RICHMOND, Virginia, July 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a 16-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facil  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: A second U.S. Army Reservist from Utah's 76th Operational Response Command was indicted July 3, 2024, by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City for military pay fraud that occurred at Fort Douglas, Utah, during the coronavirus pandemic. According to court documents, Captain Jean Philippe Martial, 48, of Midvale, Utah, defrauded the United States out of more than $140,00  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: Melvin Roy Hunter, 71, of Salt Lake County, was ordered by the court to 14 months' home detention as part of a 40 months' probation sentence, and ordered to pay $105,301.30 in restitution. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart after Hunter admitted to wire fraud in April 2024. Hunter fraudulently received government benefits from the Social S  more