| News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Wednesday November 08, 2023 ( 6 items ) |
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Removes 18,500 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications on Drug Take Back Day
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023:
On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites.
The Rocky Mountain Field Division collected just over 18,500 pounds of u
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Idaho A.G. Labrador Leads 22-State Coalition Defending Parents' Free Exercise of Religion Rights
BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023:
Attorney General Labrador led a coalition of 22 states challenging California's discrimination against religious observers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Attorney General Labrador filed a brief last week urging the Ninth Circuit to overturn a confusing and erroneous California federal district court decision that upheld a California law that makes public fundin
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N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Leader and Members of Moscow-Based Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy Charged in International Telemedicine Scheme
BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023:
A third superseding indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Brian Michael Sutton, Brycen Kay Millett, Anthony Santamaria, Joshua Manuel Alegria, Hershel Tsikman and Hafizullah Ebady with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud and money laundering conspiracy. As alleged, the defendants participated in
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Texas Gov. Abbott Appoints Three To Harris County Judicial District Courts
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Aaron Burdette to the 486th Judicial District Court, Lori Ann DeAngelo to the 487th Judicial District Court, and Matthew Peneguy to the 488th Judicial District Court all in Harris County for terms set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified.
Aaron Burdette of Houston is an attorney in private practice. Previously, he ser
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Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Multistate Letter Urging FDA to Correct Dangerous Pulse Oximeter Inaccuracies Impacting Communities of Color
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 8 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2023:
Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes today joined a multistate coalition of 25 attorneys general in submitting a letter to urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to strengthen guidance and provide clear warning labels regarding incorrect pulse oximeter readings for patients of color. This letter comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the first public convening of the F
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Utah A.G. Reyes Signs Letter to Eventbrite to Protest Censoring of Event
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 8 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter, which was led by the State of South Carolina, to Eventbrite over concerns of censorship of an event hosted by a conservative family advocacy group.
The coalition of States sent the letter after learning that the online event reservation company "deplatformed" an upcoming fundraiser hosted by the Palmetto Family Council on November 6, featuring Chloe Col
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