News from September 2020
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 Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Committee advanced two energy bills to the full House of Representatives...
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 US DOT Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Ranking Member Rick Crawford (R-AR) from today’s hearing entitled, “Amtrak’s Response to COVID-19":
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that two former managers and the owner of the now defunct North-Carolina based Carolina Comprehensive Health Network, PA (CCHN) have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing CCHN to bill claims for medically unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures to the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
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 DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered remarks at an Energy and Commerce Committee markup of 38 bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Marcus Street, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, with federal charges for production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank today announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has awarded the York County Sheriff’s Office with a grant of $111,603 for the office’s Peer Support Project.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - Gulf Islands National Seashore will temporarily close the fishing pier at Fort Pickens to all visitor access on Saturday, Sept. 19, to complete an underwater clean-up. Gulf Islands National Seashore has partnered with 3rd Coast Divers to conduct the underwater marine debris cleanup as the water immediately around the fishing pier can become cluttered with lost equipment, litter, and other debris.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screens 2.1 to 2.2 million travelers on an average weekday. Even though these numbers might be lower right now during the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency still needs to ensure that everyone traveling through our nation’s airports can reach their destinations...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: DOJ has provided more than $1million dollars to Sojourner House in the past month for critically needed housing projects.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to advance 26 health bills to the full House of Representatives...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that on September 8, 2020, United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry sentenced ADAM LUMPKIN, age 35, a resident of Bogalusa, Louisiana, to 78 months’ imprisonment followed by 5 years’ supervised release after pleading guilty on Oct. 22, 2019, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: A Denton man has been convicted of child sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr’s (D-NJ) opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Full Committee markup of 38 bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A former bookkeeper/office manager for a Rhode Island law firm, accused of embezzling more than $740,000 from her employer and fraudulently collecting nearly $20,000 in temporary disability insurance payments, will plead guilty to bank fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft charges, according to signed documents filed today in federal court in Providence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: California Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Credit Card Payment Processing Scheme and Obstruction.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
Release: Focus is on Physical Sciences Research and Management of Complex Processes
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the full Committee voted to advance 26 health bills to the full House of Representatives...
