News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Renell Mace, 36, of Atlanta, GA, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his role in preparing fraudulent tax returns. Mace appeared today before U.S. District Judge Stephen Limbaugh, Jr.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In keeping with the administration’s priorities of being good neighbors and respecting the ties that native and traditional communities have to public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing that the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument will be closed July 13, 14 and 25, 2019 This closure allows for Pueblo de Cochiti cultural observances and routine BLM maintenance.


News Release: White Sands National Monument’s July Full Moon Night includes Giant Sloths, Mammoths and the First Humans to the Tularosa Basin.


Announcing Details of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Event

News Release: Wright Brothers National Memorial invites the public to help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the First Lunar Landing through a series of special events from July 18-21. Wright Brothers National Memorial will be fee-free on July 20th, and open until 9:00 p.m.


Release: Norway is a modern, highly-developed country with a small but very strong economy. Per capita GDP is among the highest in the world, boosted by success in the oil and gas sector and other world-class industries like shipping, shipbuilding and aquaculture. The major industries are supported by a strong ...


Jamaican Man Sentenced to Twenty-One Years in Prison for Heading Alien Smuggling Organization from Freeport, Bahamas

News Release: Michael Stapleton, 44, of Jamaica, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to a total of 262 months in prison after having been convicted by a South Florida jury of running an international alien smuggling organization out of Freeport, Bahamas.


Belgium

Release: The Belgian economy is expected to grow 1.3 percent in 2019, primarily driven by domestic demand and net exports. Private consumption growth was slower than in surrounding countries, mainly caused by higher inflation. Low energy prices and interest rates, and a favorable euro/dollar exchange rate continue ...


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Release: Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is open to foreign investment, but investors must overcome endemic corruption, complex legal and regulatory frameworks and government structures, non-transparent business procedures, insufficient protection of property rights, and a weak judicial system to succeed. Economic ...


NOAA, partners predict large summer harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie

News Release: NOAA and its research partners are forecasting that western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom (HAB) this summer.


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Friday, July 26, at 8:30 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in partnership with Outdoor Chattanooga, will conduct a FREE, 3- hour, historical kayak tour. In late July 1839, Jacob Cummings liberated himself from slavery on the banks of Moccasin Bend and paddled...


Slovak Republic

Release: The Slovak Republic is a small, open, export-oriented economy, with a population of 5.4 million. Slovakia joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and the Eurozone in 2009. Slovakia is an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), with a favorable geographic location in the heart of Europe, and an investment-friendly regulatory environment. Many established companies continue to expand and make new investments in their production facilities.


News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury has convicted a Texas state district judge of bribery, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2018 Characteristics of New Housing Report, which provides annual statistics on the characteristics of new privately owned residential structures by census region. The report includes characteristics such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the location of the laundry, presence of homeowner’s association, the buyer’s source of financing and the structure’s square footage.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Hephzibah man has admitted owning a stash of drugs and a handgun that led to his arrest on federal charges.


News Release: St. Louis, MO -Deven Strauther, 28, St. Louis, MO, was indicted today on two felony counts of attempted interfering with commerce by threats of violence and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence stemming from the attempted armed robbery of the Robinson Jewelry Company on Chippewa Street in the City of St. Louis.


News Release: Japanese Fishing Company Convicted of Obstruction of Justice and Falsifying Records to Cover Up Illegal Oil and Garbage Pollution.


Poland

Release: In the thirty years since Poland discarded communism and the fifteen years since it joined the European Union (EU), Poland’s investment climate has continued to grow in attractiveness to foreign investors, including U.S. investors. Poland’s economy has experienced a long period of uninterrupted economic ...


News Release: FLORENCE- Alabama law enforcement officers from seven counties across the Northern District of Alabama attended training in Florence on Wednesday. The training was conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on prosecution of cases involving...



Release: Washington, D.C., July 10, 2019 - USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has assessed the potential environmental impacts associated with releasing the Japanese knotweed psyllid (Aphalara itadori) to biologically control Japanese, Giant, and Bohemian knotweeds (Fallopia japonica, F.