smuggling attempt that left six unlawfully present aliens and a second smuggler dead in Southeast Texas in June 2019 was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Legislative Branch bill on a vote of 30 to 18. The legislation funds the Legislative Branch of the U.S. government, including the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Budget Office, and Capitol Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Rainelle man pled guilty today to a sex offense involving a minor, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Michael Darnell Ramsey, 47, pled guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of eight projects totaling over $5 million to conduct research and development (R&D) needed to accelerate the US biomanufacturing sector. Part of the Agile BioFoundry (ABF) consortium, these projects will leverage National Laboratory capabilities to address challenges in biomanufacturing.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2021 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies bill on a vote of 30 to 19. The legislation includes funding for programs within the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other related agencies, including the Indian Health Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri - United States District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Emanuel Mays, 29, of St. Louis, to 76 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute one or more controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: Sandy Springs, GA - On July 9, 2020 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA, Park) released an environmental assessment covering the proposed installation of a diversion utility sewer line in the park’s Johnson Ferry North unit. The line would be constructed by the Fulton County Department...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to a new proposal from the Trump Administration that would allow legacy health care plans to raise patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: ATHENS, Ga. - A convicted felon caught with a stolen gun after authorities were tipped off about him being armed and selling drugs in Athens has pleaded guilty for his crime, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: DENVER - A Mexican national illegally present in the United States pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 100 grams or more of heroin, as well as illegal reentry after deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2020
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Jose Salazar, age 21, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Damon Leichty upon his guilty pleas to Hobbs Act Robbery and Attempted Hobbs Act Robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
