News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Two major federal prosecutions in the Southern District of Georgia have shut down animal fighting operations and resulted in felony and misdemeanor charges. The investigations involve more than 200 potential defendants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 384 grams of fentanyl, nearly 2,000 grams of heroin, and more than 2,260 grams of cocaine, and who was expecting to take possession of six kilograms of fentanyl before it was intercepted by law enforcement, was sentenced today to six years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Richard P. Donoghue, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today that special telephone numbers have been set up to receive complaints of possible violations of federal election laws relating to tomorrow’s primary election in New York City and other counties in their districts.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today it is seeking new technologies for first responders. Industry, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community are invited to submit proposals related to four technology categories through the new Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation (BAA 18-02 Call 0002) until July 22, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey and FBI Special-Agent-in-Charge Joseph E. Carrico announced the unsealing of a federal criminal complaint against Dominic Brown, 18, of Heiskell, charging him with inciting a riot and civil disorder. Brown was arrested earlier today, and made his initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A New Jersey man arrested by Rhode Island State Police and Homeland Security Investigations in January after he traveled to Rhode Island believing that he was going to have sex with a 9th grade student he befriended online was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison.
By State Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, announced that they have scheduled depositions of key witnesses in the joint probe of President Trump’s...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) was joined by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty and was sentenced on Friday, June 19, 2020, for the September 2019 robbery of a branch of TD Bank in Chelsea.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Just as a meter stick with hundreds of tick marks can be used to measure distances with great precision, a device known as a laser frequency comb, with its hundreds of evenly spaced, sharply defined frequencies, can be used to measure the colors of light waves with great precision.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jordan Dunn, 26, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Two major federal prosecutions in the Southern District of Georgia have shut down animal fighting operations and resulted in felony and misdemeanor charges. The investigations involve more than 200 potential defendants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced today that a former Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe was sentenced for his role in a scheme involving the embezzlement of tribal funds by former elected tribal officials. Chief U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange presided over the sentencing hearing on June 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Two men appeared in federal court today for child pornography crimes, according to United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Colombian national connected to seizure of hundreds of kilos of cocaine bound for Caribbean was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for trafficking cocaine on board maritime vessels.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraudulent use of a Social Security number.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the intention to invest up to $100 million over five years in two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development (R&D). This funding is subject to appropriations.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: A large construction project is currently underway that will improve physical access to the visitor center area and trail to the base of Devils Tower. These are the first major renovations to the visitor center area since the mid-1950s and will greatly improve experiences at the Tower for all visitors.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: The Inyo National Forest and Devils Postpile National Monument announce that the Reds Meadow Road will open on Friday, June 26 for the 2020 season.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected 11 projects to receive $3.3 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development. The projects will use high performance computing to address key technical challenges in U.S. manufacturing and materials development. Through DOE’s High...
