News from July 2021

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Richard Lee Tyndall, Jr., of Oldtown, Maryland, was indicted today on firearms theft charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Ethan Ashong, age 28, of Fishkill, New York, was indicted on July 20, 2021, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.

By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: Located in the Baltic region of northeastern Europe, Latvia is a member of the EU, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, and the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Latvian government recognizes that, as a small country, it must attract foreign investment to foster economic growth, and thus has pursued liberal economic ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the implementation of Phase Six of the Lacey Act enforcement schedule. Effective Oct. 1, 2021, Phase Six will require a plant import declaration ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A Greene County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and the distribution/receipt of child pornography. He will also serve a lifetime term of supervised release, must pay $10,000 in restitution to the minor victim, and was also ordered to have no contact with the minor victim or victim's family.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Identified After Bank Surveillance Photo Broadcast by Local TV Stations.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A federal jury convicted a Goldsboro man today on charges of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: The United Kingdom (UK) is a top global destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) and imposes few impediments to foreign ownership. The United States is the largest source of direct investment into the UK. Thousands of U.S. companies have operations in the UK. The UK also hosts more than half of ...

By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: Global Overview. The Investment Climate Statements address market conditions, including issues critical to maintaining high standards, such as labor protections, environmental considerations, and responsible business conduct. Topics include: Openness to Investment, Legal and Regulatory Systems, Protection...

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Rep. Brady, Senator Daines Reintroduce Welfare Reform Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Two more defendants were sentenced today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Mercer County.

By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: The Russian Federation remained in 28th place out of 190 economies in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 Report, reflecting modest incremental improvements in the regulatory environment in prior years. The World Bank paused the publication of the Doing Business 2021 report to assess a number of irregularities ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced that Monquel Dejuan-Lee Paulk, formerly of Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou. Paulk pleaded guilty to a federal indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: For Being A Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: Switzerland is welcoming to international investors, with a positive overall investment climate. The Swiss federal government enacts laws and regulations governing corporate structure, the financial system, and immigration, and concludes international trade and investment treaties. However, Switzerland’s ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Devontay Douglas, age 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for his role in an armed carjacking.

By State Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman will travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) July 25-26 and to Oman July 27.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Passenger volume is on the rise this summer and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) team at Norfolk International Airport is prepared to handle an increase in the number of travelers who will be flying.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Canadian man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm as an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2021
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man today admitted to his role in conspiring to defraud a home improvement retail store with stolen credit card information, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.