News from March 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is conducting ongoing research that will help scientists better understand the coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, and methods to prevent its spread. In the Trump Administration’s whole...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina today announced that more than $65 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities combat human trafficking and serve adults and children who are victimized in trafficking operations. “We are pleased to be able to have this channel of funding for our local partners to help us attack the evil of human trafficking," said U.S. Attorney Martin.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Fritch, Texas - Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s memorandum of March 22, 2020 and consistent with emergency measures implemented in the state of Texas, is announcing additional modifications to the operations of Alibates Flint Quarries to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee GOP Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the Senate’s bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, urging his colleagues to swiftly pass the measure when it comes to the House.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee GOP Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement on the Senate’s bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, urging his colleagues to swiftly pass the measure when it comes to the House.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - In response to the increased threat of fraud presented by the coronavirus, federal and state law enforcement leaders from Kentucky announced today the formation of the Kentucky Coronavirus Fraud Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Gomez admitted selling approximately 4 pounds of methamphetamine from his home.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Bobby Roger Burch, 48, of Hayesville, N.C. today to 262 months in prison, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Burch to serve five years under court supervision upon completion of his prison sentence.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), working with the U.S. Department of State, has brought home a total of 209 U.S. citizens on the return leg of two removal flights via ICE Air Operations. U.S. citizens occupied the Space Available seats on flights to the United States from Honduras and El Salvador.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. March 25, 2020 - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is announcing additional modifications to operations in response to guidance from the Tulare County Department of Public Health. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority. The National Park Service is working servicewide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and Thomas Pape, Chief of...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: Fritch, Texas - Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior’s memorandum of March 22, 2020 and consistent with emergency measures implemented in the state of Texas, is announcing additional modifications to the operations of Alibates Flint Quarries to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the Senate passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes relief for farmers, consumers, and rural communities.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today led an effort joined by five senators urging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take an aggressive stance against the efforts of Saudi Arabia and Russia to destabilize America’s oil and gas industry - a key part of the domestic economy - amid a global pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2020
News Release: Ashford, WA - Mount Rainier National Park, in response to Centers for Disease Control (CDC), State and County Public Health Service guidelines for social distancing and ensuring safety of all operations that serve the public, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2020
News Release: Dear Ambassador Grenell: I want to thank you for your service to the Intelligence Community during these challenging times. Our country faces an extraordinary threat from COVID-19 and the administration’s all-hands-on-deck public and private sector approach is the exact response that is necessary to...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney David J. Freed of the Middle District of Pennsylvania 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 24, 2020
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez today announced that more than $83 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities improve school security and protect students, teachers and faculty from threats of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2020
News Release: On March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared the outbreak of COVID-19 (the coronavirus) in the United States to be a national emergency. Unfortunately, criminals and scammers are trying to take advantage of the crisis for their own profit. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District...
