News from August 2017
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: Since 1974, the northern part of the country has been run by a Turkish Cypriot administration that proclaimed itself the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (“TRNC") in 1983. The United States does not recognize the “TRNC," nor does any country other than Turkey. The Turkish Cypriot “constitution"...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution establishes Islam as the state religion, but stipulates followers of religions other than Islam are free to exercise their faith within the limits of the law. Conversion from Islam to another religion is apostasy, which is punishable by death, imprisonment, or confiscation of property...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced today $1.6 million in grants to Indian tribes and museums to assist in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestors and cultural items back to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: In February 2014, armed forces of the Russian Federation seized and occupied Crimea. In March 2014, Russia announced Crimea had become part of the Russian Federation. A UN General Assembly resolution declared continued international recognition of Crimea’s inclusion within Ukraine’s international borders.
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion and worship consistent with public order, social peace, and national unity. It provides for the separation of state and religion and prohibits religiously affiliated political parties. The government prohibits full-face...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
Release: The constitution designates Islam as the state religion but upholds the principle of secularism. It prohibits religious discrimination and provides for equality for all religions. Parliament enacted a new law further regulating groups receiving foreign funding, including religious organizations. The...
By State Newswire | Aug 15, 2017
News Release: The constitution defines the state as secular, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for freedom of conscience and religion. It prohibits political parties from preaching religious violence or hate. During the year, government officials and Catholic Church representatives exchanged words publicly...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Travis Arthur Mustache, 35, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this morning in Albuquerque, N.M., to 37 months in prison for his conviction on federal involuntary manslaughter and assault charges. He will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy Ortiz, aka Michael Fitton, 46, of Waukegan, Illinois, pled guilty today for his role in a large-scale smokeable synthetic cannabinoids trafficking organization that shipped misbranded synthetic drugs interstate from a processing lab in Millbrae, California, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Midasco, LLC, located in Elkridge, Maryland, has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations related to their work on the Virginia I-495 HOV/HOT Lanes Project.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - On Monday Aug. 21, 2017, the United States will experience a total solar eclipse. The area around Cape Lookout National Seashore will be in the 90% totality range during the early afternoon hours. The National Park Service will be hosting several public events during the eclipse. These events will be free to attend and include fun experiences for all ages.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Salina man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON—Metronome Software is developing a technology solution that will significantly enhance the security of mobile device-based sensor systems used by first responders with funding provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: A former detective with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, who was most recently assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville to multiple charges of sexually exploiting minors. Acting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: A Miami-Dade County, Florida resident was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Virginia returned an indictment charging two business owners with tax evasion and conspiring to structure currency transactions, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department filed a complaint today alleging that the City of Glendale, Arizona, violated the employment rights of Arizona Air National Guard member Captain Rebecca Cruz under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Captain Cruz has served the United States honorably as a member of the Arizona Air National Guard since 2007.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a statewide survey of wages paid to workers in Alabama on all active highway construction projects to establish prevailing wage rates required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: BOSTON, MA – A Massachusetts behavioral health facility faces $207,690 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations found while conducting a follow-up inspection.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK, NY – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a consent decree with B&H Foto & Electronics Corp. to resolve allegations of systemic hiring, compensation, and promotion discrimination, as well as harassment, at the company’s Brooklyn Navy Yard warehouse.
