News from July 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Daniel Scotsross, age 28, of Schenectady, New York, was arrested last week and charged with attempting to possess with the intent to distribute N-dimethyltryptamine (“DMT"), a hallucinogen similar to lysergic acid diethylamide (“LSD"), announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Santa Fe, N.M. - With Increasing moisture and higher humidity statewide, correlating to reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is terminating seasonal fire restrictions in New Mexico enacted by Fire Prevention Order #NM910-20-02.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he stole almost 300 iPhones that had been seized by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and were temporarily stored at a warehouse in Dayton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Mr. President, Senate Republicans and the White House have finally come forward with a Coronavirus proposal. I want to make sure I’m responding to it without mincing words.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released a statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) announced it is expanding its investigation into the Trump Administration's preparation and review of the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles rule.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington has sentenced Luis Michael Quercia (54, Bradenton) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Quercia to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Former Department of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty to Strangulation and Knife Assault while Living Overseas.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL) commended U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao on today’s release of the Department’s toolkit to help rural communities throughout America better navigate and access available federal grants.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - This is the final update for the Thumb Fire unless conditions change significantly. The Thumb Fire is 100% contained. The final acreage reported for the fire is 8,354.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Battle Mountain District will begin an emergency wild horse gather on the Montezuma Peak Herd Management Area (HMA) located about 26 miles south of Tonopah and west of Goldfield in Esmerelda County July 29.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Obed Torres Garcia, 23, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin, and using, carrying and discharging firearm during and in relation to a...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has launched a new website to help the regulated community and other interested stakeholders understand and implement the new licensing and veterinary care requirements set forth in our recent Animal Welfare Act regulatory ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - April Carroll, 62, of Fremont, pleaded guilty in federal court to social security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Federal Bureau of Investigation Oklahoma City Field Office's Statement Regarding Cases Affected by the Supreme Court’s Ruling in McGirt V. Oklahoma.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about safety, including loss of control, power plant failure and controlled flight into terrain.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address current and future operational needs. S&T issued the Emerging Needs: Covid-19 Response & Future Mitigation topic call through...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on July 24, 2020, Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford sentenced Luis Luna, 28, of Hartford, Connecticut; Edwin Martinez, aka “Pino", 26, of Hartford, Connecticut; and Samuel Fuller, 34, of Barton, Vermont...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- Sunday, July 26, 2020, marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), a critical civil rights law that aims to eliminate discrimination against people with disabilities.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 27, 2020-Beginning July 27, the U.S. National Arboretum (USNA ) will move into Phase 2 of its re-opening plan that will allow the facility to remain open Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2020
News Release: Florida Man who Used COVID-Relief Funds to Purchase Lamborghini Sports Car Charged in Miami Federal Court.
