OAKLAND, California, June 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) cease-and-desist order against Intuit, maker of TurboTax. The FTC found that Intuit deceptively advertised supposedly "free" tax-filing products and ordered Intuit to cease all deceptive activity and make disclosures to cure the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a brief in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bans Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for most consumers. In the brief filed in Intuit v. Federal Trade Commission, the coalition of 22 attorneys general argue that the United States Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb, today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising free tax preparation software when its services were not actually free for many consumers. In a brief (ht  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Argues Intuit's Marketing of TurboTax Harmed Millions of Consumers * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising "free" tax preparation software when i  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Rear Adm. Todd M. Evans assumed command of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers during a ceremony on June 24, 2024, at the Washington Navy Yard, relieving Rear Adm. Thomas J. Dickinson. Evans previously served as Vice Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Dickinson, who served as Warfare Centers commander since Aug. 11, 2023, has been assigned as Program Executive Officer, Integrated Warf  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring has plead guilty in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking charges. During the investigation, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: The final member of a large-scale nationwide methamphetamine trafficking ring has been convicted. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns, and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation with hundreds of mariju  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Today, Jordan Duncan, 29, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the manufacturing of a firearm as charged in a superseding criminal information filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina. This crime carries a maximum punishment of 10 years' imprisonment. Duncan is a former Marine assigned previously to Camp Lejeune in Jacksonv  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again asking the public to report sightings of wild turkeys, as part of its annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey (http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pdf/wild-turkey-brood-packet.pdf). Biologists from DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) are asking Rhode Islanders to submit observatio  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that an administrator of Donna Kay Rest Home (Donna Kay), located in Worcester, was indicted last week in connection with a scheme to steal more than $220,000 from the rest home and its elderly residents. Luiza Wade, age 43, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, was indicted by a Worcester County Grand Jury on Ju  more