News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


The National Park Service Units in Western Pennsylvania Update (Farmington)

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) Units of Western Pennsylvania which include Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield,.



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.


News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.


U.S. Attorney Announces Nearly $60 Million in Grants Available to Support Prisoners' Successful Reentry Into Their Communities

News Release: MEMPHIS - U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant of Western District of Tennessee 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.


News Release: Grants, NM - The National Park Service (NPS) at El Morro and El Malpais National Monuments.


Castle Clinton National Memorial is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: New York, New York - Castle Clinton 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 16, 2020, is closed until further notice.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) Units of Western Pennsylvania which include Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site and Johnstown Flood National Memorial are announcing that all five parks...


Reclamation releases draft congressionally mandated repayment contract for Central Valley Project contractor Stockton East Water District, Eastside Division

News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversions pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act). Today’s release includes the Stockton East Water District draft contract from the Eastside Division for a 60-day public comment period. This contract is one of over 86 repayment contract conversions requested by federal Central Valley Project contractors.


Indictment Charges Milford Man with Receiving Child Sex Abuse Images

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jason J. Molina, Acting Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging ROBERT C. HARRINGTON, 53, of Milford, with receipt of child pornography.


Wyden Statement on New Republican COVID-19 Economic Proposal

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on the new Republican economic proposal in response the novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) pandemic...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell 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.


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.


Winter Park Man Indicted For Multiple Bank Robberies

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.


News Release: SAN JOSE - Anthony Scott Levandowski submitted documents today requesting that the court accept his plea of guilty to theft of trade secrets charges, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The documents include a request to William H. Alsup, United States District Judge, to accept a proposed plea agreement and a request to schedule a date for a sentencing hearing.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Taylor Ruffin Herrington, a.k.a. “Tee," 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested today in Philadelphia by the FBI on an outstanding arrest warrant issued last week in the District of Vermont. Herrington made his initial appearance today in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Strawbridge. He was detained pending his transfer to Vermont.


Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site and Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail are Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: Tuskegee, AL - These National Park Sites are 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 all visitor contact stations and...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Our nation’s blood supply is reaching critically low levels. Remember, one donation can save up to three lives. And, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. We can make a difference.


2020 Youth Conservation Corps at Catoctin Mountain Park

News Release: THURMONT, Md. - The National Park Service is accepting applications for the 2020 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program at Catoctin Mountain Park. The program is open to teens 15 through 18 years of age. This is an exciting opportunity for high school students to spend the summer doing meaningful work in a national park.


Vernon Black of Riverton, Wyoming Assessed a Civil Penalty in Settlement with AMS

News Release: Washington - On March 13, 2020, Vernon Black of Riverton, Wyo., (Black) a market agency selling livestock on commission subject to the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act, entered into a Consent Decree with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming. Black agreed to pay a civil penalty of $10,000...