News from June 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Northwest Arkansas - The National Park Service is seeking information to help locate a missing man from West Memphis, Arkansas. Thomas (Tom) Reid, age 65, was last seen on the Sneeds Creek trail within the boundaries of Buffalo National River south of Compton at approximately 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Reid is 6 feet tall, 185 pounds, with gray hair and a gray beard. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a denim button up shirt, and hiking boots.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Edmond Andrew Yahnahki Shanta, 22, of Mescalero, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces on June 4 to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
Release: Following the U.S. G7 Science & Technology Ministerial meeting, the United States and other founding members of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence have made the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Gordon Eugene Mays, Jr., of Reynoldsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months incarceration for a sex offender charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by Prohibited Person was sentenced on June 1, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man who was indicted in connection with his role in the distribution of heroin - some of which contained fentanyl - and cocaine base (crack) in an affordable housing complex and a nearby senior living community in Newark will make his initial court appearance today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Detyens Shipyards Inc. for failing to protect employees from struck-by and fall hazards. The company faces $37,591 in penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Gaffney, SC - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Ninety Six National Historic Site (NHS), Cowpens National Battlefield (NB), and Kings Mountain National Military Park (NMP) are increasing recreational...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Today, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and echoing voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published the “Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work" poster in 14 additional languages. Initially available in English and Spanish, the poster demonstrates and describes seven steps every worker should follow when putting on and taking off a respirator.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: MEMPHIS, TN - After a three-day trial in February 2020, and jurors having deliberated for less than 40 minutes, a federal jury found Carlos Landeros-Salcedo, 26, guilty of being a prohibited person (alien) in possession of a firearm, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Today, U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Today, U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Today, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Matthew R. Alcoke Named Special Agent in Charge of the Counterterrorism Division of the Washington Field Office.
By State Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today released the following statement on the conviction and sentencing of Paul Whelan to 16 years’ hard labor by the Russian courts...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Today, U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri - Today, U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The Department echoes voices around the world condemning elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (“ConnDOT"), to resolve allegations that the rail station in New London is not accessible to individuals with mobility disabilities, as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA").
By Labor Gazette | Jun 14, 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.
