News from May 2020
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: National Park Service officials announced today that the final phase of construction on the section of Old Mine Road between mile markers 13 and 14 (Flatbrook Hill) is set to begin on Monday, May 11, 2020. The one-mile section of road on the New Jersey side of the park was reconstructed and paved last...
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: SAN DIEGO - A 57-year-old Salvadoran man in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center died yesterday morning at an area hospital where he was being treated for COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) released the following statement on the International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis detailing how the COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed critical mineral supply chain vulnerabilities. The analysis, titled "Clean Energy Progress After...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced the Bison Conservation Initiative (BCI), a new cooperative initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American Bison over the next 10 years. The Department of the Interior (DOI) and its partners...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Dover, TN - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in consultation with state and local public health information, Fort Donelson National Battlefield is increasing recreational access to the battlefield. The National Park Service (NPS) is working...
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Katie Porter, and Deb Haaland sent a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow men who have sex with men (MSM) and who have recovered from coronavirus to safely donate plasma in support of treatment research efforts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on May 6, 2020, Patrick Spagnotti, age 50, of Omaha, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger for bank robbery. Spagnotti was sentenced to 36 months in prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Fairfield man who admitted posing as a financial services manager to steal more than $700,000 from a family and then spent the money for his own benefit was sentenced today to 28 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 57-year-old Houston man has entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court for conspiring to commit health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted evading payment of income taxes on money he diverted from his businesses, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, 34, a Mexican citizen previously residing in Yuba City, pleaded guilty today to a charge of possessing a firearm while being an alien unlawfully in the United States, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By US DOT Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $1,291,621 civil penalty against the City of Chicago Department of Aviation for allegedly violating aircraft rescue and firefighting regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on May 6, 2020, David Walling, Jr., age 37, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Walling was sentenced to 134 months in prison to be followed by a five-year term of supervised release.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Liberty County, Florida, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Refugio County, Texas, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to a recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Business operators interested in conducting commercial activities within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and/or Obed Wild & Scenic River are required to obtain a Commercial Use Authorization permit (36 CFR Sec. 5.3). Normally, the window to apply is January 1 through March 31. However, effectively immediately, late fees associated with submitting an application for a Commercial Use Authorization through 2020 will be waived.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - The head of a Chicago not-for-profit organization fraudulently converted or misappropriated at least $200,000 in State of Illinois grants intended to develop suburban commercial properties and fund a job training program, according to a 15-count federal indictment.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide 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 7, 2020
News Release: Miami, Florida. - Autoridades federales del Sur de Florida les advierten a los padres que se mantengan alertos al peligro que enfrentan sus hijos de ser víctimas de los depredadores sexuales que buscan niños por el Internet durante la pandemia COVID-19.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2020
News Release: Washington - In a letter sent to senators today, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stated the department would modify the regulatory guidance for both the production tax credit (PTC) and the energy investment tax credit (ITC). This decision follows a joint request from bipartisan senators led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
