News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Law enforcement will be recognized through social media, because of COVID-19 guidelines.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 11, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Wisconsin to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Wisconsin to expedite the implementation of online...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week is observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH -A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 12 months’ imprisonment, plus three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Larry Allen Lyons, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years’ probation, with the first three months incarceration, for methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Once unimaginable, transistors consisting only of several-atom clusters or even single atoms promise to become the building blocks of a new generation of computers with unparalleled memory and processing power. But to realize the full potential of these tiny transistors - miniature electrical on-off switches - researchers must find a way to make many copies of these notoriously difficult-to-fabricate components.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: We don’t use water like we used to. In recent decades, concerns about cost, water shortages and environmental impacts together with changes in plumbing design have driven down water usage per person. But because plumbing codes have not kept pace with the shifting demand, water quality may be suffering.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE - With the lifting of public health and safety restrictions enacted by the Alaska Governor, Mike Dunleavy, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces that all summer recreation sites will be open as weather and road conditions allow, which for most sites is Memorial Day weekend. Many BLM-managed...
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Former Emory University Professor and Chinese “Thousand Talents" Participant Convicted and Sentenced for Filing a False Tax Return.
By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 11, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Texas and New Jersey have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS- In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme encouraged everyone to join him in recognizing the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In honor of National Police Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed from Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: In El Paso today, federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against 29-year-old Alex R. Barron for federal firearms charges, including a charge of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and a charge involving the prohibited possession of a machine gun, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis M. Quesada, El Paso Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: On May 8, 2020, Dr. Xiao-Jiang Li, 63, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with filing a false tax return and has been sentenced by a U.S. District Judge on the same day. Dr. Li, a former Emory University professor and Chinese Thousand Talents Program participant, worked overseas at Chinese Universities and did not report any of his foreign income on his federal tax returns.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jansen V. Carr, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for selling cocaine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: DENVER - In honor of National Police Week, Colorado U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn is recognizing the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is announcing the availability of a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the dredging of Oregon Inlet with a Dare County dredge. The draft FONSI is available for public review for a 15 day period.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: National Police Week May 10-16, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Michael Baez, 39, of Pelham, pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2020
News Release: The amount spent per pupil for public elementary and secondary education (pre-K through 12th grade) for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by 3.4% to $12,612 per pupil during the 2018 fiscal year, compared to $12,201 per pupil in 2017, according to new tables released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
