News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - U.S. Attorney Michael Bailey this week announced over $2.3 million in Department of Justice grants to reduce recidivism among adults and juvenile offenders returning to their communities in the District of Arizona 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 1, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr., of Harrison City, Pennsylvania, has admitted to illegally distributing controlled substances, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today is the first day of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). First observed in 1987, DVAM is an opportunity to raise public awareness regarding issues relating to domestic violence. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is deeply involved in addressing domestic...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began Aug. 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting Aug. 20 through Oct. 15, 2020. The second phase includes questions on the core concepts from the first phase...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Stanley Tipton (45, Ohio) has pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with a violation of the Clean Diamond Trade Act. Tipton faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the department’s four key loan guarantee programs under the OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Four storm-related repair projects at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) are scheduled to begin over the next two months.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Sami Anwar, age 41, of Richland, Washington, was sentenced today by Senior District Judge Edward F. Shea to a 340-month term of imprisonment for falsifying human clinical research trials in connection with a fraud scheme directed by Mr. Anwar.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Sept. 29, 2020, Philip Schmaldinst, age 44, of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for attempted online enticement of a minor and attempted sex trafficking of a child.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry Chair Abigail Spanberger of Virginia delivered the closing statement following today's hearing on the challenges and successes of conservation programs in 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Ocala, FL - Jose Merced Sanchez De La Torre (43) has pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry by a previously deported alien and unlawful possession of a firearm. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: Defendant was laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars she had stolen, from the Franklin County Board of Education.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the general aviation (GA) community’s national #FlySafe campaign helps educate GA pilots about safety, including loss of control, power plant failure and controlled flight into terrain.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released a summary report today for the most recent 2018 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. The report details revenues, expenditures, debt, and cash and security holdings by level of government - including by state, local, and state and local figures combined.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Since the first week of September, 16 of the park’s estimated 2,000 employees, or 0.8 percent, have tested positive for COVID-19, including seven National Park Service and nine concession employees. Eight of the 16 individuals have recovered, while the other eight individuals...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that on Sept. 30, 2020 HEATHER TOLSON (“TOLSON"), age 27, of Lorain, OH, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 and was sentenced by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance.
By State Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In response to the Alexander Lukashenka regime’s violent crackdown and political repression following the fraudulent August 9, 2020 election, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), Ranking Member Michael...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: They believe this marks the first time such an experiment has been tried with this species. While the foster attempt was not successful, scientists say it was a worthwhile undertaking to try and keep two wild animals in their natural habitat and to learn more about mountain lion behavior. Today, the kittens are thriving in their forever home - a wildlife sanctuary in Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - In separate indictments, two men residing in Salt Lick, Ky., Clinton Anthony Peterson, 29, and Brandon Phillip Camous, 27, were indicted on Thursday, on federal charges of failing to register as sex offenders.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2020
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today extended by 15 days the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed LaGuardia Airport Access Improvement Project (AirTrain). The extension gives the public more time to provide input on the project. The comment period now ends at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 20, 2020, for a total of 60 days to comment on the DEIS. The comment period opened on Aug 21.
