Imperial Valley News Center
Global Earthquake Numbers on Par for 2015
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- Written by Heidi Koontz
Reston, Virginia - Globally there were 14,588 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or greater in 2015. This worldwide number is on par with prior year averages of about 40 earthquakes per day of magnitude 4.0, or about 14,500 annually. The 2015 number may change slightly as the final results are completed by seismic analysts at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colorado.
CBP Announces the Open Season for Applications for the Reimbursable Services Program
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the open period for accepting letters of application through the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP).
Vermont Man Surrenders U.S. Citizenship and Consents to Removal from United States
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- Written by Justice Department
Washington, DC - A Bosnian-born Burlington, Vermont, man surrendered his U.S. citizenship because he lied about his military service during the Bosnian war and the court cancelled his certificate of naturalization.
BBA Aviation to Divest Facilities at Six Airports in Landmark Aviation Acquisition
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The Department of Justice announced that it will require BBA Aviation plc, the parent company of Signature Flight Support, to divest fixed‑base operator assets (FBOs) at six U.S. airports in order to proceed with its $2.065 billion acquisition of Landmark Aviation.
Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempted Spear-Phishing Cyber-Attack on Department of Energy Computers
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- Written by Justice Department
Washington, DC - Charles Harvey Eccleston, 62, a former employee of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), pleaded guilty today to a federal offense stemming from an attempted e-mail “spear-phishing” attack in January 2015 that targeted dozens of DOE employee e-mail accounts.
Justice Department and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Reach Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Auto Lending Discrimination by Toyota
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- Written by IVN
Torrance, California - The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a settlement to resolve allegations that Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (Toyota) engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-American and Asian/Pacific Islander borrowers in auto lending. Toyota, based in Torrance, California, is the nation’s largest captive auto lender, and the fifth largest auto lender overall.
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