News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Statement from FBI New York Assistant Director in Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr. on Attack on the NYPD in Brooklyn.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners of Rental Properties in Muskegon, Michigan.
By State Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Chinese government’s violent crackdown against peaceful, pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection plan to conduct a prescribed burn near the northeastern portion of New Melones Lake in the Glory Hole Recreation Area on June 8. CALFIRE expects to begin the prescribed burn at around 10 a.m. and complete the same day; however, the decision to burn will be dependent on wind and weather conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Charles Jon David (57, Jacksonville) with three counts of wire fraud and four counts of tax fraud. If convicted, David faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison for each wire fraud...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Fort Lauderdale, Florida - A federal judge sentenced Gabriel Albala, 45, of Margate, Florida to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possessing child pornography that included images of children under age 12 engaged in sex acts. On Albala’s release from prison, he must register as a sex offender. Albala worked as a police officer with the Boynton Beach Police Department prior to his arrest.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Kawaihae, HI - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Pu'ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site (NHS) 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 USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington - The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States today signed and exchanged letters on behalf of the United States and Taiwan inaugurating a new organic equivalence arrangement, effective May 30, 2020, allowing organic products certified in the United States or Taiwan to be sold as organic in either market.
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: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - An inmate at the Moshannon Valley Correctional Center in Philipsburg, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of possession of a prohibited object in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce 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 State Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the 31st Anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Two men have been charged with federal firearms crimes in complaints filed today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. According to United States Attorney Scott C. Blader, the two defendants have been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after allegedly being found with a firearm during Madison protests. The cases are not related.
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: Baltimore, Maryland - William Garland, age 30, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - These last few months have been tough for Kentuckians, particularly those who call Louisville home. From fears of the virus’ impact on loved ones, to lost jobs and shuttered businesses, to nauseating images of death in Minneapolis, to recent confusing loss of life here at home, the term “Commonwealth" seems anything but to many of our neighbors.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a virtual briefing for local media on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex. The project proposes changes to air traffic procedures for Miami (MIA) and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FLL) international airports ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy has submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a formal comment on the regulator's proposed rule for "Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and Other New Technologies.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: HONOLULU, Hawaii - Jon Estabilio, Jr., 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, was charged today by federal complaint with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute, providing or possessing contraband in prison, and bribery of public officials. Estabilio has been remanded to federal custody pending further proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A serial bank robber with three prior bank robbery convictions was sentenced today to federal prison after robbing three additional Pacific Northwest banks and making threats by mail.
