News from June 2020
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2020
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: Nearly two dozen federal prison inmates are facing new charges for continued illegal behavior while incarcerated, potentially adding more time to their sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jamarhi Raheem Lucas, 23, of Natchez, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette, III to 21 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Kurt Thielhorn, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Lucas was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Defendant allegedly discussed sexually abusing an infant.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Three men have been charged in separate and unrelated bank robbery cases, announced Timothy J. Downing, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Buffalo Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals in the photographs below who may have information regarding the theft of firearms from Metro Loan Pawnbrokers located at 42 Broadway in Buffalo.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Dear Commissioner Rettig: On Monday, June 1, 2020, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an audit report titled, “High-Income Nonfilers Owing Billions of Dollars Are Not Being Worked by the Internal Revenue Service."[1] This report found that during the Obama administration,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Vice Chair Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today pushing for an explanation of why U.S. Park Police have walled off public access to President’s Park, a normally open area across the street from the White House that is managed by the National Park Service (NPS).
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: Justin E. Herdman, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that Jason D. Bivins, age 47, of Akron, was sentenced this week to a term of 97 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today released the following statements after a federal judge ruled against a U.S. Department of the Interior land exchange agreement needed to facilitate a short, gravel, life-saving road that will connect King Cove, Alaska, to the all-weather airport in nearby Cold Bay.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott. C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Eau Claire County has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. The designation means Eau Claire County will receive more resources to coordinate federal, state, and local governments’ efforts to fight drug trafficking and abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced today that Michael McDonald, a/k/a George Jackson, a/k/a Rabbit, 41, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with sex trafficking. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 65-year-old Texas man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in his connection to stealing millions from a Deer Park oil corporation, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Dear Secretary DeVos: We write in strong opposition to the final rule you released last month on Title IX and sexual assault and harassment. Not only does your misguided rule make it harder for students to report sexual assault and harassment, and create confusion for schools about their responsibilities, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - 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 DOL Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, stressed the need for all colleges and universities to prepare detailed plans to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff prior to reopening, while addressing the unique needs of the students whose health and educations have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
