Calexico East port of entry commercial facility intercepted a “First-in-Nation” pest, a minute insect commonly known as a “leafhopper.” CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at …
August 26, 2022
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the port of Santa Teresa seized 4,600 Tramadol pills and 90 pounds of prohibited pork bologna.
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that four individuals from Sisseton, South Dakota, who were all convicted of Robbery and Aiding and Abetting, have been sentenced by U.S. District …
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United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Summerset, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Attempted Exploitation of a Minor, Transportation of a …
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Norfolk Man Sentenced for Possessing Glock Switches and Glock Handgun in Furtherance of Drug-Trafficking Crime
by DOJ PressNORFOLK, Va. – A Norfolk man was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for possessing several Glock switches, or autosear kits, that convert handguns into fully automatic machineguns, as …
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PHOENIX, Ariz. – Last week, Michael John Dean Nopah, 42, of Parker, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 70 months in prison, followed by …
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GREENSBORO – Ronnie Hiram Wessinger, Jr., age 49, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William L. Osteen, Jr., to 180 months in prison followed …
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PITTSBURGH – A resident of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and tax fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced …
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Former St. Louis Board of Alderman president and a former alderman plead guilty to bribery, other charges
by DOJ PressST. LOUIS – The former president of the St. Louis Board of Alderman, along with a former alderman, pleaded guilty Friday to all charges against them and admitted accepting bribes …
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Justice Department Announces $49.85 Million in Office on Violence Against Women Grants to Support Legal Services and Related Programs for Survivors
by DOJ PressWASHINGTON – The Department of Justice has announced nearly $50 million in Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services …
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Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Offense and Pay Nearly $13 Million in Federal Fines and Response Costs for Offshore Oil Spill
by DOJ PressLOS ANGELES – A Texas-based oil company and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, pay a $7.1 million criminal …
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SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man faces a possible sentence of at least 15 years in prison after a federal jury convicted him of illegally carrying a gun. Dontray Lewis, …
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Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADRIAN JOHNSON, 32, of Waterloo, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport …
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Caretaker of Senior Couple Sentenced for Stealing Hundreds of Thousands from Elderly Couple’s Bank Accounts
by DOJ PressMiami, Florida – A U.S. federal district judge sentenced 52-year-old Sherri Lynn Smith to 51 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release for stealing nearly $300,000 from …
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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -An index of global stock markets fell, while short-term U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the …
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KABUL (Reuters) – Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. Flooding has wrought widespread devastation …
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By Ann Saphir JACKSON, Wyo. (Reuters) -Climate activists gathered Thursday outside the lodge hosting the annual Jackson Hole central banking conference in Wyoming to air their demands that the Federal …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil posted a current account deficit of $3.5 billion in May, the worst result for the month in eight years, amid trade balance weakening, central bank figures …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen recently died in Ukraine, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday, adding that officials are in touch with the family and are providing consular …
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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices ended higher on Friday, boosted by signals from Saudi Arabia that OPEC could cut output, but trading was volatile as investors digested …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and DAE-WOUNG KIM YONGIN, South Korea (Reuters) – A year after nearly 400 Afghan refugees fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland to settle in South Korea, …
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By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly a month after arriving with their 1-year-old daughter on a bus sent by the governor of Texas to Washington, D.C., …
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TUNIS (Reuters) -Some Tunisian shops are rationing goods including cooking oil, sugar and butter, while big queues have hit petrol stations amid a fuel shortage as the government navigates a …
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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Moderna sued Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, …
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(Reuters) – Global economic unease is growing and the closely watched monthly jobs report in the United States and inflation gauges in Europe will arrive in the coming week at …