News from May 2020
By DOE Gazette | May 29, 2020
The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today announced a total of $891 million in federal funding will be provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 12 transit infrastructure projects. The allocations of funding across the country will be used to advance the readiness of projects for a construction grant agreement or a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA). Funding is provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: An Amarillo convenience store owner and drug trafficker was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for his role in distributing synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “K-2" or “spice," announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Making a Bomb Threat to a Clinic and Lying to the FBI.
By DOL Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Today, Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued the following statement after President Trump announced a proclamation restricting visas for certain students and researchers from the communist People’s Republic of China...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Gregory Hay, a/k/a Gunner, a/k/a Franklin Gambino, a/k/a Reggie, and Alphonso Payne, a/k/a Ajay, with conspiracy to murder a federal informant; murdering a federal...
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Fort Larned National Historic Site 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 Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: McLean, Va. - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, George Washington Memorial Parkway will increase recreational access by reopening parking lots and restrooms that were closed because of the COVID-19...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Gregory Hay, a/k/a Gunner, a/k/a Franklin Gambino, a/k/a Reggie, and Alphonso Payne, a/k/a Ajay, with conspiracy to murder a federal informant; murdering a federal...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Alison Marie Sheppard, a/k/a “Aiisha Abdullah," (35, Punta Gorda) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization. The court also sentenced Sheppard to a term of 15 years supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that KEYIRA GABLE, age 33, a resident of Harvey, Louisiana, pleaded guilty May 28, 2020 before U.S. District Judge Barry W. Ashe to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: A healthcare executive at the center of two massive healthcare fraud scams has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service is asking visitors to take caution and not to approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) was recently detected in a dead jackrabbit found within Grand Canyon National Park, making it the first detected case in the park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Special Agent in Charge Keith Martin, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Detroit Field Division and Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Mauricio Jimenez, Columbus Division Office, announced Central Ohio will become the 17th site where the DEA will implement its comprehensive Operation 360 initiative to address prescription misuse and violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Colorado man with a loan fraud and identity theft scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury yesterday indicted a Birmingham man in connection to an armed robbery of a Shell gas station, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A grand jury today indicted two men, one from Ocean County, New Jersey, and the other from Utah, with carrying out a fraudulent scheme to obtain credit cards in the names of third parties, make purchases on the cards to generate rewards points, monetize the points, and cancel the purchases.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jefery Steadman-Loyd, 25, of Rochester, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with Hobbs Act robbery and possession and brandishing of a firearm in furtherance of, and carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to, a crime of violence. The Hobbs Act charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and the firearms charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Nevada’s public land management agencies remain committed to protecting all residents and visitors through fostering wildfire-resilient landscapes and communities. As the weather warms up and Nevadans spend more time outdoors, land managers are encouraging residents to recreate safely and responsibly to help prevent wildfires, protect lives and property, and preserve our precious natural wonders that we all love.
