News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Anton Grguric Jr., age 46, of Choctaw, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2, punishable by not less than 10 years and up to life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine, or both.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: The Trump administration has taken a qualified nominee and dumped him right in the middle of a dark-money political firestorm of their own creation. And a radical change in tax law regarding transparency and disclosure has dragged the IRS and Treasury into a swirling set of questions about the president’s foreign financial ties and motivations. As a result, this nomination is no longer an isolated debate that can begin without context.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Ron Delano Kuntz, 44, of St. Thomas, and Shawn McIntosh, 25, and Keon Wilson, 23, of St. Croix, were sentenced today for their roles in the armed robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store, located on the St. Thomas waterfront, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: Sweden is generally considered a highly-favorable investment destination. Sweden offers an extremely competitive, open economy with access to new products, technologies, skills, and innovations. Sweden also has a well-educated labor force, outstanding communication infrastructure, and a stable political ...
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS. The business and investment climate in Cyprus has improved since the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus is now experiencing a solid economic recovery, driven by the tourism sector and domestic demand. The economy grew 3.9 percent in 2017, up from 3.4 per cent in 2016, and is expected ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: On July 28 and 29, the National Park Service will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Camp Colt, the World War I tank training camp on the grounds of the Gettysburg battlefield, as well as the 100th anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I. Visitors to the Eisenhower National Historic Site will...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: In A Scheme To Defraud The National Science Foundation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ana Duenas, age 19, of Boulder, Colorado, pled guilty to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2, punishable by not less than 10 years and up to life imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine, or both.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: The overall investment climate in Azerbaijan continues to improve, although significant challenges remain. Over the past few years, the government has worked to integrate the country more fully into the global marketplace, seeking to attract foreign investment, diversify its economy, undertake further ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: 7-Year-Old Harmony Warfield Shot in Head and Died From Injuries.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the administration’s efforts to reorganize and modernize the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Interior (DOI).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jermaine Lockett, 45, of Jackson, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Tom S. Lee to 70 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Lockett was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4,520.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Torrey, UT - Today, the National Park Service released its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Capitol Reef National Park Livestock Grazing and Trailing Management Plan for a 30-day public comment period that closes Aug. 17.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: CHEYENNE., Wyo. - The Black Butte Coal Company has submitted a coal exploration license to obtain coal structural and quality information on approximately 22,232 acres of public land near the Black Butte Coal Mine south of Point of Rocks, Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson man, Michael Gene Rushing, 58, was sentenced by a Senior U.S. District Judge to more than 17 years (210 months) in jail, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for producing child pornography and possession of child pornography, announced DEA Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Derryle Smith, U. S. Attorney Mike Hurst, FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Christopher Freeze, and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Victor Joseph Contreras, 23, of Fresno, California, was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison for charges stemming from a March 2016 shooting death on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: Romania welcomes all forms of foreign investment. The government provides national treatment for foreign investors and does not differentiate treatment due to source of capital. Romania’s strategic location, membership in the European Union (EU), relatively well-educated workforce, competitive wages ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit woman caught with pain pills in Huntington in 2015 was sentenced today to 6 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Kieyonda Annette-Marie Toler, 28, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute oxymorphone in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the FBI Drug Task Force.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the Trump administration’s newly announced weakening of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) through three separate rulemakings that will be announced in the Federal Register early next week. The changes were posted moments ago on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2018
Release: Italy’s economy, the eighth largest in the world, is fully diversified, but dominated by small and medium-sized firms (SMEs), which comprise 99.9 percent of Italian businesses. Italy is an original member of the 19-nation Eurozone. Germany, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Switzerland ...
