News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Brooklyn man was arrested today for allegedly coughing on FBI agents while claiming to have COVID-19, and with lying to them about his accumulation and sale of surgical masks, medical gowns, and other medical supplies, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 285,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: Portland, Oregon - The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains the number one priority of the Bureau of Land Management. In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Oregon public health officials, the BLM Roseburg District will temporarily close, or maintain closed status, of many of its developed recreation facilities to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - United States Attorney Ron Parsons of the District of South Dakota today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: A Lubbock man has pleaded guilty to robbing Lubbock’s City Bank and Aim bank, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: Today the U.S. Census Bureau released findings from the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2019 table package that uses statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement to examine the educational attainment of adults age 25 and older by demographic and social characteristics, such as age, sex, race, nativity and disability status.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Kristopher Charles Shawn, 36, of Purcell, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to more than seven years in prison for the Jan. 1, 2019, armed robbery of the Sooner Stop convenience store in Norman, Oklahoma, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing. Chief District Judge Timothy DeGuisti sentenced Shawn to 90 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Judge DeGiusti also ordered Shawn to pay full restitution to the store.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily close additional facilities at New Melones Lake. The health and safety of the public and our employees remains our number one priority.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Suzi Gawel, age 57, of Hamilton, Indiana, was charged by Information with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: FBI Warns of Teleconferencing and Online Classroom Hijacking During COVID-19 Pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, and New Jersey Acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh today announced the formation of a joint federal-state task force to investigate and prosecute a wide range of misconduct arising from the COVID-19 pandemic...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announced today that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2019, which runs from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2020
News Release: Crescent City, Calif. - Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP), in collaboration with a state parks order issued on March 28, 2020, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The health and...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 29, 2020
News Release: [Middlesboro, KY] - Effective March 30, 2020 at noon, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park will be closed to all park visitors until further notice to support federal, state, and local efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This closure includes all park trails, the Pinnacle Road and Overlook...
By Labor Gazette | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published more guidance to provide information to employees and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) when it goes into effect on April 1, 2020.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published more guidance to provide information to employees and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) when it goes into effect on April 1, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: Based on continuing assessments of guidance from federal, state and local health authorities, the U.S. Census Bureau is suspending 2020 Census field operations for two additional weeks to April 15, 2020. The Census Bureau is taking this step to help protect the health and safety of the American public, Census Bureau employees, and everyone who will go through the hiring process for temporary census taker positions.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - On March 27, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, brought home a total of 257 United States citizens on the return leg of three separate removal flights via ICE Air Operations, bringing the total to 466 US citizens returning home since March 22. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available (“Space A") seats on flights to the United States from Honduras and El Salvador.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: Ajo, AZ- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, in response to guidance from Pima County/Arizona Health Department, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID19).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2020
News Release: Ajo, AZ- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, in response to guidance from Pima County/Arizona Health Department, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID19).
