ALBANY, New York, Aug. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Multistate Coalition in Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Attorney General James and the coalitio  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha submitted public comments to Rhode Island's Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner in response to proposed health insurance rate increase proposals by various insurance companies that do business in Rhode Island. The following excerpts highlight the Attorney General's comments, found here (http://www.riag.ri.gov/media/4846/download). Co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Black Male Advancement, and the Black Men and Boys Commission announced the release of a request for proposals (RFP) seeking partners to conduct an equity study focused on Black men and boys in Boston. The study aims to detail, quantify, and evaluate the prevalence, significance, and scope of inequities within the City. This initial phase of the study will gather essen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 43-year-old Colombian national twice convicted of assault and battery on a family or household member. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Elkin Arturo Yarce-Munera July 18 in Boston. "Elkin Arturo Yarce-Munera has proven, more than once, to be a threat to the safety   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 26-year-old Haitian national accused of aggravated rape of a child in a Rockland migrant shelter. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Cory Bernard Alvarez Aug. 13 near his residence in Brockton. "Cory Bernard Alvarez has been charged with victimizing a minor in a Mass  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * $54 million agreement to advance acquisition of battery electric trains; Fairmount will be first Commuter Rail line in Massachusetts to provide 100 percent electric train service * * * Today, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Ke  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: A former owner of the now-defunct Westfield Transport, Inc., pleaded guilty today to federal charges related to a June 2019 collision involving one of the company's vehicles that caused the deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. Dunyadar Gasanov, a/k/a Damien Gasanov, 39, pleaded guilty to three counts of making false statements to fed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: A Thomaston, Conn. man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield in connection with a scheme to obtain bank loans and money for projects in Saudi Arabia. Hanibal Tayeh, 63, pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment with two counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering and one count of making   more