News from September 2020
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Artesia, New Mexico, to support business location and expansion plans by making critical infrastructure improvements to the city’s industrial park. The EDA grant will be matched with $1.5 million in local funds and is expected to create 75 jobs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - Michael Bounds, 30, of Hattiesburg, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Kingstree, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr. announced today that Trevor Raekwon Seward, 22, and Jerome Terrell Davis, 28, both of Andrews, have been charged in a six-count federal indictment for their alleged roles in the Sept. 23, 2019, murder of postal employee Irene...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - The United States has seized “Aletejahtv.com" and “Aletejahtv.org," two websites which were unlawfully utilized by Kata’ib Hizballah, a Specially Designated National and a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Defendant, a convicted felon, illegally possessed a firearm and methamphetamine pills for distribution.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in partnership with the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), released the Election Risk Profile Tool, a user-friendly assessment tool to equip election officials and federal agencies in prioritizing and managing cybersecurity risks to the Election Infrastructure Subsector.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2020
News Release: Repatriated ISIS Fighter Pleads Guilty to Terror Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Brandon Marquis Kimble, 30, and Cravelyn Squilla Davis, 25, both of Rock Hill, were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and money laundering. Kimble was sentenced to 11 years, and Davis was sentenced to 12 years.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the results of enforcement actions conducted by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers throughout Arizona in recent enforcement actions, targeting removable aliens who have been arrested for, or have pending charges or convictions, for crimes involving victims.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for September 2020, which are effective September 1-Sept. 30, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: PLANO, Texas - Two North Texas men have been charged with child exploitation crimes in the Eastern District of Texas announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Patrick Griffin, State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of New Haven; New Haven Police Chief Otoniel Reyes; David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Kelly D. Brady...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 24-year-old Brownsville resident has pleaded guilty for her role in an alien smuggling incident involving a juvenile resident of the Southwest Key facility, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Four individuals responsible for mass-mailing fraud schemes were charged with allegedly defrauding thousands of elderly and vulnerable victims, the department announced today. Two U.S. individuals and two Canadian individuals were charged for their roles in operating the schemes, which collectively...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison announced today that 355 arrests have been made by local and federal law enforcement officers in Operation LeGend.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Terry Shawn Petrill, 48, of Myrtle Beach, was sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay back more than $340,000 after pleading guilty to theft of federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Mixon was found in possession of illegal drugs, $12,000, packaging materials, and a rifle.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security today announced the imminent publication of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes expanding department authorities and methods for collecting biometrics that will establish a defined regulatory purpose for biometrics.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Agencies Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Collaborate on Efforts to Keep Rural Americans Connected to Vital Health Services WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 1, 2020 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce today released a report outlining the Trump Administration’s plan to address the threat posed by increased foreign imports to American producers of seasonal and perishable fruits and vegetables.
