News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting Federal Officers and Felon in Possession of a Firearm, was sentenced on November 5, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - Effective Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will lift fire restrictions on all BLM-managed public lands in Arizona. Due to cooler temperatures, shorter days, and increased precipitation causing a rise in fuel moisture, it has been determined that the likelihood of wildfires has lessened to the degree that the restrictions can be rescinded.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons demanding that the two commissions stop work on all partisan or controversial items currently under consideration in light of the results of last week’s presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Defendant attempted to obstruct the investigation and intimidate witness.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Today, Committee Chairs across the House of Representatives sent letters directing the White House and more than 50 federal agencies within their jurisdictions to comply with federal record-keeping laws and preserve information responsive to congressional subpoenas and investigations.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement following oral arguments before the Supreme Court in a case that will determine the future of the Affordable Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - One of 19 defendants charged in a Columbus gang-related racketeering conspiracy was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 180 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Calvin Claxton, a/k/a Cal, age 41, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy operating in the Edmondson Village neighborhood in southwest Baltimore. The drug trafficking organization (“DTO") of which Claxton was a member sold heroin and cocaine on a daily basis in street-level quantities.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Derrick Begay, 33, of Shiprock, New Mexico, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque on Nov. 6 to assault on a federal officer involving physical contact.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a man accused of stealing a firearm from a pawn shop in Helena, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of oral arguments in California v. Texas, a Republican lawsuit that seeks to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA):
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: A new report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows post-9/11 veterans are more likely to be employed and earn more than nonveterans. The report, The Employment, Earnings, and Occupations of Post-9/11 Veterans, looks at how these veterans’ labor market experiences, earnings and job characteristics differ from those in the broader U.S. population who never served.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons demanding that the two commissions stop work on all partisan or controversial items currently under consideration in light of the results of last week’s presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man who was arrested on a city bus pleaded guilty today to robbing a Topeka bank, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM’s cleanup at Oak Ridge is supported by numerous vehicles that ship waste, transport personnel, and deliver items. With so many types of vehicles operating in a variety of work spaces, there is a potential for accidents.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: For Possession With Intent To Distribute Heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: On Aug. 19, Secretary of the Interior, David Bernhardt, visited Indiana Dunes National Park during a tour of the Midwest. In addition to learning about possible projects that could be funded through the Great American Outdoors Act, he wanted to meet with park employees...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that NAVORIOUS HILLS, age 41, of Hammond, Louisiana, was charged on November 6, 2020 in a two-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for drug trafficking in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sedina Unkic Hodzic, 41, of St. Louis County, Missouri, appeared today before U.S. District Court Judge Catherine D. Perry. Hodzic was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and providing material support to terrorists. Based on the offenses for which Hodzic was convicted she is subject to deportation and removal from the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 10, 2020
News Release: Lake Powell visitors to the Wahweap District in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are advised that the Stateline Launch Ramp and pumpout station will remain open until Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8 a.m. The Stateline Launch Ramp usually closes for the winter earlier as visitation and staffing levels decrease. This year, the ramp is staying open later than usual to accommodate ongoing visitation.
