LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on July 9, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I am proud to see my Special Investigations team help shut down these operations and bring these criminals to justice' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after five people were arrested in Bradley County on charges related to illegal gambling: "Agents in my Special Investigations Division worked with the Bradley County S  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California found in favor of Shopify in a data privacy case (Briskin v Shopify Inc), affor  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: BALTIMORE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Baltimore Field Office intercepted 343 stolen vehicles during fiscal year 2023 (Oct.1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023), a 44% increase over the previous year's recoveries. The recovered vehicles were valued at about $17.7 million. About 90%, or 310, of the stolen vehicles recovered by CBP officers in the Baltimor  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborator  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: Two local organizations are combining efforts to increase downpayment assistance available to eligible Georgia homebuyers. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), which each offer downpayment assistance programs, are making it possible for homebuyers to receive funding from bo  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas. Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to commanding general, U.S. Ar  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Feltey, deputy commanding general, III Corps, Fort Cavazos, Texas, to commanding general, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Cavazos, Texas. Maj. Gen. Daryl O. Hood, commanding general, 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, to commanding general, U.S. Army Train  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: On Friday, July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting the annual Freedman's Bank Forum featuring U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, Governor Roy Cooper, Biden-Harris Administration officials, and key leaders from the public, private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors. The Forum will highlight the Administration's continued efforts to increase economic opportunity   more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission issued the following news release: The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on July 11 and Aug. 1 at 12:30 p.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meetings by computer or phone. WHAT: CRC Science Panel Meetings WHEN: July 11 and Aug. 1 WHERE: Meeting by video conference July 11: Click here to join   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Durham man was sentenced to 84 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1,300,000 in mortgages and over $1,600,000 in fraudulent Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) proceeds. On April 13, 2023, Reynold Eugene Mullen pled guilty to the charges. "This white-collar fraud on American taxpayers is stunning  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Ahmad Rashad McClain, a/k/a "Wop," a longtime resident of Raleigh, was sentenced to 480 months in prison for trafficking heroin after attempting to intimidate witnesses. On June 8, 2022, Ahmad Rashad McClain pled guilty to two counts of drug trafficking. "Tampering with witnesses and attempted intimidation is a sure-fire way to extend your stay in fe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Jeremiah Williams, a 40-year-old resident of Raleigh, has been sentenced to 174 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Raleigh area. Williams also received a consecutive sentence of 36 months for a supervised release violation for a total sentence of 210 months in federal prison. "The distribution of cocaine and other dangerous drugs  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 10 -- The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission Rules Committee will meet from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday July 15, 2024, online via Microsoft Teams. An in-person listening station for those unable to attend online will also be available in the fifth-floor conference room of the Archdale Building at 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC, 27604. An agenda and supporting document  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Sanctuaries in Chesapeake Shelter Higher Oyster Populations and More Marine Life--Including Parasites--Than Nearby Harvest Areas * * * In the campaign to restore Chesapeake Bay, oyster sanctuaries rank among the most hotly contested strategies. But new research suggests these no-harvest areas are working, and not only for the oysters. In a new study published July 4 in Marine Ecology Progress  more

MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strik  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Indiana man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Curtis Logan Tate, 32, of Jeffersonvi  more