CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in issuing a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and programs. "The ongoing, unwarranted attacks on DEI ini  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that he has issued a Directive to law enforcement executives and county prosecutors establishing new limits on attempts to obtain newborn bloodspot information in connection with criminal investigations. Under Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive No. 2024-03, new approval requirements have been put in place   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/94031f5c-1c55-4aca-a4c1-5900457f736a/fileAsset/June%2020%202024%20AG%20Letter%20to%20ABA%20and%20Fortune%20100%20Companies.pdf) to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equ  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/june-20-2024-ag-letter-to-aba-and-fortune-100-companies.pdf) to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and progr  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSres) -- The Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released the latest report on the sale of non-performing loans (NPLs) by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). The Enterprise Non-Performing Loan Sales Report includes sales information about NPLs sold through December 31, 2023. Borrower outcomes reflect NPLs sold through June 30, 2023. The sale of NPLs reduces the number  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy today outlined his plans to issue pardons and commutations using best practices that include expedited consideration for certain clemency applications. Executive Order No. 362, which Governor Murphy signed today, sets out certain categories of pending or future clemency applications that will receive expedited review during the Murphy Administration. For examp  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 21 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The Murphy Administration today announced the launch of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Formula Funding Tracker (https://us.planengage.com/newjersey_iija/page/Home), an interactive website that will provide insight into how federal BIL funds, and state matching dollars, are being used statewide and measure the progress and impact of BIL-funded projects. "President Biden's  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging four Vietnamese nationals for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused victim companies to collectively suffer more than $71 million in losses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. According to the indictment, Ta Van Tai, aka "Quynh Hoa," aka "Bich Thuy;" Nguyen Viet Quoc, aka   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Four Passaic County, New Jersey, men have been charged in connection with their respective roles in a Paterson neighborhood street gang known as "100k" that distributed fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jazmeir Reyes, aka "Baby Joe," aka "Joe," 19, Kyzeik Robinson, aka "Doo Doo," aka "King Sparks," aka   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: A New York man was sentenced today to 59 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Edgar Jesus Avila Alvarado, 46, of the Bronx, New York, previously pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb to an information charging him with   more

NEW YORK, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Amaleka McCall-Brathwaite, the Special Agent in Charge of the Eastern Regional Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General ("SBA-OIG"), announced today that the United States has settled a civil fraud lawsuit against CHRISTOS SPYROPOULOS; IOANNIS GEORG  more

NEW YORK, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER KHAIMOV, ALEXANDER GULKAROV, and ROMAN ISRAILOV were sentenced to 15 years, 12 years, and seven years in prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe for crimes related to their orchestration of a $40 million fraud targeting No-Fault automobile insuran  more