News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that RAYMOND REID COLLINS JR. was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison for his possession of files containing sexually explicit images of a minor. COLLINS pled guilty on Nov. 25, 2019, before U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan, who imposed yesterday’s sentence.
By USDA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced their final rule to implement the relief Congress provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help farmers who have experienced losses due to the COVID-19 crisis through direct assistance and food purchases.
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statements criticizing the “report" the Trump Administration submitted last Friday on testing and demographic data associated with COVID-19 as required by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan denounced discrimination and acts of hate targeting racial, ethnic, and religious minorities in the Eastern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A California man, Michael John Davidson, 31, was convicted today by a federal jury sitting in Frankfort of attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. The jury reached its verdict after approximately one hour of deliberations following a day and a half trial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Social Media Scams.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 8 years in prison and five years supervised release on his conviction of narcotics trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh I. Minkler, announced today that Rhondalyn Cornett, 55, of Indianapolis was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison by Judge Tanya Walton Pratt.
By DOE Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) were joined by Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - During the coronavirus pandemic, the Justice Department is continuing its mission to detect, investigate and prosecute wrongdoing. United States Attorney Nick Hanna and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Paul Delacourt today stressed that a crucial part of this mission is ensuring that all citizens are free from harassment or discrimination because of their ethnicity.
By State Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Republican Leader on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the China Task Force, announced the pillars of the China Task Force: National Security, Technology, Economics and Energy, Competitiveness, and Ideological Competition. Each member of the Task Force will serve on two pillars as a co-chair.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Defendant used stolen IDs to apply for REAL ID driver’s license and various passports.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Johnstown Flood National Memorial’s Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours will be broadcast live on Facebook, instead of in-person tours, as part of our 131st Anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to Washington Post reporting that Donald Trump does not support extending the $600 boost in unemployment benefits...
By EPA Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) today outlined the Subcommittee’s COVID-19 oversight agenda for the coming months.
By DOE Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statements criticizing the “report" the Trump Administration submitted last Friday on testing and demographic data associated with COVID-19 as required by the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Following spring storms, the Bureau of Reclamation today issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project contractors for the 2020 contract year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jerry Zweitzig, 71, of Hatboro, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and attempted manufacturing of child pornography. These charges arose from the defendant’s sexual abuse of an infant and his videotaping of that abuse.
By Interior Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: May 18, 2020 (ATLANTA) - Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center, announces an initiative to provide meals for home health care professionals who have been designated as essential during the COVID-19 crisis. As organizations, faith-based groups, corporations and individuals continue to address critical...
