News from March 2020
By State Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Lead Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Cui Tiankai, denouncing China’s plans to expel American journalists from the country. In the letter, he wrote...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Ashford, WA - Mount Rainier National Park is announcing operational changes needed 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 19, the Longmire Museum, Jackson Visitor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Fort Belknap Agency man who admitted to being an habitual domestic abuse offender after beating his partner was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison and two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: In Del Rio today, 20-year-old Uvalde, Texas, resident Pedro Gonzalez, Jr., pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division; and, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur is encouraging all Marylanders to be aware of individuals attempting to profit from the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus scams are being perpetrated around the country, including in Maryland. Recently, scammers sent e-mails to people in Maryland...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon 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.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Paicines, CA - 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 19, 2020, the following changes will be made to standard operations, to keep in compliance with CDC guidelines and local health orders.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - After careful consideration and at the direction of Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, the Bureau of Land Management will temporarily suspend the collection of all entrance fees until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing today announced that he has appointed an experienced Assistant U.S. Attorney to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder for the District of Alaska announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available nationwide to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio returned a one-count indictment today charging Michael W. Humphries, age 28, of Akron, Ohio with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.VA. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart 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: In response to the rapidly evolving situation involving the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana remains operational, while working to mitigate risks to staff and the general public.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin 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 19, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that the critical mission of the Justice Department is continuing during the COVID-19 crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Derrick Coleman (41, New Port Richey) to 18 years and 4 months in federal prison for bank robbery. As part of his sentence, the court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $5,000, the proceeds of the bank robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter seeking a copy of the Trump Administration’s plan for producing, distributing, and conducting coronavirus testing across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser of the Eastern District of Louisiana 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 19, 2020
News Release: Concord - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray of New Hampshire 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 DOJ Newswire | Mar 19, 2020
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Over 80 federal, state, and local law enforcement officers and agents executed a coordinated takedown today in several Richmond neighborhoods resulting in six arrests of individuals on drug trafficking charges and the recovery of multiple firearms, ammunition, magazines, and illegal drugs.
