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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Sunday February 04, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Calif. A.G. Bonta Announces $150 Million Multistate Agreement With Hikma Pharmaceuticals for Its Role in the Opioid Epidemic
OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a multistate agreement in principle on monetary terms, requiring opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $150 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The Attorneys General allege that from   more

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson Co-Leads 26-State Coalition Urging Congress to Defund U.N. Agency That Employed Terrorists
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led 25 other states in an Iowa and South Carolina-led letter to U.S. Congressional leadership today, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacr  more

SEC Charges Founder of American Bitcoin Academy Online Crypto Course With Fraud Targeting Students
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Brian Sewell and his company, Rockwell Capital Management, agreed to settle fraud charges in connection with a scheme that targeted students taking Sewell's online crypto trading course known as the American Bitcoin Academy. The SEC alleges that the fraudulent scheme cost 15 students $1.2 million. According to the SEC's com  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Joins 26-State Coalition Urging Congress to Defund U.N. Agency That Employed Terrorists
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined 25 other states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, calling for them to defund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ("UNRWA") for ties to terrorism. On January 26, UNRWA announced it fired more than a dozen employees for participating in the Hamas terrorist massacre against Israel on October 7. But UNRWA's ties to terrorism a  more