News from March 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Democrats continue to needlessly delay the coronavirus emergency aid package being debated in Congress. Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) responds, calling on Speaker Pelosi and Senator Schumer to put aside their completely unrelated, partisan, wish list and help the American people.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: Justin M. Keen Appointed as Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Turnkey Construction Planners Inc. - based in Melbourne, Florida - for exposing employees to fall hazards at two worksites in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. The roofing contractor faces $114,294 in penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward Rivera Appointed as Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today introduced the Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act, a bold and comprehensive phase three coronavirus response bill that injects more than $2.5 trillion into the American economy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: HELENA-A Kalispell man who admitted participating in a Helena armed home invasion of a couple involved in trafficking heroin was sentenced today to six and one-half years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced that Dr. Mindy Brashears was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: As our nation mobilizes its resources to minimize the harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic, our state and the nation is fortunate to have U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley in a key leadership role in Congress. The Iowa Republican chairs the Senate Finance Committee. Many of the most significant issues that must be addressed fall within the purview of that committee.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - United States Attorney David M. DeVillers 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 Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, in response to the closure of all state campgrounds across Washington issued by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). .
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jared Barnhill, 29, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court today to three counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and violence and two counts of using, carrying, or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Today, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI warned of several new fraud schemes seeking to exploit the evolving coronavirus public health emergency.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - March 23, 2020 - U.S. Attorney Don Cochran and FBI Special Agent in Charge M.A. Myers today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) and to the recent tornado destruction, 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 23, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray of the District of New Hampshire 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. The public also can report fraud to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: Fredonia, AZ - Pipe Spring National Monument, in response to guidance issued by the Center For Disease Control and the White House, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in response to Declarations of Emergency issued by the states of Arizona and Utah; Coconino County, Arizona; City of Page Arizona; and the Navajo Nation, is announcing additional modifications to operations to support tribal, federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: BIILLINGS - U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jared Barnhill, 29, of Albuquerque, New Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court today to three counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery and violence and two counts of using, carrying, or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: In response to an increase in confirmed novel (new) coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Tennessee, and new guidance from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Park Service (NPS) announced a number of operational changes to Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and Obed Wild & Scenic River.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 23, 2020
News Release: COLUMBIA, South Carolina --- Acting U.S. Attorney A. Lance Crick of South Carolina, 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.
