News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and charged with violations of the federal robbery, extortion, firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Rwanda is a constitutional republic dominated by a strong presidency. The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) led a governing coalition that included four smaller parties. In August 2017 voters elected President Paul Kagame to a third seven-year term with a reported 99 percent of the vote and a reported...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Firearm Was Used In The Death Of University Of Utah Student.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: The Russian Federation has a highly centralized, authoritarian political system dominated by President Vladimir Putin. The bicameral Federal Assembly consists of a directly elected lower house (State Duma) and an appointed upper house (Federation Council), both of which lack independence from the executive.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Ireland is a multiparty parliamentary democracy with an executive branch headed by a prime minister, a bicameral parliament, and a directly elected president. The country held free and fair parliamentary elections in 2016 and a presidential election in 2018.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Fiji is a constitutional republic. The country held general elections on Nov. 14, which international observers deemed credible. Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s Fiji First party won 27 of 51 seats in parliament, and he was sworn in as prime minister for a second four-year term.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Zimbabwe is constitutionally a republic. On July 30, the country elected Emmerson Mnangagwa president in general elections. Despite incremental improvements from past elections, domestic and international observers noted serious concerns and called for further reforms necessary to meet regional and international...
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Timor-Leste is a multiparty, parliamentary republic. After parliamentary elections in May, which were free, fair, and peaceful, Taur Matan Ruak became prime minister, leading a three-party coalition government. The 2017 March presidential and July parliamentary elections were also free and fair. When...
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: South Africa is a multiparty parliamentary democracy in which constitutional power is shared among the executive, judiciary, and parliament branches. In December 2017 the ruling African National Congress (ANC) elected then deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa as party president. On Feb. 14, then president...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tremaine Giddens, 42, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine, and being a felon in possession of ammunition. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: The Republic of North Macedonia is a parliamentary democracy. A popularly elected president is head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces. The unicameral parliament exercises legislative authority. Parliamentary elections were last held in 2016 and presidential elections in 2014. In its ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: The Union of the Comoros is a constitutional, multiparty republic. The country consists of three islands-Grande Comore (also called Ngazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuani), and Moheli (Mwali)-and claims a fourth, Mayotte (Maore), that France administers. In 2015 successful legislative elections were held. In April...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: Tonopah, NV - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input regarding the release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a proposal by Gemfield Resources, Ltd. (GRL) to construct and operate a conventional open pit mining operation through its Gemfield Project. The mine location is proposed for the Goldfield Mining District of Esmerelda County, Nevada. The public comment period ends April 22, 2019.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Samoa is a constitutional parliamentary democracy that incorporates traditional practices into its governmental system. Although the unicameral parliament is elected by universal suffrage, only matai (heads of extended families) may be members. In 2016 voters elected a new parliament, confirming Prime...
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Zambia is a constitutional republic governed by a democratically elected president and a unicameral national assembly. In 2016 the country held elections under an amended constitution for president, national assembly seats, and local government, as well as a referendum on an enhanced bill of rights.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - The last of five members of a Drug Trafficking Organization which distributed heroin throughout Phoenix was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich. On Feb. 22, 2019, Jose Lopez-Alvarado, 32, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to ten years in prison followed by five years...
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
Release: Fiji is a constitutional republic. The country held general elections on Nov. 14, which international observers deemed credible. Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s Fiji First party won 27 of 51 seats in parliament, and he was sworn in as prime minister for a second four-year term.
By State Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: The Islamic Republic of Iran is an authoritarian theocratic republic with a Shia Islamic political system based on velayat-e faqih(guardianship of the jurist or governance by the jurist). Shia clergy, most notably the rahbar (supreme jurist or supreme leader), and political leaders vetted by the clergy dominate key power structures.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2019
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Daniel Carino, age 37, of St. Croix, was sentenced to ten years of incarceration for possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and to a consecutive sentence of twenty years for attempted murder, by District...
