News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cortez Jackson, 39, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 66 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. Jackson pleaded guilty to this charge on November 8, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management today completed a land acquisition project totaling 621 acres owned by the Cross Y Ranch from The Conservation Fund (TCF). The lands-undeveloped portions of the ranch-are located along the southern boundary of the Agua Fria National Monument (Monument) in Yavapai County and will improve recreational access to BLM lands near the Phoenix metropolitan area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Norfolk man with submitting fraudulent disaster-related loan applications in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the disbursement of over $190,000 in proceeds.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: (DILLON, Mont.) - The Dillon Field Office has released environmental assessments for the East Pioneers and Madison watershed and the public is invited to comment on them through July 15.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Related Federal Offense for Selling Unregistered Pesticides on eBay.
By DOE Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems.
By DOE Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Treasury Responds to Senators’ Request U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, thanked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the Department’s swift response to recent requests for regulatory relief for the renewable energy industry. On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released updated regulatory ...
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Contact: Ernie Price, 505-290-5007, ernie_price@nps.gov. National Park Service Announces Three Phase Reopening Plan for. El Malpais and El Morro National Monuments. Grants, NM - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has awarded $65,825 to the City of Bangor to address the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment late yesterday charging a Portsmouth man for his role fentanyl distribution conspiracy.
By EPA Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the Trump Administration’s continued coronavirus testing failures and the strong testing strategy in The Heroes Act. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Edgard Martinez, 39, of Tolland, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill to 29 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine and illegally possessing a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will be implementing a previously discussed opportunity for private vehicles to access usually restricted portions of the Denali Park Road (Park Road) during the 2020 summer season, via a reservation system. This opportunity is in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and will be rolled out in two stages.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Rong Sun, who sold an unregistered pesticide as protection against viruses such as COVID-19, has pleaded guilty to violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The woman accused of shooting a Columbus police officer during a search warrant on Chelford Drive yesterday morning allegedly told her incarcerated son in a jail call that she would shoot anyone who entered her home, whether law enforcement or civilian.
By US DOT Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday will hold a virtual briefing for local media on the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the South-Central Florida Metroplex. The project proposes changes to air traffic procedures for Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) and Boca Raton Airport (BCT). The agency also will talk about upcoming virtual workshops where the public can learn more about the Draft EA and ask questions of agency experts.
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, Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments are increasing recreational access to trails and outdoor spaces. 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 Commerce Newswire | May 29, 2020
News Release: Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., of New Jersey delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, the Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee discussed the Trump Administration’s continued coronavirus testing failures and the strong testing strategy in The Heroes Act. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here.
By DOE Newswire | May 29, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $30 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for Small-Scale Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems and Hybrid Energy Systems.
