SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim - August 2023": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $5.299 a gallon in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward - August 2023": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $5.226 a gallon in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices w  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 20 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 19, 2023, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue - August 2023": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $5.228 in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in August 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices were 20.4 cents higher  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a 30-count indictment on Sept. 14, 2023, against Tilila Siola'a Walker Sumchai, 61, of Richmond, charging her with wire fraud, mail fraud, securities fraud, and the sale of unregistered securities, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between January 2021 and October 2021, Walker S  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 20 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: When Spc. JoAnn Naumann enlisted in the Army, she just wanted to be a linguist, learn the Arabic language, get her clearance, and get out. Her story turned out to be much more interesting. "The person you see here today is the result of a failed plan - but in an uncertain and changing world, success will often be the result of the ability to adapt," said now U.S. Army Special Ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 16-280) on Sept. 1, 2023: * * * Dialoga Group, LLC (Dialoga Group or Applicant), an interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider with 10% or greater foreign ownership,/2 has filed a Numbering Authorization Application (Application), pursuant to section 52.15(g)(3) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules, seeking autho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * Most of California, Parts of Alabama and Georgia Affected * * * The Internal Revenue Service today reminded individuals and businesses in most of California and parts of Alabama and Georgia that their 2022 federal income tax returns and tax payments are due on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The normal due date of April 18 was postponed for many residents o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 8:23-cv-01741; C.D. Cal. filed Sept. 19, 2023) involving DTI Holdings Inc., Quantum Age Corporation, and Faiz M. Chowdhury: * * * SEC Charges California Resident with Multimillion Dollar Offering Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it filed charges against Faiz M. Chowdhury and two entities that he controls, DTI Holdings, Inc. ("DTI") and Quantum Age  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-02027-AC) involving Tilila Walker Sumchai: * * * SEC Charges California Resident with Multimillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Targeting Tongan American Community * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Richmond, California resident Tilila Walker Sumchai with raising approximately $11.8 million from more than 1,000 investors through a fraudulent securities offering t  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) and the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) have signed an agreement to collaborate on advanced and clean-energy technologies, research opportunities and community partnerships that have the potential to shape the future of energy in the state and bring high-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the appointment of Mary Fuller as Regional Director of the USPTO's Silicon Valley Regional Office (SVRO) in San Jose, California. The SVRO serves budding and current inventors and entrepreneurs in the Western Region, including Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. As  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Darren LaMarca, issued the following news release: A California woman was sentenced to 229 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Antonina Isabel Troyer, 41, of Yorba, Linda, CA, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gul  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Richmond, California resident Tilila Walker Sumchai with raising approximately $11.8 million from more than 1,000 investors through a fraudulent securities offering targeting members of the Tongan American community across the United States. According to the SEC's complaint, from approximately January 2021 through October 2021,  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: An Illinois man has been sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for checking a duffle bag containing nearly 3 kilograms of fentanyl at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Justice Department announced today. Jermaine Eggleston, 35, of Chicago, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer. At the concl  more

VENTURA, California, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that southern sea otters will retain their status as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Following an in-depth review of the species' status, including information provided by species experts, the Service has announced a not-warranted 12-month finding on a petition to remov  more