News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - An Indian national has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his participation in a scheme to steal from the bank accounts of elderly victims across the United States using their online-banking usernames and passwords, which had previously been taken from their computers.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Since 2006, Veterans Day has been a fee free day at Bandelier National Monument, this year is no exception. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in honor of those who have served and sacrificed for our county, the National Park Service invites the public to remember our veterans by waiving entrance fees...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Co-Owner of Puerto Rican Online Aquarium Business Pleads Guilty to Two Lacey Act Felonies and Export Smuggling for Illicit Trafficking of Protected Reef Creatures.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Individuals who believe they may be potential victims are encouraged to notify the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Obed Torres Garcia, 23, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one kilogram or more of heroin, and using, carrying and discharging firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 255 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 57 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Deadline for Grant Proposals Extended to Nov. 16, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Ganaderos Borges Inc. (Ganaderos) of Naguabo, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 2, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Ganaderos waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $11,000.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Park staff would like to remind visitors that overnight tent camping reservations and houseboat permits for the 2021 summer season will become available on Nov. 15, 2020 at 9 am CST.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: An inmate at the Camden County Detention Facility has been charged with providing the drugs resulting in another inmate’s death by overdose.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that KENDALL PARKER, age 26, of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on November 6, 2020 in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a machinegun in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841 and Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922 and 924.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Olague Farms Meat Packing Inc. (Olague) of Harvard, Ill., on Oct. 2, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Olague waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,250.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ARLENE TRANCHINA, age 55, of Laplace, was charged in a one-count Bill of Information with bank fraud on November 6, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - According to the Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research, the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program contributed more than $12.1 billion in output in terms of goods and services to the U.S. economy and added $6.2 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) in Fiscal Year 2019. The program is administered by the National Park Service and the Internal Revenue Service, in partnership with State Historic Preservation Offices. .
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Auto-Parts Manufacturing Company Sentenced in Worker Death Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio joins the Northeast Ohio community in remembering the life and legacy of former United States Attorney, Judge, and civil rights leader, the Honorable Judge James R. Williams. Judge Williams passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020, at the age of 88.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: Hopkins, SC - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Congaree National Park is increasing access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) announced up to $4 million in new funding to improve energy-intensive manufacturing processes and strengthen America's manufacturing sector.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that
By Interior Newswire | Nov 9, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service has completed the environmental assessment of the site development plan for the Kettle Falls Historic District in Voyageurs National Park and issued a finding of no significant impact for the plan. The site development plan provides the park with a road map to enhance the visitor...
