News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield man pled guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in a three-county area.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - The National Park Service has issued a permit to CSX to repair the Goodloe E. Byron Pedestrian Walkway (footbridge) across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. CSX will begin the project this week and anticipates that it will be completed by the end of July assuming no weather or pandemic related delays.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a notice today to lease approximately 44 acres of public land to Montrose County to develop the Shavano Gateway Recreation Area just west of Montrose.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, NJ - The Justice Department today announced that it filed a lawsuit against Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the township planning board alleging they implemented zoning ordinances that intentionally restrict the operation of religious schools and housing associated with such schools, including religious boarding schools known as yeshivas, required by the Orthodox Jewish community.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A former resident of New Bedford was resentenced today in federal court for a 2013 armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Timothy James Hallows, age 62, of Kaysville, pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography during an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City Friday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Settlement More Than $480,000. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - May 20, 2020 - Franklin, Tennessee-based Rinova The Wellness Group, PC has settled the United States’ allegations that Medicare overpaid Rinova for claims that were non-payable due to fraudulent misrepresentations, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Cottonwood, Idaho - Whitewater rafting and jet boating season is here on the Lower Salmon River! To help make the most of your river adventures, the Bureau of Land Management’s Cottonwood Field Office offers a boater guide for the 112-mile segment from Vinegar Creek to the confluence of the Snake River, as well as the additional 20-mile trip along the Snake to the popular take-out at Heller Bar.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Jason Gusoff, 44, of Richboro, Pennsylvania entered a plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson. United States District Judge C. Darnell Jones II presided over the guilty plea hearing in Philadelphia via video teleconference.
By Homeland Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, cosponsored legislation requiring the President to designate a member of the National Security Council (NSC) to be the permanent pandemic prevention and response coordinator for the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Zaheem Smith - a 25-year old Philadelphia man.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: The Census Bureau today released the first results from the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The results represent data collected between April 23 and May 12, 2020. The data are available through the Household Pulse Survey Interactive Tool, and in tables on the website. The initial release includes...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky., May 20, 2020 - A project to repave roads and parking areas within Mammoth Cave National Park will begin on Thursday, May 21 and will continue through early November. Travelers through the park may experience temporary closures of parking areas or short 10-minute delays at single lane road closures during the completion of the project.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Gettysburg, PA - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Gettysburg National Military Park is increasing access and 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 using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: A Tulsa man made an initial appearance today in federal court for child pornography charges stemming from a Carter County Sheriff’s Office investigation, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2020
Release: Washington, DC, May 20, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Kentucky, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures.
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Shawnee, Oklahoma, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support diversified business...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced Dale Gordon Black, age 63, of Kennewick, Washington, who had previously pled guilty to three counts of production of child pornography, has just been ordered to pay $400,000 restitution to two of his victims.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Two Utah more cities are receiving U.S. Department of Justice funding to support a broad range of activities as they respond to the coronavirus. The funding is coming from DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Assistance through the Coronavirus Emergency Funding Program.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2020
News Release: Law Enforcement Found Nearly 20 Grams of Cocaine and a Loaded Handgun that Defendant’s Girlfriend was Trying to Smuggle out of His Home.
