News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Two Robeson County men were sentenced today to federal prison for heroin and fentanyl distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHAZE YOPP, 27, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska issued the following statement today after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the federal waters of Alaska’s Cook Inlet in 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS - At a press conference in Chicago today, Attorney General William P. Barr announced updates on Operation Legend.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: SHANKSVILLE, PA- Flight 93 National Memorial has partnered with EarthCam to livestream the ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in honor of the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93, which will be attended by President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt and other dignitaries. After consulting the Families of Flight 93, and in effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the observance will be closed to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: 113 Defendants Charged in Federal Court in KC Operation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Medford, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Western Oregon Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet virtually Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 to 24.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Florida man today admitted a drug trafficking crime after the Montana Highway Patrol seized 78 pounds of nearly pure methamphetamine, which is more than a quarter of a million doses, during a traffic stop near Columbus, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: The 2020 Census operation to count people living in transitory locations is underway. The operation will count those living in housing such as RV parks, campgrounds, marinas, and temporary housing such as hotels and motels. The operation also counts people living at racetracks, carnivals and circuses, and will continue until Sept. 28.
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: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Steve Wayne Barton, 63, of Farmington, New Mexico, appeared in federal court in Albuquerque on Sept. 4 on charges of making repeated threats against President Donald Trump and presidential candidate Joe Biden.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Extreme fire activity, fueled by a rare fire weather event with low humidity and strong east winds of 15 to 30 mph and gusts up to 50 mph, occurred on several fires located in western Oregon this week. To prevent human-caused fire and reduce wildfire potential, the Bureau of Land Management has instituted several closures and new fire-use restrictions.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement in response to Senate Republicans’ recently released COVID-19 bill.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: DENVER - Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joined the Colorado Rockies, along with the Rockies’ state, local and federal partners for a virtual tabletop exercise to review incident preparedness measures and response plans...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 42-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a bombing incident in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office will upgrade the water system at its Devil’s Elbow Campground on Hauser Lake in the coming weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 34-year-old Orange Grove man has entered a guilty plea to receiving child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID BOURNE, 38, of Simsbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing and using explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 45-year-old Dayton, Texas man has pleaded guilty to a federal firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LAMONT REED, age 26, a resident of Harvey, was charged in an indictment with being a felon in possession of ammunition, in violation of the Federal Gun Control Act announced U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser.
