WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following news release: The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a three-year denial order against USGoBuy LLC of Portland, Oregon, prohibiting USGoBuy from participating in all exports under BIS jurisdiction from the United States. BIS activated this denial order--originally included as a suspended penalty pursuant to a 2021 settlement agreement with USGoBuy  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A local man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing counterfeit Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in and around Portland and stealing federal funds intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yuriy Viktorovich Vasilchuk, 33, a Portland resident, was sentenced to 49 months in federal prison and three years' supervised re  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor arrived in Vancouver today to launch USDA's first trade mission dedicated to developing export markets for Tribal and Native Hawaiian businesses and products. "This historic trade mission showcasing products from Tribal and Native Hawaiian producers is long overdue,  more