News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Miami, Fl. - Today, United States Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan of the Southern District of Florida and FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro jointly announced their District’s 2020 Election Day Program, including the appointment of a District Election Officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Our hearing today will focus on access to health coverage and the Trump administration’s continued unconscionable sabotage of Americans’ care.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Damien Diggs will lead the Northern District of Texas’ Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020 general election. AUSA Diggs is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights concerns in consultation with Justice Department Headquarters in Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that First Assistant United States Attorney (FAUSA) Donald Daniels will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general election.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jody Lyons, age 53, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to stealing the Social Security benefits of her deceased mother for several years after her mother’s death in January 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent an urgent follow-up letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising additional...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Hanford tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently received the National Safety Council’s Community Advancement Award, an honor that recognizes companies for a commitment to safety performance in two distinct areas: employee-led safety programs, and safety outreach and engagement in the community.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Brenda Jensen, age 53, from Denison, Iowa, was convicted of credit union embezzlement. Jensen pled guilty in federal court in Sioux City to embezzling nearly $1.5 million over several years.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is seeking public nominations to the San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee (MAC). This citizen-based committee assists in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it is seeking public nominations for positions on the Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council (EWRAC). This citizen-based council assists in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - James Verne Russell, 50, a former Michigan teacher and principal, was sentenced to serve 720 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons for sexual exploitation of two minors. U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff also imposed lifetime-supervised release should it be necessary. Russell was also sentenced on October 8, 2020 by Muskegon County Circuit Court Judge Annette R. Smedley to 20 to 95 years in the related sexual assault case.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Justice Department Announces National Response Center and Offer to Bring Assistance to Minneapolis Police Department to Support Law Enforcement and Safe Communities Through Fair Policing.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders (U.S. SAFE WEB) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Timothy Melchior was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William H. Alsup, U.S. District Judge.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Demolition crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently demolished an acid recovery cell airlock and lift table. The cell was used in reprocessing, where processed liquids, such as acid, were recovered and filtered for reuse. This 100-square-foot structure was constructed...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Ahmad Al Saleh (57, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA") and to make false statements to the USDA. Al Saleh faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent an urgent follow-up letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today raising additional...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 20, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas Critten, age 30, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine in St. Lawrence County.
