BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: An associate of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street pleaded guilty yesterday to drug trafficking charges in federal court in Boston. Michael Lopes, a/k/a "Meech," 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., pleaded guilty to a one-count Superseding Information charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, cocaine base   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office announced today that, as part of an international law enforcement effort, federal authorities in Boston seized internet domains that were used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers. Federal authorities in Atlanta and Boston also unsealed indictments cha  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: A Lexington, Mass. doctor was convicted today following a 14-day jury trial in connection with an international money laundering scheme involving importing illegal, misbranded drugs. Rahim Shafa, 66, was convicted of international money laundering, illegally importing merchandise contrary to law and receiving and delivering misbranded drugs. U.S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to organizing separate multi-year schemes that defrauded internet users via scam virus alerts and distributed controlled substances online. Doyal Kalita, 36, of Redford, Mich., pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy to import Schedule II and Schedule IV controlled substances and one count  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes is joining a coalition of 11 attorneys general to protect workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. Today, Attorney General Mayes and the coalition petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a nationwide emergency extreme heat standard to take effect this summer to protect workers from h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: HHS and HUD's Accelerator Program will Help States Expand Services to Make it Easier for People with Complex Medical Needs to Get and Keep Stable Housing The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are announcing that eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) have been selected to participate in a new federal initiative,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2024: Please join Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the City of Boston's Public Facilities Department and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services for the third community meeting to explore options for the design of a new community center in the Grove Hall section of Dorchester. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6 p.m. BCYF is committed to a transparent, inclusi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod traveled to Phoenix, Arizona from February 7-8 to mark the one-year anniversary since the Disruptive Technology Strike Force was launched. The Disruptive Technology Strike Force is an interagency law enforcement effort aimed at preventing critical technologies from being acquire  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General Bonta today joined a coalition of attorneys general representing 32 states and territories urging Congress to provide critical support and services to victims and survivors of crime by taking steps to increase the Crime Victims Fund (Fund) with short term, bridge funding. The balance of the Fund, which was established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: On January 8, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted an individual attempting to illegally import four deceased and dehydrated monkeys into the United States via Logan Airport. The individual was returning to the U.S. after a visit from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Upon arrival of foreign flights to Logan Airport,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Portuguese national convicted of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the 69-year-old Portuguese national Jan. 19 at the Bristol Police Department in Bristol, Rhode Island. "This Portuguese national sexually assaulted an innocent c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: As part of an international law enforcement effort, federal authorities seized internet domains that were used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers. Federal authorities in Atlanta and Boston also unsealed indictments charging individuals in Malta and Nigeria, respectively, for their alleged invol  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are announcing that eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) have been selected to participate in a new federal initiative, known as the "Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator" (Accelerator), to help strengthen partnerships across housing, disability, agi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general opposing Texas' ongoing effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. In the amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/DACA%205th%20Cir%20amicus%20brief%20%28STAMPED%29.pdf?language_id=1) filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, Raoul   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Congress and the Biden administration to protect workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. Raoul and the coalition petitioned OSHA to implement a nationwide emergency extreme heat standard to take effect this summer to protect wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that, as part of an international law enforcement effort, federal authorities in Boston seized internet domains that were used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers. Federal authorities in Atlanta and Boston also unsealed indictments charging individuals in Malta and Nigeria, respective  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into a conciliation agreement with GE Aerospace to resolve alleged hiring discrimination affecting females who applied for work with the manufacturer at its Rutland, Vermont, facility. A routine compliance review conducted by OFCCP for the period from Aug. 1, 20  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy announced today that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts recovered more that $90 million in Fiscal Year 2023, including $42,233,999 in criminal actions and $25,730,882 in civil actions. The Office recovered another $22,451,124 in criminal and civil forfeiture proceedings in Fis  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims (VOCA) Fund. The VOCA Fund supports the provision of essential direct services for crime victims and survivors across the country. According to the U.S. Department of Jus  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 10 attorneys general to protect workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. Today, Attorney General James and the coalition petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a nationwide emergency extreme heat standard to take effect this summer to protec  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The radioisotope iridium-192 is critical to helping the U.S. government and industry find structural defects and damage to metal parts such as welds, castings and seams. It's used often to assess the integrity of oil and gas pipelines and to ensure manufacturing quality in shipbuilding, vehicles, aerospace and other sectors. Yet it's been two decades since Ir-192 has  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The White House issued the following readout of a roundtable on clean bus manufacturing on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * On Wednesday, February 7th, the White House and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Today, Acting United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross announced that King Drug Co., Inc. (King Drug), a pharmacy previously doing business in Samson, Alabama, along with owner Traci Revels McCoy, is liable to the United States for $110,000 in civil monetary penalties after failing to comply with recordkeeping requirements o  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to leadership of the U.S. House and Senate "urging Congress to provide bridge funding to the Crime Victims Fund." The letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general from Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, was sent by the National Association of Attorneys General. According to the letter, the "Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) established the Crime  more