Phil Murphy signs law to find out why energy prices are skyrocketing under his leadership
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law two bills directing state regulators to investigate New Jersey’s skyrocketing electricity costs, a crisis that has deepened under his administration as the…
Online Trolls Could Be Jailed For Two Years Under Proposed UK Law: REPORT
Social media users that post certain kinds of offensive content could face a prison sentence of up to two years under a proposed United Kingdom law, The Times reported. The Online Safety…
U.S. Attorney’s Office to Join Federal Law Enforcement Officers for a Press Conference Tomorrow in Myrtle Beach at 10 a.m.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney Rhett DeHart announced today that a press conference will be held tomorrow, October 26, 2021, at 10 a.m., at the Myrtle Beach Police…
South Carolina Man Indicted for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A South Carolina man was indicted today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that…
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case Against Texas Abortion Law
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear arguments on Texas’ heartbeat bill Nov. 2, according to a Friday announcement. The court granted certiorari to the case, Whole Woman’s Health et al.…
Middlesex County Man Gets 24 Months in Prison for Setting Fire to Cop Car During George Floyd Riot
TRENTON, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted…
U.S. Attorney’s Office and Law Enforcement Partners Address Surge in Violent Crime through Strategic Prosecutions and Community Outreach
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Connie Wu (619) 546-8592 and Cindy Cipriani (619) 546-9608 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – October 19, 2021 SAN DIEGO – To address an increase in violent crime, the U.S.…
Alabama Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — An Alabama man has been arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session…
Community and Law Enforcement Leaders to Convene for 6th Annual Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Community Event
PORTLAND, Ore.—Community members and law enforcement officials from throughout the tri-county area will convene this week for the sixth-annual Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Community event on October 21, 2021 at…
USP Allenwood Inmate Charged With Possessing A Weapon And Threatening A Law Enforcement Officer
WILLIAMSPORT –The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ronald Rogers, age 31, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary Allenwood (USP Allenwood) was indicted by…
Justice Department Says It Will Ask Supreme Court To Block Texas’ Abortion Law
Laurel Duggan on October 15, 2021 The U.S. Department of Justice will ask the Supreme Court to put a hold on a Texas law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can…
Democrats Propose Law To Make Tech Companies Liable For Content That Causes Physical Or ‘Severe Emotional’ Harm
House Democrats announced a bill Thursday that would hold online platforms liable for content that harms users. The Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act, proposed by Democratic leaders of the House Energy and…
Two Brockport Men Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
Two men were arrested on Oct. 6 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in…
Former CEO of Braskem Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Foreign Bribery and Securities Law Violations
BROOKLYN, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Jose Carlos Grubisich, a Brazilian national and the former Chief Executive Officer of Braskem S.A. (Braskem), a publicly traded Brazilian petrochemical company,…
Pennsylvania Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Pennsylvania man was arrested yesterday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the…
Federal Judge Sides With Biden Admin, Halts Texas Abortion Law
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. “It is ordered that the State of Texas,…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Florida man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement with dangerous weapons during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress…
Murphy administration targets businesses who ask job applicants about their criminal history
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that fifteen companies have agreed to stop including language about…
Leader of New Jersey criminal burglary ring indicted
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of a man who is charged with leading a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of…
Durham Subpoenas Law Firm Tied To Steele Dossier, Hillary Clinton: REPORT
Harold Hutchison on September 30, 2021 Special Counsel John Durham reportedly issued subpoenas to Perkins Coie, a law firm tied to the Steele Dossier, the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016…
Judge Blocks Key Part Of Arizona Law Banning Doctors From Aborting Babies Based Solely On Genetic Abnormality
An Arizona judge blocked part of an abortion law Tuesday that banned doctors from knowingly aborting a baby if the abortion is based solely on a genetic abnormality like Down Syndrome. Former…