News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Sherwood, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for smuggling drugs into the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: CESER sponsors high-risk/high-reward RD&D projects that serve the public good through advancements in energy systems cybersecurity. Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) RD&D projects deliver advanced tools and technologies specifically for the energy sector’s operational technology (OT)-the...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WICHITA, Kan. - A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges that officers found more than nine pounds of fentanyl and more than eight pounds of heroin when the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his car in Kansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - VERNON WAYNE BROCK, 71, of Alva, has been sentenced today to serve 87 months in federal prison and pay a $30,000 fine for hiring an individual to commit murder on the defendant’s behalf, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President-Elect Biden announced he will nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - Today, House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy to immediately ascertain that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the successful candidates for the office of President and Vice President. Although major...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Michael G. Hymes, 40, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today for bank robbery. United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Hymes to 12 years’ imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay $2,950 in restitution for money not recovered. Hymes...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: TAMPA - Two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) computer forensic analysts are preparing to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their joint Alive Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: A doctor who has practiced in Troy, Detroit and elsewhere in Southeast Michigan, pleaded guilty today to one count of unlawfully distributing the prescription drugs hydrocodone and valium, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia Highlights Workforce Development At Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee - U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he visited the Volkswagen Chattanooga Assembly Plant. During his tour, Secretary Scalia learned about the Volkswagen Academy, which offers a combination of classroom and hands-on instruction for careers in the Volkswagen plant.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-Culver, Oregon resident Thomas R. Campbell, 29, was sentenced in federal court today for the flagrant and repeated poaching of protected and Tribally significant bull trout, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: The Pilot Project Implements Tailored Guidelines to Coordinate Efforts with Tribal Communities and Law Enforcement Partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Fifteen Members and Associates of Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Tom Carper (D-DE) joined U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-12), Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee and Gerald Connolly (D-VA-11), Chairman of the...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: CEO Accused of Having Corporate Executive Clients Impersonated to Raise Investments.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr requesting the full declassification of briefing notes for...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Big Thicket National Preserve is issuing two temporary closures of approximately 566 acres in the center of the 10,688-acre Big Sandy Creek Unit hunting area. Starting December 4, 2020 and ending on Dec. 15, 2020, this closure is in place to facilitate an important resource management...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, today raised concerns that the General Service Administration’s unprecedented delay in starting the transition is harming farmers and families. In a letter, Ranking ...
