News from June 2020
By Commerce 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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - A Valdosta defendant was sentenced late last week after admitting he possessed a stolen firearm and attempted to distribute cocaine, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Anthony Lamar Dye, 35, of Valdosta, pleaded guilty in October 2019 to one count...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: The extreme circumstance of a global pandemic requires every resource at our disposal to bring innovative solutions to evolving challenges. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) regularly partners with a host of academic research organizations across the nation to address specific homeland security topics and threats - and that now includes coronavirus.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON-The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is seeking additional technology solutions to prevent forgery and counterfeiting of certificates and licenses, and issued a new call for proposals through its Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). Start-ups...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Friday, the Committee on Oversight and Reform held a briefing examining how systemic racism and discrimination deeply rooted in America’s history have led to abusive policing practices, and the long overdue need for reform at the federal level.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Monday, Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel will hold a virtual summit to discuss ongoing relations between the European Union and China. Below is a statement from House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Monday, June 22, 2020, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, will hold a press call to unveil a new staff report highlighting the potential costs of a Census undercount for New York City.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2020
News Release: Earlier today, Attorney General Barr announced that, by operation of law, Audrey Strauss will become the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and will serve in that capacity until a permanent successor is in place. Audrey Strauss is a talented and tenacious lawyer, and she is someone...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2020
News Release: “In light of Attorney General Barr’s decision to respect the normal operation of law and have Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss become Acting U.S. Attorney, I will be leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, effective immediately. It has been the honor of a lifetime...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: Burundi Has Failed to Accept Return of Nationals Subject to Removal Orders WASHINGTON — Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Department of State, announced the imposition of visa sanctions on Burundi due to lack of cooperation in accepting its citizens and nationals ordered removed from the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in Idaho federal court defending Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act against a challenge under the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. “Allowing biological males to compete in all-female sports is fundamentally unfair to female athletes” ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: A Colorado tax defier pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to surrender to serve his prison sentence for tax evasion and illegal possession of a firearm, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Stafford County, Virginia, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by enacting overly restrictive zoning regulations prohibiting an Islamic organization from developing a religious cemetery ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband issued the following statement today regarding Juneteenth: “On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was first announced to enslaved African-Americans in Texas. On that day, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: A former Norfolk physician has been sentenced for his role in a long-running Internet pharmacy operation, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment today, charging a Virginia resident with evading payment of employment taxes and attempting to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2020
News Release: Two licensed Virginia attorneys pleaded guilty today to federal extortion charges, admitting their roles in a scheme to extort a multinational chemicals company by threatening to inflict substantial financial and reputational harm on the company if their demands for a $200 million payment disguised as a purported “consulting agreement” were not met.
