News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Spain. Overview: Spain remained on “high" national alert for terrorism throughout 2019 for the fifth year in a row, and Spanish authorities continued to arrest individuals suspected of planning terror attacks; facilitating terrorist financing; and engaging in ISIS- and al-Qa’ida-related recruitment and ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - After a 13-week suspension of permitted activities on the National Mall to combat the spread of COVID-19, the National Park Service has resumed issuing permits for demonstrations and most other events on the National Mall.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. On Nov. 20, 2017, the Secretary of State designated the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. The Secretary determined that the DPRK government repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, as the DPRK...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Tanzania. Overview: In 2019, the Governments of Tanzania and the United States engaged in limited CT cooperation, with most of the engagement focused on capacity building and border security. The continuation of terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique, which include both Tanzanian perpetrators and victims,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAY QUAN SANTOS, 22, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing and selling firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dr. Torin Finver, 55, of Hamburg, NY, who was convicted of importation of a controlled substance, was sentenced to a period of time served (approximately eight months) by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Dr. Thomas Edward Sturdavant, M.D., 56, of Cordova Tennessee, was sentenced Monday and Freda Cal Covington, RN, 55, of Hattiesburg, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Mike...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Augusta University Medical Center, Inc. (AUMC) has agreed to a settlement with the United States, the State of Georgia, and the State of South Carolina to resolve allegations that AUMC submitted false claims to several government-funded healthcare programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Shawndale Davis, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As Americans face both the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting severe economic downturn, Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Education and Labor Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) today unveiled The Patient...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Paraguay. Overview: In 2019, the Government of Paraguay continued to be a receptive partner on counterterrorism cooperation with the United States. Paraguay’s challenges stem from ineffective immigration, customs, financial, and law enforcement controls along its porous borders, particularly the Tri-Border...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Turkey. Overview: Turkey continued its efforts to defeat terrorist organizations both inside and outside its borders, including the PKK and ISIS. Turkey remained an active contributor in international CT fora, including the GCTF. Turkey is a source and transit country for FTFs seeking to join ISIS and ...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Senegal. Overview: Although there were no reported terrorist attacks in Senegal in 2019, the Government of Senegal increasingly considers itself a likely potential target given ongoing terrorist activities in West Africa. In light of these concerns, Senegal continued to work closely with U.S. military...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: The Census Bureau today released new data from the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the availability of consumer goods and consumer patterns, and other abrupt and significant changes to American life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was arrested today on charges that he received and possessed images and videos of child sexual abuse downloaded from the internet, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Will Provide Assistance To Federal Investigators and Admit Guilt As Part of Plea Deal.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: TAOS, NM - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), today announced that the Taos Field Office is increasing recreational access to Santa Cruz Lake to day-use activities with limitations to accommodate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A funeral home operator has been taken into custody on allegations he fraudulently sought over $13 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael J. Blake, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months incarceration for a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
