News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Guntersville man on charges of distributing methamphetamine in Blount County, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A civilian employee at Picatinny Arsenal today admitted his role in a scheme that traded bribes and other gratuities for favorable treatment on government contracts, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: GREAT FALLS - The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on May 29, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris, TIMOTHY ALLEN WEAVER, a 36-year-old resident of Dearborn, Montana, was sentenced to a term of.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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. The government provided guidance to imams throughout the country on the content of their sermons in its stated effort to...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitutions of the union government and of the semiautonomous government in Zanzibar both prohibit religious discrimination and provide for freedom of religious choice. An opposition leader and former prime minister was detained in June and accused of making inflammatory statements after calling...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Rodolfo Joel Ulloa-Paz, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced today to 247 months in prison on carjacking and firearms offenses, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution declares Islam to be the religion of the state but states freedom of belief is “absolute." It declares the state will protect the freedom to practice one’s religion, provided such practice does not conflict with established customs, public policy, or morals. Defamation of the Abrahamic...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) grants residents freedom of religious belief, freedom to preach and participate in religious activities in public, and freedom to pursue religious education. The law also protects the right of religious assembly and the rights of religious...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
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 Interior Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service is about to begin repairs to the road deck and support structure of the bridge over Windy Run on the George Washington Memorial Parkway. We scheduled this work June to September to reduce the number of people it will inconvenience, but drivers should prepare for delays and changes to the normal traffic pattern. Stay up to date on the project at go.nps.gov/WindyRun.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. The law establishes the conditions for recognition and practice of religious groups. The government continued to provide the Catholic Church with funds and privileges other religious groups did not receive. Despite Vodou’s registration...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that JON C. BALLAY, age 58, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Jay Zainey to one count of producing images depicting the sexual exploitation of a fourteen-year-old female.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution, laws, and executive decrees provide for freedom of religion and worship and prohibit discrimination based on religion. The constitution recognizes Catholicism as the religion of the majority of citizens, but not as the state religion. The law continued to require Muslim women, Catholic...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: RONKONKOMA, N.Y. - Residents of Long Island will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Long Island MacArthur Airport terminal during the week of June 11 to 15, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" TSA Pre✓® enrollment center.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and religion. It stipulates there is no official religion, says the state is neutral in matters of belief, recognizes the equality and independence of religious groups, and prohibits discrimination based on religion. The government has agreements with...
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution guarantees freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief, opinion, expression, and the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination based on religion. The government does not require religious groups to register, but those that do receive tax-exempt status.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted embezzling over $220,000 in campaign funds while serving as the treasurer for a Newark mayoral campaign, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
Release: The constitutions of the state and the country’s two entities - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Federation) and Republika Srpska (RS) - provide for freedom of religious thought and practice, prohibit religious discrimination, and allow registered religious organizations to operate freely.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion. Religious groups with memberships equal to or greater than 2 percent of the population are required to register with the government. In July the president hosted a national dialogue with religious organizations to promote cooperation among the different churches and the protection of religious freedom in the country.
By State Newswire | May 29, 2018
News Release: The constitution defines the country as a secular state; it provides for freedom of conscience, religious belief, conviction, expression, and worship; and prohibits discrimination based on religious grounds. The Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) governs and coordinates religious matters related...
