News from September 2020
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: DICKINSON, N.D. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting comments on an environmental assessment that analyzes potential impacts from leasing 630-acres of federal coal to BNI Coal, LTD. Additionally, BLM is seeking comments on fair market value and maximum economic recovery of the coal deposits on the lease tracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Two men have been sentenced to prison and more than a dozen defendants charged in separate cases in the Southern District of Georgia relating to illegal possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Ronald Johnson, 30, has pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a stolen firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the guilty plea today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
Release: APPLETON, Wis. - Transportation Security Administration officers (TSA) stopped a woman from carrying a loaded.38 caliber handgun onto an airplane at Appleton International Airport (ATW) on Friday, September 4.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Jeffrey Fitch, 49, of Beaverton, Oregon, was sentenced today to twelve months and one day in federal prison for willfully failing to collect or pay over employment taxes to the IRS, announced U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Felon in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on Aug. 31, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in connection with using the identity of a U.S. citizen.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: FBI Charlotte Issues Public Guidance on 2020 Election Security.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Cane River Creole National Historical Park is pleased to announce that Oakland Plantation will reopen to the public on Thursday, Sept. 10, following a two-week closure due to Hurricane Laura.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has received multiple reports that individuals claiming to represent the Department of Justice are calling members of the public as part of an imposter scam. The Department strongly encourages the public to remain vigilant and not provide personal information during these calls, which appear to be targeting the elderly.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 32-year-old man who resided in Austin for assaulting, resisting or impeding officers and unlawful transportation of undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 36-year-old Mexican citizen on four counts related to the smuggling of 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Learn how you can make a difference at the national park site right in your backyard at Whitman Mission National Historic Site’s first virtual National Public Lands Day. At 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, we will host a virtual volunteer information session so you can meet our staff and learn about the different volunteer opportunities available at the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced that ROBERT HADDEN was arrested this morning and charged with enticing...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Former Texas Correctional Officer Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Violating Civil Rights of Inmate.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 51-year-old Laredoan has admitted to wire fraud and extortion under color of official right, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today the Indictment of Steven M. Fitch, age 25, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, charging him in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska for being in unlawful possession of a destructive device. Fitch faces a maximum punishment of 10 years’ imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Laurielle Yvette Aviles, 29, of Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with civil disorder, a felony, after punching a Portland Police Bureau officer in the face during a declared riot on July 3, 2020.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made three awards for approximately $225,000 to support standards education in undergraduate and graduate level curricula. Since the program began in 2012, NIST’s Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program has received 195 applications and made 36 awards totaling over $2.2 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Involved with over 10 pounds of methamphetamine and twice eluded law enforcement in high speed vehicle chases causing substantial property damage.
