News from September 2020
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Wells Field Office is seeking public comment to identify issues to be analyzed in an environmental assessment on a plan of operations amendment submitted by National Oilwell Varco for the permanent closure of the Big Ledge Mine pit. The comment period closes Oct. 21, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: Scammers Spoofing FBI Phone Numbers to Fool Victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, through the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team joined Europol to announce the results of Operation DisrupTor, a coordinated international effort to disrupt opioid trafficking on the Darknet. The operation, which was conducted across the United...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2020
News Release: Thousand Springs State Park Visitor Center to Break Ground On Thursday, September 24.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: Lakeview, Ore. - National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. Established in 1994, NPLD celebrates the connection between people and public lands, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages open space for education, recreation, and health benefits. This year, National Public Lands Day falls on Sept. 26, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that JARRELL FOX, (“FOX") age 29, of New Orleans, was charged on Sept. 18, 2020 in an eight-count Indictment with four Hobbs Act Robberies, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(a), three counts of Brandishing a Firearm ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - A man formerly from Kernersville was sentenced today in federal court for drug and firearm offenses, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: When confronted by police, defendant shot at officer.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: Here in the Nation’s capital, our skies are hazy because of fires burning thousands of miles away. This is a stark reminder for us on the East Coast of just how devastating the wildfires are that our responders and citizens have been battling now for weeks. More than 4.5 million acres in 10 states are...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A total of three Colombian nationals associated with the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional aka ELN), a paramilitary group designated as a foreign terrorist organization, have been taken into Colombian custody at the request of the United States on charges alleging a 20-year international drug conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: Defendant Conspired to Steal Sensitive Personally Identifying Information from Victim Companies and Release those Records on Criminal Marketplaces unless Victims Paid Bitcoin Ransoms.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Jose Gamboa, 38, of Albuquerque made an appearance Sept. 18 in federal court, charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. A detention hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 38-year-old La Porte, Texas, woman has been convicted of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Preparing for our future requires new ideas and outcomes for how technologies need to be integrated, secured, and protected to mitigate risks and save lives. To get the job done, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is convening a diverse...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Park staff will begin work of rehabilitating the Overlook at the Kettle Falls Dam the week of September 21 and will continue through the winter of 2020. The project is scheduled to be completed by the spring of 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging seven individuals with New Haven-area narcotics trafficking and related offenses.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the extension of more than a dozen flexibilities ensuring participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) continue receiving the food and health support ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Beta that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, state and county offices stand ready and are eager to help.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 21, 2020
News Release: ------------------------------- UPDATE The guidance and designations described in the press release below were withdrawn on Feb. 25, 2021 pursuant to a memorandum signed by Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson. All Department grantmaking components shall ensure that no state or local jurisdictions are disfavored in any Departmental programs on the basis of the withdrawn guidance and designations below.
