News from March 2020
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park remains open, but is modifying operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine in the community for several years was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Haverhill man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Pinnacles National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 20, 2020, to keep in compliance with CDC guidelines and local health orders, the West side of the park will be closed.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Senate Republicans’ proposed coronavirus relief package.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: If anyone responding to the 2020 Census online experiences a session that terminates unexpectedly, we suggest using a different internet browser. To protect the integrity of the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is using industry leading artificial intelligence services to protect responses. We are continuously monitoring and refining these security measures in order to enable all legitimate responses while maintaining security.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: TEXARKANA, Texas -A 45-year-old Mexia, Texas man has been indicted for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Pamela Emanuel, 58, of San Jose, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. to 6 years and 3 months in prison and ordered to pay $773,733 in restitution for her role in scheme to defraud the State of California by filing false unemployment insurance claims, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.) today wrote to Democratic and Republican leaders of the House and Senate urging them to reject the National Mining Association’s (NMA) campaign for a taxpayer-funded bailout of the coal industry. In a recent letter to...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Clinton man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester to food stamp fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal indictment unsealed this week charges ten alleged members of the LAFA street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered its rivals and violently protected its drug-dealing territories on the South Side of Chicago.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Homeland Security Committee, and 22 senators asked the Department of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to reverse course on its proposed rule on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), outlining concerns about the 45-day comment period and the devastating impacts that could come with removing penalties for companies that incidentally killing birds.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: OAKLAND - Unix Line PTE Ltd., a Singapore-based shipping company, was sentenced today in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Jon S. Tigar in Oakland, California, after previously pleading guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. Unix Line PTE Ltd. was sentenced to...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Omaha, Neb, - The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail visitor center is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 23, 2020, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail visitor center in Omaha, Nebraska is closed until further notice.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is posting its annual enforcement activity summary data, which provides information about enforcement efforts in the areas of biotechnology, agricultural quarantine inspection, animal and plant health, and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced today 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Missoula man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine in the community for several years was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announced today that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation suspended public visitation to New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa visitor centers and administrative offices. Outdoor recreation opportunities including day-use areas, campgrounds, and boat ramps remain open at this time. Reclamation urges visitors to follow Center for Disease Control and Prevention's virus prevention guidance found here...
