News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: ST. GEORGE, UT - Frank Gene Powell, age 51, of Hurricane, Utah, the lead defendant in a significant federal elder fraud case targeting an 80-year-old widow in Washington, Utah, will serve 10 years in federal prison and pay $273,849.20 in restitution to the victim of the fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge David Nuffer imposed the sentence Thursday morning in St. George.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: In Separate Case, Leicester, N.C. Man Is Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug Trafficking.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: SALEM, Wis. - An Illinois police officer residing in Wisconsin was charged Thursday with 10 counts of possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- Schickell Best, 32, of Gary, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By USDA Newswire | May 28, 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 four produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local public health authorities, and in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Transportation reopening of State Route 20, North Cascades National Park Service Complex is increasing recreational...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office are conducting a robust criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd. The Department of Justice has made the investigation a top priority and has assigned experienced prosecutors and FBI criminal investigators to the matter.
By US DOT Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold 12 Virtual Public Workshops from June 3 to June 12 on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex project, the agency’s plan to modernize air traffic procedures for 21 airports in the southern half of the state.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Ryan Sanchez, 20, of Las Vegas, was arraigned in federal court today on an indictment charging him for allegedly committing armed robberies of three restaurants in Henderson and Las Vegas, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A married couple from Butler County, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and tax charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and James Lankford (R-Okla.), today sent a letter to Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraging the administration to hold members of the Ortega regime in Nicaragua accountable for human rights violations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Chamberlain School District, South Dakota, under the Voting Rights Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND- Kyle Jackson, 34, was charged in a criminal complaint with making materially false statements in connection with the purchase of firearms from a firearms dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Hot Springs, AR - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Hot Springs National Park continues to increase recreational access and visitor services. 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 is using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By Homeland Newswire | May 28, 2020
Release: BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Boise Airport (BOI) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of female traveler ticketed for travel to Salt Lake City International Airport Wednesday morning.
By DOL Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing steps employers can follow to implement social distancing in the workplace and to help protect workers from exposure to the coronavirus.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Former Macomb Township Trustee and Macomb County official Dino Bucci, 60, of Macomb Township pleaded guilty today to extortion and theft conspiracies, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: International Falls, MN - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Voyageurs National Park is increasing recreational access. 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 EPA Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) issued the following statement today after the President signed an executive order aimed at bullying social media platforms into bowing to his will...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2020
News Release: Yang Sui Stole GE Trade Secrets Involving Silicon Carbide MOSFETs.
