WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: The Attorneys General of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia today joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia, against Google for monopolizing m  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on April 19, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke during an event at the Seton Hall Law School regarding efforts to combat modern-day redlining: * * * Thank you. Thank you so much. Good afternoon. It is great to be here. Professor Borgen, thank you so much for that most gracious introduction. It's a real honor and pleasure to be in the city of Newark. I just want to take a brief mome  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: * * * Insurer accepted participants' premiums then denied hundreds of claims * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a settlement with the Prudential Insurance Company of America -- a subsidiary of Prudential Financial Inc. -- that will require the financial giant to revise its practices after a federal investigation found the Newark,   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 20 (TNStalk) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the text of the following remarks on April 19, 2023, by Director Rohit Chopra at a Justice Department Interagency event on efforts to combat modern-day redlining: * * * Eighteen months ago, Attorney General Garland announced a new all-of-government initiative to combat modern-day redlining. The CFPB, with the strong support of Assistant Attorney General Clarke and her team, has prioritized two types of m  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of filing of complaint (Docket No. 23-01) on April 19, 2023: * * * SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., Complainant v. SM LINE CORPORATION, Respondent NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND ASSIGNMENT Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) by Samsung Electronics America, Inc., hereinafter "Complainant," against SM Line Corporation, (hereinafter "Respondent."  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department hosted a forum in Newark, New Jersey, to discuss efforts to combat modern-day redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in certain communities because of the race, color or national origin of the residents of those communities. The forum, which commemorated Fair Housing Month and the 55th anniversary of the Fa  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 516 months in prison for a multistate crime spree during which he kidnapped and sexually assaulted his former girlfriend, assaulted a federal employee, set fire to a used car dealership, and rammed multiple police vehicles before being apprehended, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced toda  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, posted the following news release on April 19, 2023: The Justice Department hosted a forum in Newark, New Jersey, to discuss efforts to combat modern-day redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in certain communities because of the race, color or national origin of the residents of those communities. The forum, which   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: Two former residents of Monmouth County, New Jersey, who allegedly obtained approximately $3.75 million in federal pandemic-related loans have been indicted, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jean Rabbitt, 52, and Kevin Aguilar, 52, both of Sherman, Texas, and both previously of Farmingdale, New Jersey, are each charged by   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Philip R. Sellinger, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: A Philadelphia man today admitted trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Glenn Long, 28, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman in Camden federal court to one count of a superseding indictment charging him with conspir  more