News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was charged in federal court in Boston yesterday in connection with the unlicensed transportation of a firearm.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Estonia is a safe and dynamic country for investment, with a business climate very similar to the United States. As a member of the EU, the Government of Estonia (GOE) maintains liberal policies in order to attract investments and export-oriented companies. Creating favorable conditions for foreign direct ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - Two former residents of Pittsburgh, PA were sentenced today for running a heroin and fentanyl ring that resulted in numerous fatal and non- fatal overdoses, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Director of National Intelligence Daniel R. Coats, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher A. Wray, U.S. Cyber Command Commander and National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: An Eastpointe man was sentenced today to 56 years after having been convicted in November, 2018, of robbing eight retail stores at gunpoint between June 26, 2017, and Oct. 18, 2017, and attempting to rob a ninth store, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Yesterday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, alongside Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), introduced the Athletics Fair Pay Act to help close the gender pay gap in Olympic and amateur sports. Female athletes, including the world champion U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, are still often paid far less than their male counterparts.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Over the past several years, Armenia has received respectable rankings in international indices that review country business environments and investment climates. Significant U.S. investments are increasingly present in Armenia, most notably ContourGlobal’s acquisition of the Vorotan Hydroelectric Cascade ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: An Eastpointe man was sentenced today to 56 years after having been convicted in November, 2018, of robbing eight retail stores at gunpoint between June 26, 2017, and Oct. 18, 2017, and attempting to rob a ninth store, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - A new video from the House Natural Resources Committee majority, based on multiple interviews with coal country leaders and spokespeople, highlights the high economic and human health toll of coal mining and the lack of economic diversification that has resulted from an overreliance...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was arrested and charged today in federal court in Boston with distributing fentanyl.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on June 17 and has started issuing payments to producers who purchased coverage. Producers can enroll through Sept. 20, 2019.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Despite being one of Europe’s youngest and poorest countries, Kosovo has recorded positive economic growth rates, averaging almost four percent, during the last decade. Kosovo has significant potential to attract more investment, but will not be able to do so until it addresses serious structural issues.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced that joint federal, state, and local investigation has resulted in 10 individuals being charged in two separate cases in federal court for their roles in drug trafficking organizations that operated in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Johnell Lee Cleveland, 37, of Happy Valley, Oregon, was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for distributing cyclopropyl fentanyl, possessing a machine gun and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Jackson, TN - After a three day federal jury trial, a Hardin County man has been found guilty of illegal possession, manufacture and transfer of a destructive device. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty verdict today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Daniel Lowell, 35, of Pueblo, Colo, pleaded guilty in federal court in Las Cruces today to carjacking resulting in death and other offenses stemming from a crime spree in Doña Ana and Luna Counties on Nov. 27, 2017.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Turkey provided an appealing market for investors for more than a decade. It experienced strong economic growth on the back of the many positive economic and banking reforms it implemented between 2002 and 2007. After the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, Turkey continued to attract substantial investment as a relatively stable emerging market with a promising trajectory of reforms and a strong banking system.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Researchers, historians, and other experts will present current insights during the16th annual Waterton-Glacier Science & History Day on Tuesday, July 23. The program, hosted by the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the St. Mary Visitor Center in Glacier National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, before United States Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr., SHERWOOD WATSON CARAWAY, 62, of Merritt, North Carolina pled guilty to illegally possessing firearms and ammunition while being a felon.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Located in the Baltic region of northeastern Europe, Latvia is a member of the EU, Eurozone, NATO, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Latvian government recognizes that, as a small country, it must attract foreign investment in order ...
