News from June 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jun 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority and Madera-Chowchilla Water and Power Authority have scheduled contract-renewal negotiation sessions for the transfer of operation, maintenance and replacement activities related to the Friant-Kern Canal and the Madera Canal and associated facilities.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 4, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than five million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (MISSOULA, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s acquisition of 4,480 acres in the Lower Blackfoot River drainage secures permanent public access to the land. Using $3.4 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the transaction helps stitch together what had been a patchwork of interspersed public and private land.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Lansing-Area Real Estate Developer Lied and Hid Income and Assets.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment that charges Candace Faye Wanzo, 57, of Centralia, Ill., with defrauding the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office and the Illinois Department of Revenue of nearly $350,000. During the time of the alleged fraud, from March 2015 to April...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man was charged in connection with attempting to purchase six firearms from an undercover federal agent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Three men were arrested Wednesday and charged today for conspiring to and setting fire to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department patrol vehicle during a protest in Las Vegas, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Patrick Gorman of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: On Friday, June 5th, Acting Secretary Chad Wolf will travel to Elizabeth City, NC to visit the Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City. At the Base, he will tour the Aviation Technical Training Center, including the Aviation Survival Technician School, Rescue Swimmer School, and Avionics Electrical Technicians ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has already approved more than $545 million in payments to producers who have applied for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. FSA began taking applications May 26, and the agency has received over 86,000 applications for this important relief program.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more than five million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 4, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to vacate Dicamba registrations: “Producers need all the tools in their toolbox to produce the world’s food, fuel, and fiber, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: A project manager employed by a major retailer was charged in a complaint unsealed Wednesday for allegedly filing fraudulent bank loan applications seeking more than $8 million in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owners of rental properties in Muskegon, Michigan, violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting female tenants to sexual harassment and retaliation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice announced today an agreement with the Government of Guam, as well as the Chamorro Land Trust Commission (CLTC) and its Administrative Director, to resolve claims that Guam’s Chamorro Land Trust Act (CLTA) discriminated against non-Chamorros on the basis of race and national ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, returned an indictment yesterday charging a Michigan businessman with tax evasion, filing false documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), making false statements to IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) agents, and mortgage fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge for the Western District of Michigan.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: State Street Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company, both of Boston, Massachusetts Written Agreement, dated May 28, 2015 (PDF) Terminated May 29, 2020 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that three finalists chosen to build an application to better match transitioning service members’ skills with employers needs will begin field testing on June 22, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Oldcastle Building Envelope Inc., a federal government contractor that supplies building materials – in which the employer will pay $300,000 in back wages and interest to eligible class members to resolve hiring ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that three finalists chosen to build an application to better match transitioning service members’ skills with employers needs will begin field testing on June 22, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a conciliation agreement with Oldcastle Building Envelope Inc., a federal government contractor that supplies building materials – in which the employer will pay $300,000 in back wages and interest to eligible class members to resolve hiring ...
