News from June 2019
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution defines the state as secular, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides for freedom of conscience and religion. It prohibits political parties from preaching religious violence or hate. Laws regulating nonprofit organizations and religious denominations require registration with...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Deportation officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Denver on Thursday recaptured all three ICE detainees who escaped June 16 from the Aurora Contract Detention Facility (ACDF). They were found in three different locations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - James Christopher Benvie, 44, of Albany, Minn., appeared in federal court today for an initial appearance on an indictment returned by a grand jury in New Mexico charging him with two counts of false personation of an officer or employee of the United States.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The law and unimplemented constitution prohibit religiously motivated discrimination and provide for freedom of thought, conscience, and belief as well as the freedom to practice any religion. The government recognizes four officially registered religious groups: the Eritrean Orthodox Church, Sunni Islam,...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: We write to request an examination by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the response to the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) 2016 Fiduciary Rule (2016 Rule) by the financial services industry and what has occurred since it was overturned. Today marks the one-year anniversary...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of religion, subject to limitations to ensure public order, health, and safety or to protect the rights of others. The law does not allow religious groups to register as legal entities, creating obstacles for them in conducting...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination, stipulates that individuals are free to profess and practice their religion, and does not designate a state religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. In March President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled plans to build a new...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination and provides for freedom of faith and conscience and the practice of one’s religion. The country’s 16 states exercise considerable autonomy on registration of religious groups and other matters. Unrecognized religious groups are ineligible for tax benefits.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution declares Islam the state religion and sharia the source of all legislation. It provides for freedom of thought and expression “within the limits of the law" but does not mention freedom of religion. The law prohibits denunciation of Islam, conversion from Islam to another religion, and...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion and prohibits discrimination based on religion; however, the Cuban Communist Party, through its Office of Religious Affairs (ORA) and the government’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ), continued to control most aspects of religious life. Observers...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: The constitution states Islam is the state religion and sharia shall be “a main source" of legislation. The constitution guarantees the freedom to practice religious rites in accordance with “the maintenance of public order and morality." Religious groups must register with the government to acquire...
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief. A concordat with the Holy See designates Roman Catholicism as the official state religion and extends to the Catholic Church special privileges not granted to other religious groups. Privileges include funding for expenses such as administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Covington, Louisiana, couple and their company pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to create, market and operate a fraudulent medical reimbursement program that defrauded the IRS and program participants out of over $48 million.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution prohibits religious discrimination, stipulates that individuals are free to profess and practice their religion, and does not designate a state religion. Registration is required for religious groups to have legal status. In March President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled plans to build a new...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS- A Culbertson man who admitted to strangling a woman during an argument in a vehicle on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in September 2018 was sentenced on June 20 to 22 months in prison and to two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: Dear Acting Commissioner Sharpless: We write to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and to urge proactive and expedient action to protect kids from dangerous tobacco products. This anniversary offers an important reminder of the serious threat posed...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Arlington man was sentenced today to six and a half years in prison for orchestrating multiple fraud schemes that resulted in total losses of approximately $20 million.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of religion; both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination based on religion. Any violation may be brought before a court of justice. Religious groups seeking financial support from the government must register with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
By State Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
Release: The constitution provides for freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, including the freedom to change religion. The law recognizes four religions: Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. The constitution and other laws give Buddhism the “foremost place" among the country’s religious faiths...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Portline Bulk International S.A. pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships and one count of Obstruction. The charges stem from the falsification of the Oil Record Book onboard the M/V Achilleus, a Maltese-flagged ocean-going bulk carrier ship managed by Defendant Portline.
