News from May 2020
By DOE Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) selected 12 projects to receive approximately $6 million in federal funding to support high-risk fundamental research that advances the science of coal technology at U.S. colleges and universities. These projects are supported through the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002193, University Training and Research for Fossil Energy Applications.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney’s Office unsealed three criminal complaints filed in Federal District Court charging multiple individuals with health care fraud associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
By State Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Dear Mr. Deputy Secretary: We are deeply concerned by the President’s removal of Steve Linick from his position as the State Department’s Inspector General in what appears to be an act of retaliation. President Trump has confirmed that Mr. Linick’s termination came at the recommendation of Secretary...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Government Contractor to Pay $1 Million to Settle Claims of Fraudulently Representing Work by a Small Disadvantaged Business on Peoria Airport Construction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Thompson, 39, and his brother, Jonathan Thompson, 41, both of the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa, to wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Sanford man with Fraud and Money Laundering. The charges were unsealed yesterday.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: An environmental assessment proposing to replace the Ghiglione Bridge (milepost 41.9) with a new bridge, approximately 70 feet upstream (north) of its current location and closer to the historic road alignment, is available for public review and comment May 27, through June 10, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | May 27, 2020
Release: The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a final environmental assessment and issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) associated with expanding the distribution of the ONRAB oral rabies vaccine in 9 states. The USDA’s Oral ...
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: Republicans Provided Major Student Loan Relief in CARES.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Eric Sobek, 47, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to seven years in federal prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Sobek pleaded guilty to this charge on Feb. 19, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2020
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By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: SHREVEPORT La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced the resolution of several cases today, all of which are separately noted. The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The United States Attorney’s Office unsealed three criminal complaints filed in Federal District Court charging multiple individuals with health care fraud associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing and conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - William Watson, age 40, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: In San Antonio this morning, a federal judge sentenced 53-year-old Elton Vallare of San Antonio to 20 years in federal prison for distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the McCreary County Water District of Whitley City, Kentucky, to upgrade existing sewer infrastructure to accommodate business growth,...
By Commerce Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $8.9 million for high-impact biopharmaceutical manufacturing projects to support the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed by President Donald Trump in March, the funding will go to the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL).
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man who stole several firearms and other items from a police vehicle has been sentenced in federal court for possessing stolen firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Henry Williams, 54, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The charges carry a minimum penalty of two years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
