News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: HELENA-A Washington woman who admitted dealing methamphetamine in Helena, including selling it to an undercover officer in a car wash, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Judge.
By US DOT Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety held the hearing, “Hearing on the Nominations of Beth Harwell and Brian Noland to be Members of the Board of Directors, and Katherine Crytzer to be Inspector General, of the Tennessee Valley Authority." Below is the statement of Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), as submitted for the record...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: FBI Offers Virtual Recruitment Opportunities. Looking for new ways to serve your community and your country? Ready to check out new challenges? As the FBI’s future depends on the workforce we are hiring right now, we have not lowered our standards, nor have we adjusted our commitment to diversity during...
By Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and 12 bipartisan members of Congress sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar yesterday urging him to consider the vulnerable economic and public health infrastructure in the U.S. Territories when determining criteria for prioritizing the distribution of coronavirus resources.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On May 19, ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that a Hatboro, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and attempted manufacturing of child pornography. These...
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 Commerce Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new population report on the readiness of housing to meet the needs of the nation’s aging population. The report - Old Housing, New Needs: Is America’s Housing Ready for an Aging Population? - uses data from the 2011 American Housing Survey (AHS) to provide national-level...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2020
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A South Korean man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, died Sunday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the unsealing of a six-count federal indictment against SEYED SAJJAD SHAHIDIAN, 33, VAHID VALI, 33, and PAYMENT24 for conducting financial transactions in violation of U.S. sanctions against...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: The “Gilgamesh Dream Tablet" Was Sold to Hobby Lobby Using a False Provenance.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues its mission to protect the homeland during the COVID-19 pandemic. DHS is committed to making sure our critical infrastructure and supply chains remain strong, while also monitoring ongoing threats. We continue to work with our state and local partners, who have been key in helping with our response and we continue to work hand-in-hand with them.
By Homeland Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: The FBI findings from the tragic Pensacola navy base shooting last December illustrate that the enduring threat from terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda, continues. This incident is a stark reminder that terrorist organizations are just as determined to attack us today as on Sept. 11, 2001. ...
By USDA Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Pandemic EBT to Feed Children during COVID-19 National Emergency (Washington, D.C., May 18, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced Colorado, Missouri, and Wyoming have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray announced significant developments in the FBI’s investigation of the December 6, 2019 shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola that killed three U.S. sailors and severely wounded eight other Americans. On Jan. 13, 2020, Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the unsealing of a six-count federal indictment against Seyed Sajjad Shahidian, 33, Vahid Vali, 33, and PAYMENT24 for conducting financial transactions in violation of U.S. sanctions against ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr will appoint Jeffrey Ragsdale as the head of the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). The appointment will be effective tomorrow. Mr. Ragsdale will replace Corey Amundson, who became Chief of the Public Integrity Section in September. Mr. Ragsdale has been serving as acting head of OPR since September.
By Commerce News Now | May 18, 2020
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the allocation of $88 million in fishery disaster funding to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, where a catastrophic regional fishery disaster occurred due to extreme freshwater flooding in 2019 associated with the unprecedented opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
By Commerce News Now | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Co-Chairs of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders , were the keynote speakers at virtual events to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month 2020 hosted by the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI).
By Labor Gazette | May 18, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a final rule to provide greater simplicity and flexibility to retail industry employers.
