News from March 2020
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 Area Administered by Turkish Cypriots →.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sarah Brown, age 42, of Akra, Greene County, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for unlawfully distributing opioids, for impersonating patients of a co-conspirator and defrauding insurance companies as part of the opioids distribution scheme, and for attempting to obstruct the investigation into her criminal activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Tacoma, Washington - A repeat offender who victimized more than 40 hikers and campers in National Parks across western Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two years in federal prison to follow a 25 month state prison term. MICHAEL WAYNE PICKERING, 41, of Aberdeen, Washington...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Republic of the Congo (ROC) is a presidential republic in which the constitution vests most decision-making authority and political power in the president and prime minister. In 2015 the Republic of the Congo adopted a new constitution that extended the maximum number of presidential terms and years...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Kingdom of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a freely elected multiparty parliamentary form of government. Legislative authority rests in the unicameral parliament (Riksdag). Observers considered the general elections in September 2018 to be free and fair. In January a center-left coalition...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Senegal is a republic dominated by a strong executive branch. In February voters re-elected Macky Sall as president for a second term of five years in elections local and international observers considered generally free and fair. The government postponed until mid-2020 local municipal elections originally scheduled to take place in December.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Principality of Andorra is a constitutional, parliamentary democracy. Two co-princes-the president of France and the Spanish bishop of Urgell-serve with joint authority as heads of state. On April 7, the country held free and fair multiparty elections for the 28 seats in parliament (the General Council ...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has determined that fresh jujube fruit from China can be safely imported into the continental United States under a systems approach. APHIS based this decision on the findings of our pest risk analysis and a thorough ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Jackson, TN - After a three-day jury trial in August 2019, Johnny Lee Nixon, Jr., 23, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit multiple business robberies, Hobbs Act business robbery, possession of a firearm during a robbery, and receiving firearms while under indictment. Nixon has now been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison. U.S. Attorney Dunavant announced the sentencing today.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Nigeria is a federal republic composed of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In February citizens re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress party to a second four-year term. Most independent observers agreed the election outcome was credible despite logistical challenges, localized violence, and some irregularities.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Slovak Republic is a multiparty parliamentary democracy led by a prime minister and a 150-member parliament (Narodna Rada or National Council). Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini heads a three-party coalition that secured a majority of seats in parliament following free and fair parliamentary elections in 2016. On March 16 and 30, voters elected Zuzana Caputova to a five-year term as president and head of state in elections that were considered free and fair.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Fiji is a constitutional republic. In November 2018 the country held general elections, which international observers deemed free, transparent, and credible. Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s Fiji First party won 27 of 51 seats in parliament, and he began a second four-year term as prime minister.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: The Kingdom of Belgium is a parliamentary democracy with a limited constitutional monarchy. The country is a federal state with several levels of government: national; regional (Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels); language community (Flemish, French, and German); provincial; and local. The Federal Council ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN - Demarcus Deon Crawford, 36, a/k/a/ "Trip," has been sentenced to 300 months in federal prison for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Afghanistan is an Islamic republic with a directly elected president, a bicameral legislative branch, and a judicial branch; however, armed insurgents control some portions of the country. On Sept. 28, Afghanistan held presidential elections after technical issues and security requirements compelled...
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: The Republic of Serbia is a constitutional, multiparty, parliamentary democracy, led by a president. The country held extraordinary elections for seats in the unicameral National Assembly (parliament) in 2016 and presidential elections in 2017. International observers stated that the elections were mostly...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-A federal criminal complaint has been unsealed charging three Florida men affiliated with the “Felony Lane Gang" national criminal organization for their roles in a bank fraud scheme targeting female victims in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
Release: Panama is a multiparty constitutional democracy. In May voters chose Laurentino Cortizo Cohen as president in national elections that international and domestic observers considered generally free and fair.
By State Newswire | Mar 11, 2020
News Release: El Salvador is a constitutional multiparty republic. On Feb. 3, voters elected Nayib Bukele as president for a five-year term. The election was generally free and fair, according to international observers. Free and fair municipal and legislative elections took place in 2018.
