News from October 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Emmanuel John, 25, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher to 290 months in the Bureau of Prisons after being found guilty by a jury in July of six counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He will serve three years of supervised release following his release from prison. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - A 40-year-old Houston-area man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for production, distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Derwin Williams, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced on Oct. 21 in federal court in Albuquerque to three years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for assault resulting in serious bodily injury in Indian Country.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A previously convicted felon found carrying a gun after a Savannah protest has pled guilty to a federal firearms charge.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 14,205 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity NIXA, Mo., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $91.5 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Missouri. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 144 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity FREELAND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $596,000 to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in the state of Washington. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Investments to Benefit 1.4 Million Rural Residents and Businesses in 25 States WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing an additional $3.1 billion to build or improve rural electric infrastructure in 25 states, and he highlighted a record level of funding for fiscal year (FY) 2020 to upgrade infrastructure.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: ReConnect Funding to Connect 3,125 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity MAYFIELD, Ky., Oct. 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.7 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Kentucky and Illinois. This investment is part of the $550 million Congress allocated to the second round of the ReConnect Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2020 – National Drought Resilience Partnership (NDRP) staff provided an overview of the NDRP’s role under the Presidential Executive Order (EO) issued October 13 on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure at the National Integrated Drought Information System Executive Council fall meeting on Tuesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Five individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $1.1 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Company), a global financial institution headquartered in New York, New York, and Goldman Sachs (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (GS Malaysia), its Malaysian subsidiary, have admitted to conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: At a roundtable with law enforcement in Indianapolis today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is making up to $5.3 million available in grants to support Operation Legend. Eight Legend cities - Kansas City, Mo., Albuquerque, Cleveland, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: The Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP) Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced that it has awarded almost $4 million to support the establishment or expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs that offer medical forensic care, advocacy and other victim services to sexual assault survivors ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina sentenced Xaver M. Boston, 31, of Charlotte, North Carolina, today to serve 40 years in prison and 30 years of supervised release. Judge Conrad also ordered Boston to pay $354,000 in restitution and $25,000 pursuant 18 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that former Stockton, California resident Satish Kartan, 46, was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for forced labor violations. In addition, U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. ordered $15,657 be paid in restitution to three victims, in part to cover their back wages and other losses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: A Seattle man pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud for carrying out a scheme to defraud several COVID-19 relief programs.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Bangor Bancorp, MHC, Bangor, Maine, to acquire Damariscotta Bankshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary state nonmember bank, Damariscotta Bank & Trust Co., both of Damariscotta, Maine.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Introduced by Philip Solomon, CEO of Palladio Beauty Group Thank you, Philip, for the kind introduction and the wonderful tour. My thanks also for continuing to reach out to world markets to grow your business.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Organized by Ian Hyland, President, Ireland INC.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 22, 2020
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross honored 39 U.S. companies and organizations, recognizing their contributions to American export growth by naming them winners of the 2020 President’s “E” Awards. Winners hail from 19 states, and of this year’s 39 honorees, 31 are small and medium-sized businesses, while 24 firms are manufacturers.
