News from September 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a Colombian man wanted in his home country by law enforcement authorities for multiple criminal offenses to include homicide, kidnapping and forced displacement of persons.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Sept. 24, 2020, Lucas Hernandez-Torres, age 48, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 11 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for defrauding the United States, and for the unlawful procurement of naturalization.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Arizona counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in La Paz and Santa Cruz counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that a joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 10 individuals who have all been charged in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Utah counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Daggett, Duchesne and Summit counties who suffered losses caused by recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Samantha Simms, 33, of Burlington, was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to time-served to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $4,000 fine.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement in response to an announcement today by the Department of Commerce that it plans to end the 2020 Census enumeration one week from today, on Monday, October 5, defying a recent federal court ruling extending the count to October 31...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) presented its prestigious Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement (BASE) Gold Standard Award to the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) for its ongoing efforts to provide a safe transit experience for its riders throughout the system.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Florence, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that a joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 10 individuals who have all been charged in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC- The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will hold a Full Committee markup Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 10:00AM EDT to consider the following measures...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Crimes Include Embezzlement & Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: ROANOKE, Va. - Bryan Wade Lewis, a former Pharmacist at Home Choice Partners in Roanoke, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court here to tampering with a consumer product, hydromorphone, that affected interstate commerce. Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar made the announcement today following the guilty plea hearing.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded North Wind Site Services, LLC (North Wind) a new Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Environmental Management (EM-LLNL) Project Task Order under IDIQ # 89303319DEM000028 that will provide a variety of cleanup services at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) site. North Wind is a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a) Program Participant.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office has completed a preliminary environmental assessment and is seeking public input on the proposed mine plan from Kalamazoo Materials Inc. that would allow for expansion of an existing decorative rock stone quarry near the town of Chloride in Mohave County. Public comments will be accepted for 30 days, from September 28 through October 27.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a Biological Opinion on Sept. 4, 2020, in response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s request for consultation under the Endangered Species Act for continued operation and maintenance of the St. Mary Unit of the Milk River Project and its effects...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sept. 28, 2020 - A Bon Aqua, Tennessee man, who is also a previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
