News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An officer with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Service was named today in an indictment that charges him with violating the civil rights of a person in handcuffs by kicking him in the head.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: BRAINERD, Minn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed the latest security checkpoint screening technology at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD).
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: The Belgian economy is expected to grow 1.5 percent in 2017, primarily driven by investment and net exports. Private consumption growth has been slower than in surrounding countries, mainly attributed to higher inflation. Belgium’s unique position as a logistical hub and gateway to Europe has benefitted ...
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Albania is an upper middle-income country with a GNI per capita of USD 4,300 (2015) and a population of approximately 2.8 million people, more than half of who live in rural areas. Real GDP grew by 3.3 percent through the third quarter of 2016, and growth is projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2017 on ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Wheeling, West Virginia, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on firearm and drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Cynthia Renee Scarsdale, 55, of Tulsa, pled guilty to two counts of Wire Fraud, announced Loretta F. Radford, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma. United States District Court James H. Payne will sentence Scarsdale on Sept. 27, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that ISF Trading Company (“ISF") of Portland, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to one year of probation for violating the Lacey Act. ISF was also fined $552,500 and ordered to forfeit $297,500. The Lacey Act is a federal law that prohibits trade in wildlife that has been illegally taken, possessed, transported or sold.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Iselin, New Jersey, man who worked as an emergency medical technician and volunteer firefighter was charged today with soliciting a child to take nude pictures of himself and send them online, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Lauren Alley 406-888-5838. Kelly Stevens 406-888-7895. MEDIA17-29. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is Fully Open. Drivers Encouraged to Drive with Care. WEST GLACIER, MT. - The Going-to-the-Sun Road is now open in its entirety to motorized vehicle travel. Visitors can drive the whole length of the road, including...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Ken Hutchison announced today that a 13-knot vessel speed restriction will be implemented between the entrance to the West Arm of Glacier Bay and the Marble Islands due to a high concentration of humpback whales. At...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dimas Colon-Cruz, 37, of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to carjacking and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Georgia is located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Since the Rose Revolution, Georgia has made sweeping economic reforms, moving from a near-failed state in 2003 to a relatively well-functioning market economy in 2016. Through dramatic police and institutional reforms, the government ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Defendant Also Found Guilty in Wounding of Second Victim in Attack.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of inducing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a statement following the release of an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office on the Senate Republican health care bill’s long term impact on Medicaid...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Westmoreland County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud and mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a joint report today on the disastrous consequences Trumpcare would have for individuals seeking treatment for substance use...
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: Lithuania is strategically situated at the crossroads of Europe and Eurasia. It offers investors a diversified economy, EU rules and norms, a well-educated multilingual workforce, advanced IT infrastructure, low inflation, and a stable democratic government. The Lithuanian economy is one of the fastest ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM: - Pecos National Historical Park will be hosting Mr. Arnold Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo on Saturday, July 1st and Sunday, July 2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. as he demonstrates the masterful technique of Native American drum making. Mr. Herrera, a second generation drum maker, uses cherished...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal judge on Thursday revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a repeat child sex abuser originally from Mexico who had unlawfully procured his citizenship because he concealed his 1996 conviction from federal immigration authorities.
