News from May 2020
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order, Securing the United States Bulk-Power System. The Executive Order authorizes U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette to work with the Cabinet and energy industry to secure America’s Bulk-Power System.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Shakespeare Cruz, 45, of the Bronx, New York, was arraigned in federal court today on an indictment charging him with a federal cocaine and heroin distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Shakespeare Cruz, age 45, of the Bronx, New York, was arraigned in federal court today on an indictment charging him with a cocaine and heroin distribution conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Field Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, announced today that two individuals have been charged with conspiracy to defraud in a home repair scheme.
By US DOT Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure...
By State Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, participated in a virtual special order to highlight the importance of U.S. global leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. His full remarks are below.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Statewide, Idaho - Idaho Governor Brad Little recently designated May as -Wildfire Awareness Month- and asks everyone to be extra vigilant this fire season. Preventable wildfires threaten lives, property and precious resources every year. Firefighters and emergency responders are needed more than ever to keep Idahoans safe, so please do your part to prevent human-caused wildfires.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - A temporary emergency closure will go into effect for an area that has become known as Lone Palm Trail, beginning May 2, due to a spike in emergency public safety incidents.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A New Concord, Ohio man who traded child pornography and paid for underwear worn by minors was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 120 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bryan P. Krynicki, age 56, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
By Homeland Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Iranian men were charged with conspiracy to provide U.S. financial services to Iranian entities and their front companies by attempting to purchase a petroleum tanker, the Nautic, in September 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser, Eastern District of Louisiana, United States Attorney David C. Joseph, Western District of Louisiana, United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin, Middle District of Louisiana, jointly announced today that the State of Louisiana received $9,688,333 in a Department of Justice grant to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The United States Attorney’s Offices of the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the U.S. Small Business Administration are asking small business owners to be aware of possible scams relating to the CARES Act.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Chairs of the House Committees that oversee the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) voiced their strong opposition to a harmful Trump Administration rule that would roll back Affordable Care Act (ACA) nondiscrimination protections. In a letter, House Ways and Means Committee...
By State Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following joint statement regarding the Saudi-led coalition’s decision to extend the unilateral ceasefire in Yemen through Ramadan:
By State Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on Germany’s decision to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: New Haven - United States Attorney John H. Durham today announced that the Department of Justice is deploying all available enforcement tools against anyone who tries to capitalize on the current Covid-19 crisis by sexually harassing people in need of housing. Individuals who have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment by a landlord, property manager, maintenance worker, or anyone with control over housing are encouraged to report that conduct to the Justice Department.
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposal to align its regulations with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Sturgeon v. Frost. The proposed regulation would provide clarity regarding navigable waterways within national parklands in Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2020
News Release: [St. Marys, GA] - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Cumberland Island National Seashore is increasing recreational access to the island. 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.
