Three More States Consider Bills Banning Males From Girls’ Sports
Three More States Consider Bills Banning Males From Girls’ Sports Laurel Duggan on March 25, 2022 Arizona, Kentucky and Oklahoma are the latest states considering …
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Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Six Times
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported six times was sentenced today to ten months in federal prison. Emilio Jimenez-Daniel, …
Salisbury Medical Practice Pays the United States Over $286,000 to Resolve Claims that it Billed for Medical Services Not Provided
Baltimore, Maryland – Peninsula Internal Medicine, L.L.C., a medical practice located in Salisbury, Maryland, and the Estate of Candy Burns have paid the United States …
Oxnard Man Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging He Illegally Imported Thousands of Endangered Reptiles into United States
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man was charged today in a superseding indictment that alleges he illegally imported into the United States more …
Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous …
Clearbrook Treatment Centers And Andrew Brown’s Drug Store Agree To Pay The United States Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, and Andrew …
United States Attorney’s Office for Western District of Virginia to Partner with Project Imagine in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia is partnering with Danville’s Project Imagine, a life skills instruction and …
Defendant Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Attempting to Murder United States Government Informant
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Luis Taveras was sentenced by United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto to 17 years’ imprisonment for …
Chinese Government Employee Convicted Of Participating In Conspiracy To Defraud The United States And Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ZHONGSAN LIU was convicted yesterday of participating in a …
Tax Evader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding United States of Nearly Quarter Million Dollars
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA —Christopher Douglas Williams, 60, of Langley, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States of over $230,000 in taxes owed. “I appreciate the …
Guatemalan National Sentenced for Entering the United States After a Prior Removal
BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court for entering the United States after a prior removal, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. …
United States Attorney’s Office Announces Partnership with Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery to Address Fraud
OKLAHOMA CITY – United States Attorney Robert J. Troester and Special Inspector General Brian D. Miller of the Office of the Special Inspector General for …
United States Citizens Rescued From Sinking Vessel
MIAMI— U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations rescued four adults from a sinking vessel, approximately three nautical miles south of Marathon, Florida, …
United States Attorney For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Reappointed By Order Of The District Court Judges
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that John C. Gurganus, United States Attorney for the Middle …
Former Government Official In The Dominican Republic Sentenced To 15 Years For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the Dominican Republic’s former Consul General to Jamaica, JEREMIAS JIMENEZ …
Biden to grant temporary deportation relief to Afghans in the United States
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without permanent legal status but who are …
United States Attorney’s Office For The Middle District Of Pennsylvania Releases Its 2021 Annual Report
SCRANTON –U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus today issued the 2021 Annual Report for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. “As public …
United States Attorney Sellinger Announces Diverse Leadership Team
NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today that he is naming an experienced team of women and men to lead the Office’s …
Uber to roll out fuel surcharge in United States amid high gas prices
– Uber Technologies Inc said on Friday U.S. customers, excluding New York City, will have to pay a fuel surcharge from March 16 as the …
United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Lawsuit Against BayPort Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – BayPort Credit Union (“BayPort”), located in Newport News, has agreed to pay nearly $110,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Servicemembers …
New Report: Fewer States Placed in Top Performance Tier for Public Health Preparedness in 2021
The report, Ready or Not 2022: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism, measures states’ degree of preparedness to respond to a wide …
Former Canadian Government Employee Extradited to the United States to Face Charges for Dozens of Ransomware Attacks Resulting in the Payment of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Ransoms
Tampa, FL – A Canadian man was extradited yesterday from Canada to the United States on an indictment returned in the Middle District of Florida …
Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Human Smugglers
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona announced today that extensive bilateral cooperation between the United States and Mexico …
PlayOhio.com: State’s New Sports Betting Law Is Best in the U.S.
