Joint state, local and ICE HSI investigation leads to large fentanyl seizure

CORDOVA, Tenn. – A joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and state and local law enforcement, resulted in an arrest and seizure of over two…

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Three Brothers Charged in Multi-District Scheme to Defraud the United States Postal Service, UPS, and Citizens Bank

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that brothers Zumar Dubose, age 32, of Atlantic City, NJ; Abdush Dubose, age 34, of Boynton Beach, FL; and Kariem Dubose, age…

United States Returns to Iraq Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh

Today, the United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world’s oldest…

Justice Department Awards $270,782 to State of Louisiana to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault

Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded $270,782 collectively to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. and the…

Cuomo-Appointed New York State Health Commissioner Announces Resignation

New York State Health Commissioner, Howard Zucker, has resigned from his position, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced during a news conference, multiple sources reported. Zucker, 62, worked with former New York…

New York News·Politics

Republicans Press State Department On Security Risks Posed By Chinese Cloud Services

Republicans Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Rep. Mark Gallagher of Wisconsin sent a letter to the State Department warning of the security risks posed by foreign governments’ use of cloud services…

Tech and Gaming·US and World News

Crisis at the Border: Texas officials press President Biden to declare a state of emergency at the border

A majority of Texas House Republicans asked President Joe Biden to declare an emergency at the southern border, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday. Fourteen of…

Politics·US and World News

Murphy administration hints at mandatory student vaccinations as outbreaks increase statewide despite masking

TRENTON, NJ – It was intended to keep schools, teachers and students safe, but it’s not working as Governor Phil Murphy today reported 23 COVID-19 outbreaks in school districts since the first…

Atlantic County News·Mercer County News·New Jersey News·School and Education News

Two from Los Angeles Stopped by State Police are Indicted on Drug Charges following HSI Investigation

PITTSBURGH, PA- Two residents of Los Angeles, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, PA on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…

Justice Department Reaches $1.6M Agreement to Remedy Title IX Violations at San José State University

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced a settlement with San José State University (SJSU) to ensure that students can attend…

Dallas Man Illegally In The United States Charged With Unlawful Possession Of Firearms And Ammunition

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David DaSilva, age 33, of Dallas, Pennsylvania, was indicted on September 14, 2021, by a federal grand…

United States Reaches $842,500 Settlement with two Public Universities and the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service to Resolve Alleged False Claims for AmeriCorps Funds

Acting United States Attorney G. Norman Acker, III, and AmeriCorps today announced settlements with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC-CH”), East Carolina University (“ECU”), and the North Carolina Commission…

Former federal probation officer pleads guilty to false statements regarding performance of supervisory duties

AUGUSTA, GA: A former U.S. Probation Officer for the Southern District of Georgia admitted he lied about performing his supervisory duties. Enoch Eller Jr., 47, of Augusta, pled guilty to one count…

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Visit to Rikers Island

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after touring Rikers Island jail complex with Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, and Brooklyn District…

New York News

Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 24-state coalition demanding President Biden drop vaccine mandate or risk legal action

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson and 23 other attorneys general (AGs) sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on…

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

Group Of State Attorneys General Urge Passage Of House Bills Targeting Big Tech

A bipartisan group of 32 state attorneys general sent a letter to leading lawmakers in the House and Senate on Monday urging the passage of a series of antitrust bills targeting major…

US and World News

Justice Department Settles with State of New Jersey’s Student Lending Authority for Alleged Violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice announced today that the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) has agreed to enter into a settlement and pay $50,000 to resolve allegations…

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