News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Spokane, Washington - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, addressed the status of the public safety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: AUSA William Roach Appointed as Coronavirus Fraud Coordinator.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney David J. Freed for the Middle District of Pennsylvania today announced that more than $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - Gulf Islands National Seashore is coordinating with state and local governments to incorporate their guidance into operational decisions for the seashore, and is announcing additional modifications to operations effective immediately. Where it is possible to adhere to the latest health guidance, the following remain open at this time.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman has appointed a federal prosecutor to fight back, and assist state and local prosecutors and law enforcement partners against fraud in the Western District of Kentucky relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management today released a draft analyzing the environmental impacts of the proposed Yellow Pine Solar Project to be located on BLM-administered land 10 miles southeast of Pahrump and approximately 32 miles west of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. The agency is also opening a 45-day public comment period and will hold a series of public meetings to discuss the project and its anticipated impact on BLM-managed public lands and resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (also known as the Coronavirus) by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: March 31, 2021 Update. Effective April 1, 2021, DHS is also providing the following update to its Form I-9 flexibilities guidance. The flexibility announcement issued on March 20, 2020, notes that DHS will evaluate certain COVID-19-related Form I-9 completion practices on a case-by-case basis as they...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Urges the Public to Report Suspected COVID-19 Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kelly D. Brady, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that, on Feb. 20, 2020, a federal grand jury in Bridgeport returned an indictment charging NIKOS CHELIOUDAKIS, 34, of New Milford, with multiple firearm offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department. As of 7 pm today, Friday, March 20, 2020, Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. This closure will be in effect 24-hours a day/7-days a week and there will be no access permitted to Rocky Mountain National Park.
By State Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to Luis Almagro’s re-election as secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS):
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn 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 Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Crescent City, Calif. - Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) 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, Redwood National...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Drew H. Wrigley of the District of North 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 20, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The following is a joint statement from Central District of Illinois U.S. Attorney John C. Milhiser and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean M. Cox, Springfield Division.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District Office announces a 30-day public comment period on proposed temporary closures of public lands for the construction and maintenance of sites that are part of the Recreational Shooting Sports Project. All temporary closures proposed are intended to provide for the safety of workers and the public.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 20, 2020
News Release: Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) State of Emergency and following CDC, and public health authority directives, Minute Man National Historical Park in collaboration with the Towns of Lexington and Concord, and other event(s) partners announce the cancellation of planned April 2020 Patriots' Day celebration(s) taking place within the park.
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 nearly $60 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address public safety by supporting successful reentry of adult and juvenile offenders into their communities.