LAS VEGAS, March 8, 2022 — Ohio lawmakers created a regulatory framework for sports betting that is arguably the best in the U.S., “free from …
Dual U.S. / Russian National Charged With Acting Illegally As A Russian Agent In The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael …
United States Citizen Residing in Dominican Republic Sentenced to 178 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into United States
NEWARK, N.J. – A United States citizen who had been residing in the Dominican Republic was sentenced today to 178 months in prison for conspiring …
United States Reaches Agreement with Travis County Clerk’s Office to Ensure Polling Place Access for Voters with Disabilities
AUSTIN – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with the …
Baltimore Fentanyl Dealer Admits to Selling Narcotics to Customers Across Four States
Baltimore, Maryland – Devin Cunningham, age 26, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances …
Romanian Extradited to the United States, Charged With Selling Stolen Credit Card Information Obtained via Malware
A Romanian hacker has been charged with selling millions of stolen credit card numbers obtained through the use of malware, announced U.S. Attorney for the …
United States Files Enforcement Action to Stop Deceptive Marketing of Herbal Tea Product Advertised as Covid-19 Treatment
BROOKLYN, NY – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, together with …
United States Attorney Breon Peace Announces Formation of Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil Division
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the creation of a Consumer Protection Team in the Office’s Civil …
Two More ‘Fugitives of the Week’ Arrested in Two States
Concord, NH – The U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task Force is extremely happy to announce the arrest of two more “Fugitives of the …
25 States Line Up Against Biden Attack On Natural Gas Industry
Half of all U.S. states penned a letter to the Biden administration, arguing against its decision to reverse a Trump-era rule allowing energy firms to …
Texas, 15 other states challenge EPA vehicle emissions rules
WASHINGTON – Texas and 15 other states have challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tougher vehicle emissions rules that seek to reverse a rollback issued …
California pension leaders differ on Russia divestment
By Ross Kerber BOSTON -Top California pension leaders on Monday offered different takes on whether the state’s big retirement funds should divest from Russian assets …
Wanted Homicide Subject Repatriated to the United States
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents, through international collaboration efforts, coordinated the repatriation of a United States citizen with an …
Trinidad and Tobago National Apprehended at the Cyril E. King Airport Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison After Illegally Re-Entering the United States
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 25, 2022 St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that a Trinidad and …
United States Attorney Announces a Turtle Mountain, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Child
FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Jimmie Dean Moore, age 58, …
United States Attorney Dena J. King Participates In Youth Discussion About Teen Dating Violence
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM). U.S. Attorney Dena J. King was joined yesterday by representatives with …
Husband and Wife Plead Guilty to False Statement to an Agency of the United States, Tax Evasion, and Bankruptcy Fraud
DETROIT – A Dearborn, Michigan husband and wife were arraigned yesterday on charges of false statement to an agency of the United States, tax evasion, …
Mexican Citizen Living Illegally in the United States Sentenced for Possessing Firearm
LAFAYETTE, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Rolando Olvera-Garcia, 32, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Summerhays …
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE JOINS RMHIDTA’S EFFORTS TO END THE EPIDEMIC OF DRUG OVERDOSES IN WYOMING
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that Criminal Chief Nicole Romine and Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan Coppom spoke at the Drug …
Statement from United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins on First Circuit Opinion in U.S. v. Sampson
You are here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 22, 2022 “Today we say the names of Philip McCloskey, Jonathan Rizzo and Robert Whitney. Three lives that …
Australia’s Zip sees HY loss as fiscal stimulus money dries up in United States
– Australian payments firm Zip Co on Monday forecast a bigger half-year loss than analysts’ expectation, citing lower consumer spending in the United States as …
United States Postal Service Letter Carrier Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Bank and Mail Fraud Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Johnson B. Ogunlana, age 25, of Edgewood, Maryland, to six years in federal prison, followed …
United States Attorney Announces the Appointment of Assistant United States Attorney Matthew J. Maddox to Serve as a Federal Magistrate Judge in Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Maddox has been …
United States Obtains Consent Judgement And Permanent Injunction In Civil Case Against Two Clay County Pharmacists
NASHVILLE – In a settlement reached this week, two former Clay County, Tennessee, pharmacists have been barred from dispensing controlled substances for the better part …
Dominican National Twice Removed from the United States Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Re-entry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who twice re-entered the United States illegally after removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sentenced to …
Emissions Increased In States That Closed Nuclear Plants
Greenhouse gas emissions have surged in multiple Northeast states that shuttered nuclear power plants since 2019, Politico reported. The states — Massachusetts, New York and …
New Jersey is one of America’s Most Vaccinated States, It’s Time to End the Mandates DePhillips Says
by Jennifer Peacock DePhillips calls on Murphy to end all Covid mandates now18hbyJennifer PeacockviaNJ Assembly Republicans TRENTON, N.J. – The public is done with mandates, and so …