News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: . St. Thomas, USVI - Edwin Vargas, 31, and Lennin Cornelio-Perez, 32, both of the Dominican Republic, pled guilty to Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States in District Court before Judge Curtis Gomez, United States Attorney Gretchen...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - William Lee Ashley, 37, of Anderson, pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: A pair from the Mahoning Valley were indicted for sexually exploiting a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 years (216 months) in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: Two Former Arkansas Juvenile Detention Officers Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Juvenile Detainees.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Republican Committee Leaders today sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging her to direct the Democratic Chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction to schedule hearings on the Green New Deal.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a supplemental memo during a hearing with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on the addition of the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita street gang member with a prior felony conviction for robbery was sentenced Wednesday to 17 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former employee of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) pled guilty today to a scheme in which he defrauded the agency of more than $1.4 million by steering inflated food stamp and temporary assistance benefits to people who were not entitled to receive them. In return, he received cash kickbacks and sexual favors.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: FBI Oklahoma City Presents Director’s Community Leadership Award to Aliye Shimi.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing a mixture of fentanyl and heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Republican Committee Leaders today sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging her to direct the Democratic Chairmen of the committees of jurisdiction to schedule hearings on the Green New Deal.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Honduras is a constitutional, multiparty republic. The country last held national and local elections in November 2017. Voters elected Juan Orlando Hernandez of the National Party as president for a four-year term beginning January 2018. International observers generally recognized the elections as free but disputed the fairness and transparency of the results.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and has a high degree of autonomy, except in defense and foreign affairs, under the SAR’s constitution (the Basic Law). In September residents directly elected 14 of the 33 representatives who comprise the SAR’s Legislative...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Jim Richardson invites public comment for a 30-day public scoping period of the Replacement of Drakesbad Wastewater Disposal Project. Public comments received during the public scoping period will help identify issues, concerns, and other alternatives to evaluate in an environmental assessment of the project.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Richard Ira Mintz, D.O., 69, of Dresher, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to eight counts of distributing controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Chile is a constitutional multiparty democracy. In November 2017 the country held presidential elections and concurrent legislative elections, which observers considered free and fair. Former president (2010-14) and center-right candidate Sebastian Pinera won the presidential election and took office in March.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Brunei Darussalam is a monarchy governed since 1967 by Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. Emergency powers in place since 1962 allow the sultan to govern with few limitations on his authority. The Legislative Council (LegCo), composed of appointed, indirectly elected, and ex officio members, met during the year and exercised a purely consultative role in recommending and approving legislation and budgets.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Bolivia is a constitutional, multiparty republic with an elected president and a bicameral legislature. In 2014, in a process deemed free but whose fairness was questioned by international observers, citizens re-elected President Evo Morales Ayma, leader of the Movement Toward Socialism Party (MAS)...
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Tuvalu is a constitutional parliamentary democracy. Observers judged that parliamentary elections held in 2015 were free and fair, with three new members elected to the 15-member parliament. There are no formal political parties. Parliament selected Enele Sopoaga for a second term as prime minister.
