News from November 2020
By DOE Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $35 million in funding for 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. SHARKS teams will develop new economically competitive Hydrokinetic Turbines (HKT) designs for tidal and riverine currents.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ERNEST DUNN, age 30 of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged, on Nov. 20, 2020, in a single count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18 United States Code, Sections 922 and 924.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: Coeur d'Alene, ID - On Friday evening, the U.S. Marshals Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force arrested a fugitive and rescued two missing children in Coeur d’Alene.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: Defendant was on supervised release at the time of the robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) today admitted its guilt in conspiracies to defraud the United States, violate the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Department of Justice announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 24, 2020
Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun using a state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanner in the security checkpoint at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB.)
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Robert C. “Bobby" Scott, the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement after the Department of Education suspended a new web tool designed to simplify the Borrower Defense application process for individuals who were ripped off by their schools...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Washington - Legendary Baking I LLC, trading as J. Horners, operating out of Nashville, Tenn., has posted a $400,000 surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: The Visitors' Choice Award consisted of two rounds of online voting, with the top 6 works of art from two weeks of open voting advancing to a bracket-style competition on the park's Facebook page last week. In total, 161 visitor votes were placed in this nail-biting creative competition for the highly coveted Visitors' Choice Award. Congratulations to the winners, and to all of the artists who entered this year's Virtual Art in the Park Contest and Exhibit!.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andrew Neal, of Hallsville, Missouri, was charged by criminal complaint with production, receipt, and distribution of child pornography, as well as cyberstalking. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Houston, Texas, removed an unlawfully present Salvadoran national Friday wanted in El Salvador for membership in a terrorist organization.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: SpaceX has informed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it plans to apply for licenses for suborbital and orbital launches of its Starship spacecraft powered by the Super Heavy rocket at its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.
By State Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Dear Administrator Murphy: The first time I stood near the Pile, I was a few feet away from President Bush when he promised that those responsible for the devastation around us would be held to account. He of course meant the terrorists who flew those 767s into the Twin Towers. But even then, standing...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 23, 2020) – This week, Americans will enjoy a delicious meal on Thanksgiving Day with family and friends – either in person or virtually. Taking the necessary steps toward safe food handling and sanitation will help protect you and your loved ones this year. To make sure your Thanksgiving meal is prepared safely, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering food safety advice to reduce foodborne illness, including on Thanksgiving Day.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 18, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the official launch of the AskUSDA Contact Center program. The AskUSDA Contact Center will serve as the “one front door” for phone, chat, and web inquires, transforming how the public interacts with USDA and providing an enhanced experience for the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: A superseding indictment was unsealed today against 15 defendants, including alleged members and associates of the South Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey-based criminal organization La Cosa Nostra (LCN), popularly known as the ‘mafia’ or ‘mob.’ The superseding indictment charges various crimes including racketeering conspiracy, illegal gambling, loansharking, extortion, and drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: A dual U.S.-Italian national was extradited from Italy to the United States on Nov. 20. The U.S. Marshals Service effectuated the transportation of the defendant from Lamezia Terme, Calabria to Knoxville, Tennessee. Luigi Palma, 54, is a co-defendant of Sylvia Hofstetter, who, along with three medical ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: A federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Maryland, returned an indictment today charging an Upper Marlboro tax return preparer with conspiracy to defraud the United States and aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Douglas Matthew Gurkins, 34,was sentenced to 28 months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, for using threats of force against an African American family because of the family members’ race and because they were renting a dwelling.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging Colton Donner, 25, with threatening an African-American male juvenile, because of the victim’s race and because the victim was living in a home in Paola, Kansas, in violation of Title 42, U.S. Code, Section 3631.
