News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI"), announced the arrest of RONALD ROMANO for attempting to deceive and price gouge New York City (the “City") into paying...
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: In accordance with guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Rocky Mountain National Park will begin a phased reopening on May 27, with limited services including basic park road and trail access. Visitor centers will remain closed. Many outlying areas will reopen, however the Wild Basin area will remain closed to all public access during this initial phase.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Defendant is the 55th person to be charged in connection with the nationwide college admissions prosecution.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal grand jury has indicted a registered sex offender, Rodney Allen Patterson, 54, for new federal child exploitation charges. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and Maine Commissioner of Labor Laura Fortman warned that scammers are taking advantage of pandemic unemployment assistance programs to file fraudulent claims by using the personal information of other people...
By State Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul, Republican Leader on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Eliot Engel, the Committee’s Chairman, released the following statement calling on Vladimir Putin’s regime to release Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen wrongfully imprisoned in Russia. Yesterday, the Russian government concluded a secretive, sham of a trial and announced its intention to seek a draconian 18-year prison sentence in a Russian labor camp.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire man was charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with engaging in a complex scheme to conduct fraudulent financial transactions using stolen account information and other personally identifiable information (PII) of victims in Massachusetts and elsewhere throughout the United States.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following the statements in response to the resignation of Principal Deputy Department of Defense Inspector General Glenn Fine...
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: MILLS, Wyoming - The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation is preparing for contract construction work at Alcova Dam following the 2020 irrigation season. To accommodate the construction work, the reservoir will be temporarily lowered an additional 29 feet below the normal winter operating elevation of 5488 feet, down to elevation 5459 feet, which is below the level of the spillway crest.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement in response to HPSCI Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff’s statement undermining an amendment to protect Americans from warrantless collection of internet browsing history and searches.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park will offer summer fishing permits for the Pecos River within the park boundaries. The 2020 summer fishing season will begin June 11th and end August 3rd. Please note that summer fishing hours will be from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Fort Campbell soldier, Daniel J. Zulawski, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, to 192 months in prison, by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, following his conviction for using the internet to attempt to persuade, induce, or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) took custody of Carlos Celestino Payne-Archer, 64, May 21.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Defendant Richard Schirripa Is Also Charged with Making False Statements to Law Enforcement, Committing Healthcare Fraud, and Committing Aggravated Identity Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn - May 26, 2020 - A Nashville man is facing a federal firearms charge after an elaborate scheme to hide caches of weapons inside the Davidson County Downtown Detention Center (DDC), announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - A Raleigh man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for making false statements during the purchases of firearms.
By Homeland Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - A New York City pharmacist was charged Tuesday following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York’s Dark Web & Cryptocurrency Task Force, with assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) and the Drug...
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: The Trump Administration today announced the appointment of Blake Curtis as the new State Director for USDA Rural Development in New Mexico. Curtis began his new role on May 26, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | May 26, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to the final dark money rule, which repeals nonprofit donor reporting requirements...
