News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Found with Loaded Stolen Firearm While on State Court Probation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) penned a letter to ByteDance Founder and CEO Mr. Yiming Zhang regarding data privacy concerns with TikTok.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a likely range of 13 to 19 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 6 to 10 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA provides these ranges...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - A U.S. Marshals Service employee has been named the 2020 National Missing Children’s Day Law Enforcement Award Winner.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Rafael Almeida, 42, of Farmington, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on May 20 to possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (Lakeshore) is beginning to increase recreational access to park facilities. Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, the Lakeshore is increasing recreational access...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Brian Christopher Sims, 35, of Philadelphia, pled guilty today before U.S. Chief District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Steven Maxwell, Acting Director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park reopened two (east and south) of five entrances on Monday, May 18, following Phase 1 of its (read more in the May 13 news release ).
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: More than a dozen people across the Southern District of Georgia have been indicted for felony crimes, including federal firearms violations, during an unprecedented virtual grand jury session necessitated by COVID-19 precautions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role as a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy and his possession of multiple semiautomatic firearms in furtherance of his unlawful drug-trafficking activities, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain released a video on May 21, 2020, in which he discussed the charging and guilty plea of former Philadelphia Judge of Elections Domenick J. DeMuro. Below are U.S. Attorney McSwain’s remarks, as prepared for delivery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced today that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging Christian Stanley Ferguson, age 20, of Cleveland, Ohio with attempted kidnapping. Ferguson was arrested on May 8, 2020, for an attempted plot to ambush and kidnap law enforcement officers responding to a false distress call.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: FBI Miami Works with Assisted Living Facilities to Spread the Word About Elder Fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Ten residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, have been charged in three separate, but related, Indictments with violations of the federal narcotics and firearms laws, following a months-long investigation into narcotics trafficking in the City of Pittsburgh and greater Allegheny...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Newark FBI Special Agent in Charge Announces Retirement.
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will broaden the use of the Disaster Set-Aside (DSA) loan provision, normally used in the wake of natural disasters, to allow farmers with USDA farm loans who are affected by COVID-19, and are determined eligible, to have their next payment set aside. In some cases, FSA may also set aside a second payment for farmers who have already had one payment set aside because of a prior designated disaster.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) penned a letter to ByteDance Founder and CEO Mr. Yiming Zhang regarding data privacy concerns with TikTok.
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: Dear Vice President Pence: The federal government must take an immediate and aggressive approach to responding to all aspects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This includes offering full federal support for anyone who is coping with the mental health ramifications of the response to COVID-19, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Maylin Santiago, 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
