News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area are increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS)...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Law Enforcement Partnerships Result in 92-Month Sentence for Fort Wayne Man.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Dr. Eric Heffelfinger, a pulmonologist who previously practiced in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, will pay $50,000 and permanently lose his ability to prescribe opioids to resolve allegations that he improperly prescribed oxycodone and split the pills with a patient for his own personal use.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore would like to remind visitors and residents how important it is to recreate safely and sensibly. The health and safety of national seashore visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners continues to be of paramount importance to seashore managers. The National Park Service recognizes the physical and mental health benefits derived from time spent in nature. Currently, Cape Cod National Seashore parking areas, trails, and beaches are open.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that William Birdhead, age 42, was sentenced today to 132 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for Possession with Intent Distribute at least 50 grams of Methamphetamine (mixture) and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime. There is no parole in the federal system. Following his release from prison, Birdhead will serve 5 years of supervised release.
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A San Bernardino County man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge that he produced dozens of sexually explicit images and videos of children, including one victim who was 3 years old at the time.
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, after four U.S. senators urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Assistant Administrator to be fair in determining how Fishery Disaster Assistance funding would be allocated to fishermen and seafood processors across the country, NOAA announced the administration decided to establish a minimum allocation of $1 million in fishery disaster assistance for small, coastal states.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: MISSOULA-A Ronan woman who admitted stealing more than $300,000 from her employer and evading paying income taxes was sentenced today to 25 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - John Foster, 56, of Portsmouth, was sentenced on Thursday to 51 months in federal prison for wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, in its first official action since being established by the House of Representatives, the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn, sent letters demanding that large, public corporations immediately return taxpayer funds that Congress intended for small businesses struggling to survive during the coronavirus crisis.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 8, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced approval of a request from Rhode Island to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households. This approval will allow Rhode Island to expedite the implementation of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest in the Northern District of Georgia to help ensure that uniformed service members serving their country away from home, their family members absent with them, and American citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in a Georgia federal court to help ensure that uniformed service members serving their country away from home, their family members absent with them, and American citizens living overseas have the opportunity to participate fully...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Two suspects have been arrested after a carjacking that occurred in Cheyenne on April 21, 2020. Both arrests were made in Cheyenne at a local residence. The suspects allegedly used force and threats with a weapon against a Cheyenne resident to steal the victim’s vehicle. This incident occurred in the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Two Brownsville men have been charged with smuggling guns from Texas to Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) sent a letter to Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to call for a hearing on the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal complaint filed Wednesday charges Hector Fernando De La Rosa, age 22, of Salt Lake City with brandishing a firearm during three convenience store robberies in Murray, Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake City in late January.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Possessed four guns, two of which were loaded and near drugs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Murder Hornet Eradication Act, which directs new funding to states to eradicate the Asian giant hornet and restore bee populations the invasive species has already damaged. Formally, the bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to states to eradicate the hornet.
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has been assigned a Category 2 rating because it does not comply with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program.
