News from May 2020
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Today the Republican members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan requesting that she finally provide the Committee with the USPS proposal for a sustainable, long-term business plan that was promised over a year ago.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Rakim Moberly, 31, of Lexington, was sentenced today, to 128 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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 Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local public health authorities, Bureau of Reclamation is increasing recreational access at Lake Berryessa.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Mississippi - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Natchez Trace Parkway is increasing recreational access to the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national who previously resided in Lawrence pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraudulently applying for a Social Security number.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Marks Its 20th Year.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - We know this is a difficult time for visitors who treasure our park areas. Staff and visitors alike are eager to return to the recreational opportunities that Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site provide. From Stinson Beach to Sweeney Ridge, from Muir Woods to Mori Point-we share your love of the park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- Jarron Price, 27, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday for distributing fentanyl.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s executive order on promoting American seafood competitiveness and economic growth.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: St. Louis, Missouri - After having served approximately 26 months in pretrial detention, Slaven Nedic, 28, of St. Louis, was sentenced to three years of probation. Nedic appeared today before U.S. District Judge John A. Ross.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, May 7, 2020, Johnathan Scott Kelley, a 31-year-old man from Pinson, Alabama, was sentenced to 115 months in prison for the illegal possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Following his prison sentence, Kelley will be on supervised release for three years. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke has named Hugh Hawthorne as the new superintendent of Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia. Hawthorne will begin his new assignment in June.
By US DOT Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Members participated in a virtual forum to hear from Maritime Administrator Admiral Mark H. Buzby (Ret.) about the maritime industry’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the steps being taken to protect workers on...
By State Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Washington-Today, bipartisan leadership of the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees called on the senior leaders of nearly 60 countries to affirmatively support Taiwan’s participation in international organizations and in light of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure Taiwan...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Austin Wenger, age 26, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for one count of being a Felon In Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.
By EPA 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 Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2020 jobs report which shows the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 7, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced New York and Pennsylvania 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.
