Imperial Valley News Center
China’s retaliatory tariffs could have a negative impact on California’s farmers and ranchers
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- Written by Karen Ross, Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture
Sacramento, California - In response to the federal government’s recent decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum, China has ordered retaliatory tariffs on about $2 billion worth of U.S. food and agricultural exports, which could have a significant negative impact on California’s farmers and ranchers.
Energy Department Invites U.S. Companies to Submit Joint U.S.-Israel Energy Proposals
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- Written by Green Liver
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with Israel's Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the Israel Innovation Authority, announced a new funding opportunity for 2018 through Binational Industrial Research & Development (BIRD) Energy, a program for joint U.S.-Israel industrial research and development (R&D) in renewable and energy efficiency technologies.
NIST and Florida International University Join Forces on Cybersecurity Education Outreach
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- Written by Jennifer Huergo
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced a cooperative agreement with Florida International University (FIU) to help build national relationships that advance outreach in the cybersecurity education, training and workforce development communities. The collaboration will be managed by NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Program (NICE), as part of its mission to energize and promote a robust network and ecosystem of cybersecurity efforts.
Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize Two Foreign-Convicted War Criminals Who Fraudulently Obtained Refugee Status and Naturalized into U.S. Citizenship
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- Written by IVN
Portland, Oregon - The Justice Department today filed denaturalization lawsuits against two convicted war criminals and natives of the former Yugoslavia, who according to the Department’s complaints, murdered civilians and prisoners of war because of their religion and ethnicity, then fraudulently obtained refugee status and later naturalized into U.S. citizenship by concealing their crimes. The civil complaints were filed in federal court in the District of Oregon and the District of Columbia.
Justice Department Sues to Stop Attorney From Promoting Nationwide Charitable Giving Tax Scheme
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- Written by Legal Eagle Review
Washington, DC - The United States filed a civil complaint seeking to permanently bar Michael L. Meyer, of Southwest Ranches, Florida, from providing federal tax advice for compensation because Meyer allegedly promotes, organizes, and executes a national charitable giving tax scheme that has cost the United States Treasury more than $35 million. The complaint alleges that Meyer executes his scheme through three bogus charities that he controls. The United States also seeks to disgorge the fees that Meyer received from the scheme.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Results of J-Code’s First Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Trafficking on the Darknet
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- Written by Department of Justice
Washington, DC - Today, the Department of Justice, FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced the results of a four-day long, nationwide law enforcement operation, called Operation Disarray, which targeted vendors and buyers of opioids and cocaine on the Darknet. This operation was the first coordinated action by the new Joint Criminal Opioid Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) Team.
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