NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that the U.S. Attorney's Office has reached a settlement agreement with American Cruise Lines, Inc., headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut, to resolve allegations that the company was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that ANTHONY NIRO, 60, and NANETTE NIRO, 59, of Newington, have pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to offenses stemming from a tax evasion scheme. Acco  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OLAJUWON HARRINGTON, also known as "OJ Harrington," 31, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for his theft of pandemic unemploymen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: * * * Owner of Scrap Tire Company Created a Hostile Work Environment for Male and Hispanic Employees and Retaliated Against Employee Who Complained of Sexual Harassment, Federal Agency Charges * * * Bob's Tire Company, Inc., a used tire scrap and recycling facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts, violated federal law by subjecting male and Hispanic employees -- nea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to reverse a lower court's decision preventing New Jersey from enforcing a state law intended to protect the health and safety of immigrants by closing private detention facilities. In the brief (https://illinoisattorneygene  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 11 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein supported proposed federal protections to make sure that digital payment and wallet services, including Venmo, CashApp, PayPal, and Zelle, are subject to the same protections as banks, credit unions, and other traditional financial institutions. "More and more North Carolinians are conducting business on Venmo and other digital payment platforms, and the  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific recent mass shootings. Attorney General James and the coalition sent a letter asking t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: 44 States, U.S. Territories, Tribes Intend to Launch Permanent Summer EBT Program in 2024; Even More Expected in 2025 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four Tribes plan to be the first to launch the new, permanent summer grocery benefits program for children - known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer - in sum  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: As January 16 coverage deadline approaches, Biden-Harris Administration continues to encourage Americans to sign up for quality, affordable health care coverage ACA Marketplace National Enrollment Snapshot Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health In  more