News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national residing in Lynn was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On Wednesday, July 10, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a Saudi man, convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on smuggling and aiding and abetting charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Erika Margarita Cordova (41, Orlando) to 8 months in federal prison for making and using false documents in passport applications. She had pleaded guilty on March 21, 2019.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Cyprus is situated at the crossroads of three continents - Europe, Africa, and Asia - as such it occupies a strategic place in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Cyprus is a member of the European Union (EU) and the government’s attitude towards foreign direct investment (FDI) is positive. The Cyprus ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: SAVANNAH, Ga. - Two men have been charged in a four-count federal indictment for the June 2019 shipment of more than 45 pounds of cocaine through the Port of Savannah.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: The United Kingdom (UK) actively encourages foreign direct investment (FDI). The UK imposes few impediments to foreign ownership and throughout the past decade, has been Europe’s top recipient of FDI. The UK government provides comprehensive statistics on FDI in its annual inward investment report.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Venezuelan national was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for identity theft and passport fraud.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Italy’s economy, the eighth largest in the world, is fully diversified, and 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 ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: Texas Judge Convicted of Bribery and Obstruction.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Several factors make Slovenia an attractive location for foreign direct investment (FDI): modern infrastructure with access to important EU transportation corridors, a major port on the Adriatic Sea with access to the Mediterranean, a highly-educated and professional workforce, proximity to Central European and Balkan markets, and membership in the Schengen Area, EU, and Eurozone.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: Austria has a well-developed market economy that welcomes foreign direct investment, particularly in technology and R&D. The country benefits from a skilled labor force, and a high standard of living, with its capital Vienna consistently placing at the top of global quality-of-life rankings.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: The Government of Belarus (GOB) officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs, and hard currency. Belarusian authorities stress the country’s geographic location, its inclusion in the Eurasian Economic Union (which also includes Russia, Kazakhstan ...
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
Release: The Republic of North Macedonia signed the Prespa Agreement on June 17, 2018, resolving a decades-long name dispute with Greece and opening the possibility of fulfilling its aspirations to join the EU and NATO. The NATO member states’ permanent representatives signed North Macedonia’s NATO Accession ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sucley Romero, 28, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
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.
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 DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ebony Danielle Phillips, 38, of the United Kingdom, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with illegal reentry after deportation following conviction of an aggravated felony. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Marshfield, Missouri woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing more than $115,000 from the federal government by claiming wages for work she never performed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Alex Joseph Suire, 25, of Maurice, Louisiana, pleaded guilty Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Earl Hill, 40, La Crosse, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 42 months in federal prison for possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute.
