News from March 2020
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: New York, New York - Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site 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 18, 2020, is closed until further notice/cancelled.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn today announced 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.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials modified the permitting process for group events and reservations for group sites at campgrounds and picnic areas in a continuing effort 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 19, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister 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 19, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has returned an indictment against Anthony Blane Byrnes, 19, of Huntersville, N.C., charging him with drug conspiracy and related drug charges for trafficking narcotics he purchased on the dark web, with coordination through Bitcoin ATMs, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Changa Bush (41, New York) to 15 months in federal prison for possession of credit card manufacturing equipment. The court ordered that Bush serve his federal prison sentence prior to extradition to New York for a parole violation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A political fundraiser has agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery offense for coordinating a $500,000 cash payment that was intended to secure the help of an elected member of the Los Angeles City Council in resolving a labor organization’s appeal of a major real estate development project in the councilmember’s district.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Michael Edward Cook, Jr. (48, Winter Park) with three counts of bank robbery. If convicted on all counts, Cook faces a maximum penalty of 60 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Cook that the United States intends to forfeit the $6,854 he stole from the banks.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 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 17, 2020, both the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and the Lookout Mountain Visitor are closed until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC - Today, U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray and the FBI issued a warning, urging the public to remain vigilant against COVID-19 scams.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: LODI, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited D.O. Productions LLC for lockout/tagout violations after unguarded machinery caused severe hand injuries to an employee at the frozen food manufacturer's Lodi, New Jersey, facility. The company faces $77,184 in penalties.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its plans for combatting the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) in New York, Massachusetts, and Ohio in 2020. “Just last year we declared eradication of ALB from Brooklyn and Queens in New York ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: As the United States Attorney’s Office continues its public safety mission, U.S. Attorney Trent Shores cautions the public to be aware of fraud schemes seeking to exploit the evolving COVID-19 public health crisis.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and six other House Committee Republican leaders released the following joint statement on the coronavirus response package, introduced today by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), which will enhance Congress' bicameral and bipartisan effort to mitigate the spread and effects of COVID-19 on American families and businesses...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a telephone news conference to share updates on the status of the 2020 Census. Topics of discussion will include updates on 2020 Census operations including the impact of COVID-19 and the upcoming release of the 2020 Census Response Rate map. Media Q&A will follow...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - An inmate at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Devens was charged today with making threats to murder a federal law enforcement officer and threats to kill an individual or damage or destroy a building using fire or explosive.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Fort Smith, AR - Fort Smith National Historic Site 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 3/18/2020, the Fort Smith National Historic...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Defendant has a Prior Murder Conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: New York, New York - General Grant National Memorial 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 17, 2020, is closed until further notice.
