News from June 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Over $1.9 Million Granted to Assist Four Idaho Law Enforcement Agencies.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting public comment on a petition from the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) seeking deregulation of a corn variety intended for hybrid seed production genetically engineered for tolerance to dicamba, glufosinate, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Houston, Texas, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for an investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against GARRETT PATRICK ZIEGLER, 24, and FORNANDOUS CORTEZ HENDERSON, 32, charging them with arson and possession of Molotov cocktails. ZIEGLER and HENDERSON, made their initial appearance earlier today before Magistrate ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: In Waco today, 33-year-old Temple, Texas, resident Lydia Brynn Christensen, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; and, Temple Police Chief Shawn Reynolds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Two men were sentenced today for sex offenses involving minors, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Arun Dhavamani, 41, of Camp Creek, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for traveling in interstate commerce in order to engage in sexual activity. Jeffrey William Sexton, Jr., of Virginia Beach, Virginia., was sentenced to 63 months in prison. Both men will served a term of 15 years on supervised release following their release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An investment fund manager was indicted today in connection with an alleged $68 million securities fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
Release: .The news around COVID-19 is constantly changing, as are the needs of each community. We are prepared to reevaluate practices and return to normal operations when it is safe to do so.We will continue to closely monitor this evolving situation and provide updates as we receive information. Be sure to ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump deployed federal police against American citizens peacefully protesting the very public, inexplicable loss of several black lives at the hands of law enforcement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: This afternoon the Finance Committee is holding its first meeting since March, focusing on the FDA’s failure to adequately inspect foreign drug manufacturers for safety. In my view, the head of the FDA ought to face tough questions in any hearing on this topic. But FDA Commissioner Hahn is not with the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a federal inmate pled guilty in federal court in Bluefield to possessing a weapon. Desmond Johnson, 29, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution McDowell, admitted that on July 21, 2019, he possessed a handcrafted weapon known as a shank. A staff member at the prison saw Johnson drop the shank, and another staff member recovered it.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III, today sentenced Ceasar Vaughan, age 27, of Baltimore, to 63 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Iowa City Community School District, Iowa, to Ensure Accessible Playgrounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Assistant United States Attorney Richard P. Barrett has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for today’s primary elections as part of the Department of Justice’s nationwide...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending the comment period for phase six of the Lacey Act Enforcement Schedule, which will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2020. The public has an additional 30 days to comment on the products covered under phase ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - 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...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: Sulphur, Okla. - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Chickasaw National Recreation Area is increasing recreational access in accordance with Oklahoma’s “Open Up and Recover Safely" plan. The National...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay between May 17 - May 23, 2020. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: A former Arlington pastor was sentenced today to 293 months in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An investment fund manager was indicted today in connection with an alleged $68 million securities fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
