News from June 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: It’s no longer business as usual in America. Let’s end business as usual in Washington.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: PROVO, Utah - The Bureau of Reclamation, on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior, is seeking public comment on its environmental review of Utah’s proposed Lake Powell Pipeline project. The Department encourages robust public review and comment on its draft Environmental Impact Statement and draft Resource Management Plan Amendment for the project.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shanna Smith, 25, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to making false declarations before a federal grand jury and obstruction of justice. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Extra Health Safeguards Allowed Jury Trial to Proceed During COVID-19 Pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Maurice Rice, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 19 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 30-year-old Zapata man has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to transport aliens within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: The 30th annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held virtually June 13-20, 2020. While the on-site event at Grand Canyon National Park has been cancelled on both rims due to concerns over COVID-19 this year, the park hopes to bring the wonders of the night sky into the virtual realm through a series of video premieres on Grand Canyon’s official Facebook account.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Crystal M. Tress, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years probation for stealing government property, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - This month, provisions of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act go into effect, sanctioning those who back the Syrian regime, including Russia and Iran. Ahead of the implementation, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against BRANDEN MICHAEL WOLFE, 23, charging him with aiding and abetting arson at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. WOLFE will make his initial appearance on June 9, 2020, at 1 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Hildy Bowbeer in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Brent C. Esplin as regional director for the Missouri Basin (Interior Region 5) and Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas Gulf (Interior Region 6), which collectively are the largest and most ecologically diverse regions in Reclamation.
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Washington-This month, provisions of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act go into effect, sanctioning those who back the Syrian regime, including Russia and Iran. Ahead of the implementation, House Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Leader Michael T. McCaul and Chairman Eliot Engel Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch and Ranking Member Bob Menendez released the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Mexican national who was held in federal custody for nearly two years for creating and selling fraudulent immigration and social security documents was sentenced today to time served and faces deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Today, Prince Andrew yet again sought to falsely portray himself to the public as eager and willing to cooperate with an ongoing federal criminal investigation into sex trafficking and related offenses committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, even though the Prince has not given an interview...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
Release: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting greenhouse facilities located outside the United States to participate in its newly established Offshore Greenhouse Certification Program. Facilities that are accepted into the program will agree to produce generally admissible unrooted ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two out-of-state men were sentenced to federal prison today for drug crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Alonzo Wayne Clay, Jr., 31, of Austin, Texas, and Demaurea Davis, 23, of Akron, Ohio, were each sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is increasing recreational access. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) followed up with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after concerning information was entered into the record in last month’s Committee hearing, “The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color."...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: “Fallen Moody PD Lt. Stephen Williams was laid to rest today. Law enforcement from around Alabama and the entire country gathered to pay tribute to a brother whose end of watch came much too soon. I was honored to be among them. We must forever remember his sacrifice in the protection and service to his community. My thoughts and prayers are with the Williams family, Moody PD, and all who knew him.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Dilson Villatoro, 36, of Grand Island, to a 108-month term of imprisonment today for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Villatoro will serve a 3-year term of supervised release...
