News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey today announced $2.2 million in Department of Justice grants to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office to reduce recidivism among adults and juvenile offenders returning to their communities in the Eastern District of Tennessee after confinement. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, are part of more than $92 million in funding to support reentry efforts throughout the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Statement from Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband and Michigan U.S. Attorneys on Michigan Supreme Court Ruling Striking Down Governor Whitmer’s Pandemic-Related Orders.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - National Park Service officials will reopen several areas of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida this weekend. On Saturday, Oct. 3, Johnson Beach in the Perdido Key Area and the Naval Live Oaks Area will reopen. The Okaloosa Area will reopen on Sunday, October 4. The three areas will open on their normal operating schedules.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Constitution and Federal Law Require District of Columbia to Accommodate Church's Efforts to Hold Socially Distanced Outdoor Worship Services.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that it finalized electric bike (or e-bike) regulations that pave the way for land managers to allow more people, especially older Americans and those with physical limitations, to experience bicycling on public lands managed by the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: “Mr. Chairman thank you. “Jennifer and I offer our support and prayers for the President and First Lady that they remain healthy and recover quickly and fully. I know how tough and tireless the President is, and we are all keeping them in our prayers. “Secretary Azar, I want to start today by speaking...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of National Cyber Security Month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will host a virtual town hall, Faced with Disruption: Securing Your Digital Connection, in collaboration with the ISC-West Conference, October 6, 2020, 5:00- 6:00 p.m. EST.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Johnstown Flood National Memorial will continue the Lakebed Rehabilitation Project on Oct. 2, 2020. Allegheny Goatscapes, based out of Pittsburgh, PA, will supply a herd of goats to assist in clearing the lakebed as the project moves forward. The mission of Allegheny Goatscapes is to “reduce invasive and unwanted vegetation in public spaces and vacant lots, utilizing goats for browsing.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: A convicted drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison Friday, wrapping up a federal prosecution that indicted 36 defendants in a major coast-to-coast narcotics distribution network.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. We are HERE for law enforcement, HELP is a phone call away, and above all there is always HOPE.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued this statement following the passage on a bipartisan vote of H. Res 1153 - “Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent" in the House of Representatives...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA--The Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park and its partnering organization, the Greening Youth Foundation, will host the 10th annual Legacy Campout on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. In past years this event was held on the grounds of the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Attila Colar a/k/a Dahood Sharieff Bey, a/k/a Sharieff Dahood Bey, a/k/a Dawud Sharieff Bey Ahed, a/k/a Dawud Azadene, a/k/a Attilla Collan, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with bank fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain illegally more than $22 million...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: Owner of Medical Laboratory Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A Winston-Salem man was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge William L. Osteen, Jr., to 108 months in prison and three years of supervised release for a firearm offense, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Jason Shook to 84 months in prison. The 42-year-old Hawk Point, Missouri resident previously pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury handed down a guilty verdict against a Charlotte woman late yesterday, for her involvement in a $300,000 embezzlement scheme perpetrated on an elderly, dementia-afflicted victim, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Donna Graves, 58, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. U.S. District Judge, Max O. Cogburn, Jr. presided over the trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm after firing a stolen pistol into the air toward traffic on Interstate 70 near the sports complex.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has adapted visitor services at the Yakutat District Office in Yakutat, Alaska. If a ranger is not available to assist you in person at the office, call park headquarters in Copper Center at (907) 822-5234 or go to www.nps.gov/wrst. To...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 2, 2020
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Adrian Kyle Benjamin made an initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint for receipt of child pornography, announced David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Benjamin made his initial appearance in federal court today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore.
