News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man today admitted his role today in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funds using fraudulently procured electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Georgia man has been charged with trafficking multiple firearms from Georgia to Jersey City, New Jersey, which were subsequently used in acts of violence, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Dear Postmaster General Brennan: I write to request that you provide me with weekly updates on the revenue of the United States Postal Service (USPS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 24, your staff provided the weekly revenue for the first five weeks of the crisis, but has since withheld the information.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Sixty-seven-year-old Man Purported to be a Teenager on Facebook to Induce Minor to Send Sexually Explicit Images.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: On April 30, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Valley Forge National Historical Park (NHP) is the 2020 recipient of the Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award. This is a national award that recognizes innovative thinking and cooperation among federal...
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration finalized a rule that would weaken protections for student survivors and strip the responsibility of schools to protect students from sexual assault and harassment...
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) launched a new Commercial Routing Assistance (CRA) tool today for truckers and other commercial drivers in the U.S. This free app incorporates coordinated data streams and plots multiple routing options so commercial operators can plan and manage vehicle movements across multiple states quickly in times of disasters or other restrictions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: New Haven - United States Attorney John H. Durham, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo and FBI Special Agent in Charge David Sundberg today announced formation of a joint federal-state task force combatting COVID-19 related fraud in Connecticut. The task...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: DATELINE - U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert of the District of the Virgin Islands today urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 (the Coronavirus). If you think you are a victim of a scam or attempted fraud involving COVID-19, you can report it without leaving your home...
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a committee business meeting.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - David Clay Fowlkes, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Dr. Robin Ann Cox plead guilty today to one count of Distribution of a Controlled Substance without an Effective Prescription.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man has been charged with knowingly receiving images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that CARLOS DAVID IRIAS, age 46, a resident of Cutler Bay, Florida, was charged today in a one-count bill of information with intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly causing damage resulting in loss to Company...
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and EPW Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statements after the committee's approved America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 (AWIA 2020) and the Drinking Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. The legislation as amended passed the committee by a vote of 21 to 0.
By EPA Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) called on the Trump administration to address the lack of financial relief for Medicaid providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The two Committee leaders voiced concerns...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister today announced a $1.2 million grant to the City of Wichita to help respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: Lowe, who had a history of drug use and threatening behavior, found in possession of a stolen, sawed-off shotgun.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. TULE SPRINGS FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT News Release. May 6, 2020. Release No.: 2020-02. Contacts: 702-283-2344. Derek Carter Selected as Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Superintendent. SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service has selected...
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) today to introduce the Small Business Expense Protection Act, which would clarify the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) so small businesses can deduct expenses paid with a forgiven PPP loan from their taxes.
