News from September 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: HOUSTON - A 19-year-old U.S. citizen residing in Richmond is set to appear in federal court on allegations he made a bomb threat against University of Houston (UH), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to America’s Central Port District, formerly known as Tri-City Regional Port District, Granite City, Illinois, to make storage-based infrastructure...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: Jami L. Mayhew of Glen Carbon, Illinois, pleaded guilty today to a single-count felony information.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - The Department of Justice is advising the public of an imposter scam in which persons claiming to represent the department are calling individuals and appear to be targeting the elderly.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - EM crews recently took down the eighth of 10 buildings set for demolition at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility (RMHF) at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) in Ventura County. The latest teardown, pictured here, marks continued progress since workers resumed...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jenny Anzelmo-Sarles has been selected as the chief of public affairs and chief spokesperson for the National Park Service. In addition to NPS expertise, Anzelmo-Sarles brings diverse experience across government, news media and the private sector to her new role, which she begins Sept. 14.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: Portugal’s economic recovery and positive pro-business policies increased market attractiveness in 2019. The country’s notable recovery since concluding an EU/IMF bailout adjustment program in 2014 culminated in a first-ever budget surplus in 2019. Following the crisis, Portugal recovered its investment-grade ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has received multiple reports that individuals claiming to represent the Department of Justice are calling members of the public as part of an imposter scam. The department strongly encourages the public to remain vigilant and not to provide personal information during these calls, which appear to target the elderly.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Construction is underway on the $10 million Sludge Processing Mock Test Facility, which will play a vital role in maturing technologies needed to begin processing Oak Ridge’s 500,000-gallon inventory of transuranic sludge waste.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID BOURNE, 38, of Simsbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing and using explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARRIN LAMORE, 49, of Enfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to five months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing government funds. Judge Thompson also ordered Lamore to serve the first five months of supervised release in home confinement with electronic monitoring.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID BOURNE, 38, of Simsbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing and using explosives.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: (FORT BENTON, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to do parking lot maintenance at the Missouri Breaks Interpretive Center, located at 701 7th Street in Fort Benton.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: The United Kingdom (UK) actively encourages foreign direct investment (FDI). The UK imposes few impediments to foreign ownership and throughout the past decade, has been Europe’s top recipient of FDI. The UK government provides comprehensive statistics on FDI in its annual inward investment report.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Lyon County man pleaded guilty today to possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: Albania is an upper middle-income country with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of USD 5,373 (2019 IMF estimate) and a population of approximately 2.9 million people. An estimated 45 percent of the population live in rural areas. The IMF estimates Albania’s real GDP increased by 2.2 percent ...
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: The Netherlands consistently ranks among the world’s most competitive industrialized economies. It offers an attractive business and investment climate and remains a welcoming location for business investment from the United States and elsewhere.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELIZABETH URBANI, 42, of West Haven, waived her right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today to theft of mail by a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Bremerton, Washington man pled guilty to assaulting two special agents with the United States Secret Service, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Wills, 31, pled guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
By State Newswire | Sep 8, 2020
Release: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the Belgian economy in 2020. The National Bank of Belgium has estimated that real GDP could contract by as much as 8% in 2020, and the impact on public finances could lead to a deficit of at least 7.5% of GDP, withthe national debt to increase to around 115% ...
