News published on Federal Newswire in October 2020

News from October 2020


DOE Extends Additional LNG Export Authorizations Through 2050

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) extended the terms of three long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorizations through 2050. Today’s actions follow seven LNG export term extensions issued last week pursuant to an export term policy statement DOE finalized in July.


News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Police Departments Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Harlem man today admitted a charge accusing him of drinking and driving a four-wheeler when it rolled and crashed on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, killing his passenger, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


United States Attorney Statement Related to November 2020 General Election

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Angela Munoz will lead local efforts in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 3, 2020, general election. AUSA Munoz has been appointed to...


TSA shares five tips for travelers flying on Halloween

Release: WASHINGTON - If you’re planning to fly on or before Halloween, here are a boo tips (oops, I meant few tips) from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help address frequently asked questions that will help get you in the spirit without getting caught up in a web at the checkpoint.


USDA Designates Five Massachusetts Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five Massachusetts counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Hampden and Plymouth counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Man Sentenced for Posing As Covert CIA Officer in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud

News Release: Man Sentenced for Posing As Covert CIA Officer in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging Haji Najibullah, a/k/a “Najibullah Naim," a/k/a “Abu Tayeb," a/k/a “Atiqullah" with six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of an American journalist and two Afghan nationals. Najibullah, 44, was arrested and transferred...


Trucking Company Owner Admits to Falsifying Driver Records

News Release: Altered records provided to investigators of a fatal crash of a company driver.


Local Man Pleads Guilty to Multiple Armed Carjackings

News Release: Memphis, TN - Angelo Bunting, 22, has pled guilty to multiple carjackings and brandishing a firearm during those crimes of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today.


Press Release by United States Attorney Relating To November 2020 General Election

News Release: WASHINGTON - Acting United States Attorney Michael R. Sherwin announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Liz Aloi 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. AUSA...


ROBBERY SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES

News Release: TAYLOR ROSS WARDELL, 29, of Cheyenne, pleaded guilty to four counts of interfering with commerce by robbery in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne today.


Reclamation names Patrick Dawson Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Division Chief

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of Patrick Dawson, P.E., as chief of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Division at the Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado. Dawson started his new position on Oct. 26, 2020.


TSA shares five tips for travelers flying on Halloween

Release: BOSTON - If you’re planning to fly on or before Halloween, here are a few tips from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help address frequently asked questions that will help get you in the spirit without getting caught up in a web at the checkpoint.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Yesterday United States Attorney Mike Stuart recognized the members of the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force and officers with the Parkersburg Police Department for their outstanding work in partnership with his office.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Cortez Young, 24, has been sentenced to 624 months in federal prison for committing nine (9) armed business robberies across Memphis. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney announced the sentence today.


Energy & Commerce Committee Releases Report Detailing Trump Administration Environmental Rollbacks

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee today released a staff report on the Trump Administration’s four-year assault on environmental and public health protections. The report examines some of the Trump Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most egregious and dangerous rollbacks in five key areas - climate...


Ongoing Investigation Into Violent White Supremacist Gang Results In Rico Indictment And Additional Charges Against Members And Associates

News Release: New Charges Include Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Conspiracy, Assault and Kidnapping in Aid of Racketeering, and accessory to murder.


News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa -  While at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt signed a that waives entrance fees to national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands and waters managed by the Department of the Interior for 5th grade students and their families from now until Aug. 31, 2021.


Chinese Energy Company, U.S. Oil & Gas Affiliate and Chinese National Indicted for Theft of Trade Secrets

News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment alleging corporate entities conspired to steal technology from a Houston-area oil & gas manufacturer, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers of the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.