News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine, were charged by criminal complaint yesterday with destruction of federal property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin, Special Agent...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that three South Dakota men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine, were charged by criminal complaint yesterday with destruction of federal property, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin, Special Agent...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: Fruita, CO - The search for missing hiker Jim Fuchs was suspended today with the retrieval of a deceased male that matched his description from the search area. The identification of the victim and cause of death will be established by Mesa County Coroner’s office. The victim was discovered early Saturday, June 27, 2020 in rough terrain beyond the Devil’s Kitchen rock formation in Colorado National Monument.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal complaint alleging possession of a firearm by a convicted felon has been filed against Ronnie Earl Murdock Jr, 31, of Columbus.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - National Park Service rangers, Boulder City police, Las Vegas Metropolitan police and numerous friends and family have been searching for a female swimmer who went missing June 24.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2020
News Release: A search is underway for a climber missing since yesterday on Liberty Ridge, on the north side of Mount Rainier.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., June 26, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Oklahoma and Montana have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: The United States announced yesterday that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent order resolving allegations that three defendants — Heritage Senior Living LLC; Westrum Hanover LP; and GAHC3 Bethlehem PA ILF LLC — violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against residents and prospective residents with disabilities at Traditions of Hanover (Traditions), a senior housing apartment complex in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: A Greensboro, North Carolina, business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for failing to pay employment taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin for the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: A Russian national was sentenced today to nine years in prison for his operation of two websites devoted to the facilitation of payment card fraud, computer hacking, and other crimes before Senior U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: On June 25, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed identical bills, H.R. 7036 and S. 3377, to repeal the sunset provision of the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act (ACPERA). “We applaud both Houses of Congress for their bipartisan action and recognition of ACPERA’s importance ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: This week, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice continued its series of hearings on community engagement, with testimony from faith leaders, and held a hearing on policing culture. The hearings were conducted via teleconference and featured expert witnesses who provided testimony and answered questions from the commissioners.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: One of the leaders of the Infraud Organization pleaded guilty today to RICO conspiracy. Infraud was an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, personally identifiable information, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: Hao Zhang, 41, of China, was found guilty of economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and conspiring to commit both offenses today, announced the Department of Justice. The ruling was handed down by the Honorable Edward J. Davila, U.S. District Judge, following a four-day bench trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division issued the following statement in response to the federal court ruling today regarding religious liberty in New York City and New York State: "Today’s federal court decision is a win for religious freedom and the civil liberties of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: On June 17 and 18, 2020, United States Attorney General William P. Barr and United States Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinnelli joined ministers from the ‘Five Eyes’ partnership for a virtual meeting to agree joint action to tackle emerging security threats during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON—Five federal regulatory agencies today requested public comment on new and revised Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance. The Interagency Questions and Answers, which provide information addressing technical flood insurance-related compliance issues, were last updated in 2011.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: Thank you, Ivanka, for your visionary leadership of both the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board and the National Council of the American Worker. Thank you for bringing both groups together today. All of you being here at the White House is a testament to your dedication to the American workforce.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 26, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – With school and summer activity schedules greatly altered as America continues to re-open in the wake of the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today issued two Field Assistance Bulletins to clarify issues relevant to the pandemic’s effects on the workplace.
