News from October 2020
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for an agricultural lease on NPS lands within the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve. This lease includes 46.5 acres of cropland, which will continue a long history of farming on Whidbey Island and sustain the rural agricultural values of the Reserve.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated six Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Clay, Dickinson, Humboldt, Lyon, Osceola and Palo Alto counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: CINCINNATI - A longtime campaign and political strategist for Ohio House Representative Larry Householder and a lobbyist hired by an energy company to funnel money to Householder’s enterprise each pleaded guilty in federal court today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Collected Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Cash Payments by Falsely Telling the Victims that a Relative-Typically a Grandchild-Needed Money for Bail, Legal Fees, and Other Expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Raymond Howard, age 45, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted on Oct. 26, 2020, after a five-day jury trial before U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann, on drug trafficking charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, doctor today admitted participating in a conspiracy to violate the federal anti-kickback statute, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: The Iranian Missiles Were Confiscated and the Iranian Petroleum Was Transferred From Ships in International Waters.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
Release: MIAMI - If you’re planning to fly out for some Halloween tricks and treats, here are a few tips from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to keep you from getting spooked by any ghoulish questions.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: RIDGELAND, MS - Natchez Trace Parkway will close sections of the Chisha Foka Multi-Use Trail near Ridgeland, MS starting Nov. 1, 2020. The work will take place along three sections of trail beginning near the Highland Colony Parkway trail crossing and ending south of the Ross Barnett Reservoir Overlook (Milepost 100.8- Milepost 105.3).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the Trump Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer 28 parcels, totaling approximately 67,586 acres, at a geothermal lease sale on Dec. 15, 2020. The parcels are located in Iron, Millard, and Beaver counties on public lands managed by the BLM’s Cedar City and Fillmore field offices.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it expanded the Regulatory and Permitting Information Desktop (RAPID) Toolkit to include information on Clean Air Act (CAA) compliance for bulk transmission project development in all 50 states. This information is critical for projects being developed in areas that may have more rigorous compliance due to existing air quality levels and/or arid climates.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Montanez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Newark Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI"), announced today that BILAL SALAJ, an operator of a construction business, pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the IRS, tax evasion, and failure to pay over payroll taxes. SALAJ pled guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: VJ Associates to pay more than $3 million to resolve overbilling scheme involving government-funded construction projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORGE ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, 33, a citizen of Honduras last residing in Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the U.S.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison for possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - McArnold Charlemagne, age 33, of Miramar, Florida, pleaded guilty today to a federal mail fraud conspiracy charge, in connection with a scheme in which he defrauded more than 65 elderly victims of more than $1.5 million.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Final Request for Proposals for the CTAC procurement. The primary objective of this contract is to provide technical assistance in the areas of quality assurance, project management, engineering and technical reviews and assessments, Capital...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Walter S. Duprey a/k/a Spoons a/k/a Waldo, 36, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of ammunition. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF"), Dermot Shea, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ...
