Murphy touts New Jersey’s quality of life citing report that ranks state’s air quality among worst in U.S.
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy praised New Jersey’s strong showing in CNBC’s annual quality of life rankings Wednesday, even as data shows the state continues to struggle with some of the…
TikTok bans hit more U.S. states; security firm says most access blocked globally
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – State agencies in Louisiana and West Virginia on Monday became the latest to ban the use of the popular social media service TikTok on government-managed…
Ruston Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Threats to Member of United States Congress
MONROE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Chase Levi Thibodeaux, 39, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 36 months…
United States Attorney Will Thompson to Hold Press Conferences in Huntington and Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson, along with law enforcement partners, will hold a pair of press conferences on Monday, December 19, 2022, to announce outcomes in three high-profile cases.…
Lynnwood, Washington man sentenced to prison for making multiple threatening phone calls to businesses in four states espousing racial hatred
Seattle – A 37-year-old Lynnwood, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for making interstate threats and for a hate crime: interference with…
Iowa Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Threatening United States District Judge
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Ted Earl Severeid, III, 40, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced on December 5, 2022, by United States District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 41 months in prison, to…
United States Sues Michigan-Based NH Learning Solutions Corporation for Submitting False Claims for Inflated Post 9/11 GI-Bill Tuition Benefits
WASHINGTON –The Justice Department announced today that the United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act (FCA) against NH Learning Solutions Corp (NHLS). The complaint, filed in the Eastern…
Kentucky Supreme Court Dismantles State’s School Choice Program With Thursday Ruling
Kentucky Supreme Court Dismantles State’s School Choice Program With Thursday Ruling Reagan Reese on December 16, 2022 The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday against the state’s school choice program created in…
Botched executions in United States reach record high in 2022, report says
By Julia Harte (Reuters) – The number of botched executions in the United States reached a record high in 2022, according to a report released by a non-profit capital punishment research group…
Nevada Resident Returned To United States From Mexico In Connection With Federal Drug Charges Involving Over 1,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine
RENO – A Reno man was returned to the United States from Mexico where he was arrested on a federal warrant for drug trafficking violations. On December 13, 2022, the defendant made…
Golf-LIV Golf announces three new events for the United States
(Reuters) – LIV Golf added three new stops in the United States to its 2023 calendar on Wednesday announcing events in Tucson, Tulsa and West Virginia. The three events set for the…
United States Attorney Announces Charges Against FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Merrick B. Garland, the United States Attorney General, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the…
Alamdar S. Hamdani to serve as SDTX United States Attorney
McALLEN, Texas – Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has sworn in Alamdar S. Hamdani as the 24th presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorney (USA) for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX). He began his…
Democratic-Run States Plan Expansion Of Abortion Access
Democratic-Run States Plan Expansion Of Abortion Access Kate Anderson on December 12, 2022 Lawmakers in eight states have worked overtime to advance legislation for the upcoming year that would protect the right…
United States Settles False Claims Act Allegations Involving Medical Product Manufacturer For $14.5 Million
Company Self-Reported Violations of Contractual Provisions WASHINBGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reached an agreement with Coloplast, a medical product…
Massive snowstorm targets large swath of United States
(Reuters) – A powerful winter storm system moved across the U.S. Northwest, Plains and Southwest on Monday, bringing frigid temperatures, blizzard-like conditions and freezing rains that threatened to snarl traffic and cause…
Former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges For Unlawfully Obtaining Phone Records
Baltimore, Maryland – Former Baltimore City Assistant State’s Attorney Adam Lane Chaudry, age 43, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to two counts of fraud in connection with obtaining confidential phone records. …
Putin says further prisoner exchanges with United States are possible
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that further prisoner swaps between the United States and Russia were possible, and that contacts between the two countries’ intelligence services would continue. Putin…
The United States Attorney of Puerto Rico and the FBI San Juan Encourage You to Think Before You Post (#ThinkBeforeYouPost)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico –The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, and the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the San Juan Office of the Federal…
DOJ Subpoenas Local Officials From Four States For 2020 Election Communications With Trump
DOJ Subpoenas Local Officials From Four States For 2020 Election Communications With Trump Trevor Schakohl on December 6, 2022 The Justice Department (DOJ) has reportedly sent subpoenas to local officials in Michigan,…
United States Attorney announces new prosecutor in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A new federal prosecutor has been added to the team at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Martinsburg. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced today that Kyle Kane has…
Gulf states, looking East, to reinforce economic ties with China as Xi visits Saudi
By Rachna Uppal DUBAI (Reuters) – Trade and investment ties between China and Gulf Arab states are expected to feature prominently in President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week as…
Crypto lender Nexo to quit United States
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – UK-based crypto lender Nexo said on Monday it would phase out its U.S. products and services over the coming months due to clashes with regulators. “Our…
Budget airline Volaris expands El Salvador-United States routes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Low-cost carrier Volaris’ El Salvador operation will expand its flights to the United States, adding three new routes out of the San Salvador airport, the company said Thursday.…
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NATIONAL IMPRISONED AFTER FALSELY CLAIMING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Ramon Torres-Pichardo, 28, of the Dominican Republic, was sentence to eight months of imprisonment by Judge Wilma A. Lewis…
EU states offer exemption for financial services from ‘due diligence’ rules
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European Union member states on Thursday reached a deal on rules that would force large companies to check whether their suppliers use slave or child labour,…
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