Miami, Florida - A Venezuelan billionaire who owns Globovision news network was charged in an indictment unsealed Wednesday for his role in a billion-dollar currency exchange and money laundering scheme.  A former Venezuelan national treasurer and a former owner of Banco Peravia bank in the Dominican Republic each pleaded guilty in proceedings unsealed Tuesday for their roles in the scheme.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Defendants Michael Wood, 54, and Mary Wood, 46, of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, were sentenced Monday in federal court to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay $46,320 in restitution to the victim in this case. A jury convicted both defendants of harboring an alien for financial gain and conspiracy to harbor an alien on June 6, 2017. Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and Special Agent in Charge Marlon V. Miller of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Philadelphia announced the sentences.

Arlington, Virginia - The incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in people under the age of 20 is increasing in the United States, with one national study indicating a 4.8 percent increase of newly diagnosed cases of T2D in the age group from 2002 to 2012. Youth and adolescents living with T2D face many of the same challenges as adults diagnosed with the disease yet are at risk of developing diabetes-related complications at an earlier age, which can greatly impact their quality of life and life expectancy.

Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be Members of the National Council on the Humanities for the remainder of six-year terms:

Washington, DC - Remarks by President Trump at the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony:

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown will host the 87th Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 6th on the West Steps of the State Capitol.