News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ronnie Simpkins, 68, of Lusby, Maryland, a former government contract officer with the General Services Administration (GSA), was sentenced to a 21-month prison term on a federal bribery charge stemming from a scheme in which he accepted bribes from government contractors from August 2011 to August 2017. Simpkins pled guilty to the charge on Dec. 19, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The National Park Service (NPS) encourages public comment on a proposal to improve telecommunication services in developed areas of Yellowstone National Park. The proposal would also give the park the opportunity to remove antiquated telecommunication systems currently on mountain tops and from the backcountry as underground fiber within the road corridor becomes operational.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: As of Oct. 5, 2020, 99.7% percent of housing units have been accounted for so far in the 2020 Census through either self-response or Nonresponse Followup. Final numbers indicate that in 2010 a little over 99.6 percent of households were counted this way.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alejandro Lopez, 50, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty today to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: One-Half Million Dollar Grant Will Support Elder Abuse Victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a New Jersey entertainment industry business manager who was convicted at trial in federal court in Columbus.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (VA-03) sent a letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Scalia and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Azar demanding increased protections for our nation’s frontline workers as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: CINCINNATI - The owner and operator of a Hamilton pain clinic was sentenced in U.S. District Court today for illegally distributing controlled substances, committing health care fraud and violating the anti-kickback statute.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Chasib Hafedh Saadoon Al Fawadi, age 35, of Syracuse, appeared yesterday in federal court on an indictment charging him with making false statements in connection with his application to obtain a green card.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: Two acts of vandalism at the Ocracoke Light Station were recently discovered by Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) Rangers. The Seashore has launched an investigation and seeks tips from the public to help catch those responsible for the vandalism.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell Coleman is pleased to announce the latest recipient of the U.S. Attorney’s Law Enforcement Award is Special Agent Steve Lamp, an investigator with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance to pharmaceutical manufacturers on its review standards for a future Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Aaron L. Weisman announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Terrence P. Donnelly will lead the efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: BOISE - Mark Allen James, 23, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to three years of probation for theft of government property, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge Winmill also ordered James to pay $1,680 in restitution. James pleaded guilty to the charge on May 26, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District Office is making Christmas tree-cutting permits available to the public. Permits cost $4 each with a limit of 10 per purchaser. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the public may purchase permits at the Ely District Office by appointment only, email, or by telephone.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: House Ways and Means Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing on “Taxpayer Fairness" on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 beginning at 12:00 PM EDT.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance to pharmaceutical manufacturers on its review standards for a future Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Devin Diggs, 21, a former U.S. Army solider previously stationed at Fort Drum, New York, was sentenced today to serve 24 months in federal prison for the burglaries of two federally licensed firearms dealers in Northern New York, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - A facility disposition crew at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently encapsulated a concrete foundation slab left following the demolition of a utility building. EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley encapsulated the slab with a water-based coating...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A married couple was sentenced to federal prison today for being part of a drug ring that distributed methamphetamine from Mexico in the Kansas City metro area, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
