News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Chad. Overview: In 2019, Chad experienced an estimated twofold increase in the number of terrorist attacks in the Lake Chad region from the previous year. Though the magnitude of the average attack has lessened since 2018, BH returned to the tactics of suicide bombing and IEDs, which had not been seen...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Denmark. Overview: The Kingdom of Denmark (which includes Greenland and the Faroe Islands) devoted significant assets to CT programs, domestically and abroad. Denmark cooperates closely with the United States, the UN, and the EU on CT initiatives, including within the GCTF and the Global Coalition to ...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Spain. Overview: Spain remained on “high" national alert for terrorism throughout 2019 for the fifth year in a row, and Spanish authorities continued to arrest individuals suspected of planning terror attacks; facilitating terrorist financing; and engaging in ISIS- and al-Qa’ida-related recruitment and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Deshon Nettles, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, 10 grams or more of butyryl fentanyl and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Niger. Overview: Niger faces terrorist threats on five of its seven national borders. The Government of Niger (GoN) remains committed to denying terrorists safe haven within its territory. It cooperated with its neighbors and with international partners, including INTERPOL, and is a member of the Global...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal grand jury today indicted two Florida men for a bank robbery in Anniston, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Central Ore. - Following a warm and dry spring, drought is emerging and expanding across much of the west, and Central Oregon is expecting warmer and drier than average conditions this summer. At the same time, as many facilities and areas are closed or allowing a limited number of visitors due to COVID-19...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Trinidad and Tobago. Overview: The threat from ISIS sympathizers in Trinidad and Tobago and the possible return of persons who traveled, or attempted to travel, to Syria and Iraq to fight with ISIS are the primary terrorism threats in the country. Trinidad and Tobago and the United States continue to...
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Peru. Overview: Peru successfully hosted the Pan American and Parapan American Games in 2019, with 8,500 athletes competing over 38 days across 20 venues - unprecedented in scale and duration. The U.S. government coordinated with Peruvian security services to provide security support to U.S. athletes,...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: June 24, 2020, Ashford, WA-Search operations continued today for Vincent Djie in the Longmire area and Talal Sabbagh at Paradise. Operations focused on ground searches with a total of 55 personnel combined between the two incidents. Response to missing persons flyers on social media and in the park shed new light on actions of each individual.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RANDY PARKMAN, 43, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 204 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery and firearm offenses.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today held a hearing on S. 3894 , The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Montana Department of Justice to receive $1 million.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today released the following opening statement at the business meeting to consider the U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
Release: Panama. Overview: Throughout 2019, Panama remained a willing partner for bilateral and multilateral cooperation in countering terrorism. As a transit country for illicit goods, money, and migrants, Panama’s geographic location makes its willingness to engage on counterterrorism important for regional...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A former youth pastor appeared in federal court today to face charges involving illegal sexual contact with minors. Robert Shiflet, 50, was charged by a grand jury in an indictment handed down on June 2, 2020. He was arrested on June 12 at his home in Denton, Texas, and arraigned via Skype today in Little Rock before United States Magistrate Judge Jerome T. Kearney.
By State Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Uganda. Overview: The Government of Uganda (GOU) continued to make important contributions toward CT efforts in East Africa and the Horn of Africa in 2019. As the largest troop contributing country to AMISOM, Uganda remained a key partner in regional efforts to neutralize al-Shabaab. However, in April,...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Land of Sky Regional Council, Ashville, North Carolina, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 24, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) opening remarks as prepared for delivery at a joint subcommittee hearing on “A Country in Crisis: How Disinformation Online is Dividing the Nation:"
