News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: Over $3.3 Million Granted to Assist Four Law Enforcement Agencies in EDVA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2020
News Release: WILKES-BARRE - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tysheen Gott, age 43, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; Damien Julmal Navarro, age 25, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; Robert Thompson, age 44, of Pittston, PA; Jean Almonor, age 44, of Wilkes-Barre, PA; Amanda McPhillips...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, June 2, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Mississippi has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of the Bronx borough of New York City pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Key West, Fla. - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Dry Tortugas National Park 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 use a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Pawtucket and Providence Police Departments receive a combined $2 million to hire 16 officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nelson L. Gouge, age 47, of Glens Falls, New York, was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Jasper County, Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNATHEN LOPEZ, 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 23 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Concord, MA - Minute Man National Historical Park with the Umbrella Arts Center announces the Artist-in-Your-Residence Call for Art, A virtual public art exhibition from June 1 through September 7, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - An Ohio man, Isaac Benson, 44, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, to 120 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, after being convicted of possession with intention to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Husband and wife intended to have seventeen year-old illegal immigrant act as a surrogate mother.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A Florida man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal supervised release today for falsely claiming to represent The Village People band and swindling $12,500 from The Mill Casino in North Bend, Oregon, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced more than $2.3 million in grant awards for Montana as part of nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., June 2, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Mississippi has been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: The Mississippi Department of Health Services (MDHS) has agreed to pay the United States $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider for the Eastern District of Michigan, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge for the Western District of Michigan issued the following statement: “Following action by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Governor ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr released the following statement: “Last night was a more peaceful night in the District of Columbia. Working together, federal and local law enforcement made significant progress in restoring order to the nation’s capital. I am grateful to Chief Peter Newsham and the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows ...
