News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


U.S. Attorney Davis Assures Public that DOJ Priorities Continue Amidst COVID-19

News Release: BOISE - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho is managing all resources in a way that aligns with the desired outcome of slowing the transmission of COVID-19. While this aggressive posture may affect some operations, the public can be assured that essential federal law enforcement, criminal prosecution, and national security functions will continue as usual. We continue our work to preserve and protect public safety in the District of Idaho.


U.S. Attorney Announces More than $83 Million Available to Support School Safety

News Release: Portland, Maine: 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, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), along with Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT), Ranking Member Tom Reed (R-NY), Worker and Family Support Subcommittee Chairman Danny K. Davis (D-IL) and Ranking...


News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Jonathan David Taylor today to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release, for the May 2019 assault of a tribal elder, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Taylor, 33, of Whittier, N.C., pleaded guilty on Oct. 23, 2019, to assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s efforts to include a multi-billion dollar bailout for the oil industry as part of a coronavirus stimulus package...


U.S. Attorney: More than $83 Million Available To Support School Safety

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister announced today 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.


News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s mixed messaging on immigration enforcement during the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, DHS issued a notice suggesting in vague and ambiguous...


House Republicans Praise Bicameral Partnership in Making Third COVID-19 Aid Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and six other House Committees Republican leaders released the following statement praising the bicameral partnership to produce a third COVID-19 aid package for the American people.


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.


New Hampshire U.S. Attorney Announces More Than $163 Million Available to Fight Addiction Crisis

News Release: Concord - U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray of New Hampshire today announced that more than $163 million in Department of Justice grants is available to help communities address America’s addiction crisis.


House Republicans Praise Bicameral Partnership in Making Third COVID-19 Aid Package

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and six other House Committees Republican leaders released the following statement praising the bicameral partnership to produce a third COVID-19 aid package for the American people.


News Release: CESAR E. CHAVEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. March 18, 2020 - Cesar E. Chavez National Monument 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...


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


News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin 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.


Indianapolis Area Methamphetamine and Heroin Trafficking Organizations Dismantled

News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, federal criminal charges against 35 individuals for their role in two separate drug trafficking rings.


Pallone Blasts Trump Administration’s Efforts to Bail Out Oil Industry Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s efforts to include a multi-billion dollar bailout for the oil industry as part of a coronavirus stimulus package...


U.S. Attorney Announces More than $65 Million Available to Fight Human Trafficking and Help Trafficking Victims

News Release: Portland, Maine: 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, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), and six other House Committees Republican leaders released the following statement praising the bicameral partnership to produce a third COVID-19 aid package for the American people.


Pallone Blasts Trump Administration’s Efforts to Bail Out Oil Industry Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s efforts to include a multi-billion dollar bailout for the oil industry as part of a coronavirus stimulus package...