News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - The former CEO of an Irvine-based financial services and insurance company has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for defrauding elderly victims who thought their money was being invested in a certificate of deposit at a major bank - but, instead, was actually used to fund his lavish lifestyle.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Lyle Rowse, 37, of Burwell, Nebraska, was sentenced today to 55 months in prison by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine (actual). There is no parole in the federal system. In addition to his prison term, Rowse will serve four years of supervised release following his release from prison.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News 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 State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Pakistan is a federal parliamentary republic. In 2018 the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the most National Assembly seats in the general elections, and PTI’s leader, Imran Khan, became prime minister. While independent observers noted technical improvements in the Election Commission of Pakistan’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On March 6, 2020, United States District Court Judge James A. Soto sentenced Wilmer Martin Flores, 43, of Honduras, to 87 months in prison. A jury had previously found Flores guilty of Assault on a Federal Officer.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Republic of Latvia is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. A unicameral parliament (Saeima) exercises legislative authority. Observers considered the elections in October 2018 for the 100-seat parliament to be free and fair.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
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 11, 2020
Release: Guinea-Bissau is a multiparty republic. The country has endured prolonged political gridlock punctuated by periods of turmoil. Aristides Gomes is the seventh prime minister since 2015. In March the country held legislative elections, which included all 102 seats in the National Assembly. Presidential...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Republic of San Marino is a multiparty democracy. Twice yearly, the popularly elected unicameral Great and General Council (parliament) selects two of its members to serve as Captains Regent (co-heads of state). They preside over meetings of the Council and of the Congress of State (cabinet), which has no more than 10 other members (secretaries of state), selected by the Council. Observers considered the parliamentary elections on December 8 to be generally free and fair.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ray Chrostowski, 26, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., to breaking into and larceny from interstate carrier facilities. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Republic of Latvia is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. A unicameral parliament (Saeima) exercises legislative authority. Observers considered the elections in October 2018 for the 100-seat parliament to be free and fair.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Antigua and Barbuda is a multiparty parliamentary democracy. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state. The governor general is the queen’s representative in country and certifies all legislation on her behalf. The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party won a majority of seats in March 2018 parliamentary...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Six Defendants Have Been Prosecuted in Western North Carolina in 2020.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Eswatini is an executive monarchy. King Mswati III and Queen Mother Ntombi, the king’s mother, rule as co-monarchs and exercise varying levels of authority over the three branches of government. There is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and House of Assembly, each composed of appointed...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - A federal grand jury has indicted Ian J. Dukes, 37, of Georgetown, Ill., and Julie P. Snyder, 43, of the 400 block of W. University Ave., Urbana, Ill., on charges of child sexual exploitation. Specifically, the indictment charges Dukes and Snyder with attempted enticement of a minor, under...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: DENVER - The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Indonesia is a multiparty democracy. On April 17, Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) won a second five-year term as president. Voters also elected new members of the House of Representatives (DPR), as well as members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) and provisional legislatures. Domestic and international observers deemed the elections to be free and fair.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10), Lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has brought on veteran staffer Leslie Shedd as the new communications director for the House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans. Shedd has more than a decade of media experience, including...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has a constitutional monarchy and a democratic parliamentary form of government with a popularly elected unicameral Chamber of Deputies (parliament). The prime minister is the leader of the dominant party or party coalition in parliament. In October 2018 the country held parliamentary elections that observers considered free and fair.
