News from August 2020
U.S. Secret Service Statement on July 30 Incident
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON The U.S. Secret Service takes allegations against employees very seriously. We are conducting a thorough and fair investigation of a July 30, 2020, incident. While the investigation is ongoing, the characterization of the events portrayed in the media and by others are misleading, and in some instances, false.
Secret Service Releases Annual Report on Mass Attacks in Public Spaces
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 6, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center released Mass Attacks in Public Spaces 2019, an annual report examining acts of targeted violence across the U.S.
RNC Joint Information Center Official Twitter Account
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2020
News Release: Between now and the Republican National Convention on Aug. 24th in Charlotte, N.C., all security-related information will be distributed using the official Twitter account: @RNC_Security. Media queries regarding security-related matters should be sent to: RNC-USSS-mediainquiry@usss.dhs.gov. Beginning 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, the following phone number will reach the Joint Information Center (JIC):704 342-8400.
Florida Man Alleged to Have Fraudulently Received Covid-19 Loans
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: MIAMI -- Judlex Jean Louis, 32, of Lauderhill, Florida, was arrested and charged with bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution, and aggravated identity theft after receiving fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans intended to help small businesses keep employees paid ...
U.S. Secret Service Statement on Officer Involved Shooting
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: At approximately 5:53 PM today, a 51 year old male approached a U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officer who was standing at his post on the corner of 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. near the White House Complex. The suspect approached the officer and told the officer he had a weapon.
Republican National Convention Designated No Drone Zone
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 10, 2020
News Release: To ensure the safety of convention attendees and the residents of Charlotte, The U.S. Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announce a No Drone Zone during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020.
National Nuclear Security Administration to Conduct Aerial Radiation Measurements in Charlotte
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 17, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. The U.S. Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct lowaltitude helicopter flights over downtown Charlotte and areas inand around Yorkmount on August 20 and 21 in preparation for the upcoming Republican National Convention, August 24.
33 Inmates and Accomplices Charged With Illegally Obtaining Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH United States Attorney Scott W. Brady and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that 33 individuals, including inmates at eight state and county jails and prisons in western Pennsylvania and their accomplices, have been charged in federal and state criminal complaints ...
Nashville Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme Involving Stolen Tax Refund Checks and Bank Fraud
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2020
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Nashville man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for two separate fraud schemes, one involving stolen tax refund checks and the other involving bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.