News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and filing a false personal tax return related to his participation in the promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will travel to Valletta, Malta, and Tokyo, Japan, from June 17-21. Assistant Secretary Sison is scheduled to meet with Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg and other officials from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and Trade to discuss various UN Security Council issues and priorities. Additionally, she will engage with representatives from the International Organization for Migration and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to address regional efforts by these organizations.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The Department of State has designated the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The United States remains concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist threat worldwide and is committed to countering the transnational components of violent white supremacy. These actions follow consultations with European partners.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Omani Foreign Minister Albusaidi
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The National Park Service (NPS) has announced the solicitation of electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before June 1, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments should be submitted electronically by July 1, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The Department of State has designated Tzav 9, an extremist Israeli group, for obstructing and damaging humanitarian aid convoys destined for Palestinian civilians in Gaza. According to the Department, members of Tzav 9 have engaged in actions such as blockading roads and vandalizing aid trucks, which have hindered the delivery of essential assistance.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Netflix and Shondaland have announced that the Bridgerton universe has contributed over a quarter of a billion pounds to the UK economy, benefiting nearly 5,000 local businesses over the past five years. To commemorate this milestone and the release of Part 2 of Bridgerton’s third season, Shondaland CEO Shonda Rhimes opened trading at the London Stock Exchange today.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
WASHINGTON DC — Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and committee members secured significant provisions in the FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House of Representatives today. The NDAA authorizes policies, programs, and spending for the Department of Defense.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement condemning the recent detentions by the Houthis of United Nations, diplomatic, and non-governmental organization staff.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association President (AIA) and CEO Eric Fanning today praised the House for passing H.R. 8070, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2025.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
As the nation recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has reminded financial institutions to remain vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity related to elder financial exploitation (EFE). EFE-related losses affect personal savings, checking accounts, retirement savings, and investments, severely impacting victims’ well-being and financial security as they age. FinCEN has previously published resources to help stakeholders combat EFE.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The United States continues to cooperate with the Republic of Türkiye to counter ISIS and disrupt ISIS facilitation networks, along with a broad variety of terrorist threats. In that vein, and in coordination with the Republic of Türkiye, the Department of State today is designating ISIS leader Adam Khamirzaev as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
(Lanzhou, Gansu – June 14, 2024) There has been a recent update on Gansu-born pro-democracy activist Jia Guoxi, who has been under arrest by Chinese Communist Party authorities for more than five years since 2019. Jia Guoxi, a Christian who was baptized at a church from a background of Christian Assembly (then known as the Little Flock), was suddenly arrested by police in Yanggu County, Shandong Province, on June 11, 2019. The reason for his arrest is unknown, and he was detained at the Yanggu County Detention Center in Shandong Province on suspicion of “inciting subversion...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the appointment of Jeremy Singer as FAFSA Executive Advisor in the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Singer will lead the overall strategy for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) and drive technology innovation to enhance FSA’s technical and operational capabilities.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Rosie Hidalgo, Director of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), delivered a message for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2024. The event aims to raise awareness about the abuse and neglect faced by older adults.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Philip E. Sobeck for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Sobeck is currently serving as commander, Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Virginia.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
On June 14, 2024, Special Master Mary Patrice Brown announced that she will authorize fifth-round payments for all eligible claims in the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (the Fund) by January 1, 2025. The Fund, which continues to collect deposits, anticipates that the fifth distribution will be at least $940 million. The amounts available for this distribution come from qualifying federal enforcement actions, including United States v. Binance Holdings Limited.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today commended the Senate Armed Services Committee on a successful markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 14, 2024
Three Florida residents pleaded guilty today to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate employees of pregnancy resource centers in the free exercise of the right to provide and seek reproductive health services. The defendants targeted reproductive health facilities that provided and counseled abortion alternatives and vandalized those facilities with threatening messages.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 13, 2024
Todd Bensman, Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), stated that the prosecution of the Kurashev terrorism case highlights the danger posed by what he described as the "worst mass migration crisis in U.S. history." Bensman made this statement in a CIS article published on June 6.
