WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it commenced actions to revoke the registrations of Purvesh Mankad, and his affiliated entities CTAX Partners, LLC and CTAX Series, LLC. The CFTC's actions are based on the injunctions entered and findings made by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in CFTC v. Mankad. [Case No. CV-21-01719-PHX-DJH.] The cour  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it commenced actions to revoke the registrations of , and his affiliated entities and . The CFTC's actions are based on the injunctions entered and findings made by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in CFTC v. Mankad. [Case No. CV-21-01719-PHX-DJH.] The court found that each violated antifraud provisions of the  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Projects Will Support the Increased Use of Low-Carbon Fuels Like Hydrogen in Industrial and Power Sectors, Helping to Achieve the Biden-Harris Administration Goal of Net-Zero Emissions by 2050. * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $8.8 million for 11 university-based research and  more

BISBEE, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- Cochise County issued the following news: Cochise County Board of Supervisors will be appointing a Justice of the Peace to fill the remaining portion of Justice of the Peace Staggs term through December 31, 2026. Justice of the Peace Staggs has served over Precinct 3, Benson Justice Court since 2014. He announced his resignation effective November 12, 2024. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 16-230 (A) (2): If a county office becomes vacant, the Board of Supervisor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: On National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller issued the following statement about the dangers of fentanyl and the agency's leadership in the fight against it: "In communities around the nation, synthetic drugs like illicit fentanyl are taking the lives   more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Two Mexican national bus drivers were arrested Saturday in El Paso on criminal charges related to their alleged smuggling of firearm ammunition. According to court documents, Lucio Enriquez Garcia, was the driver of a charter bus bearing a Mexico license plate when he approached the Bridge of the Americas Port of Entry. Garcia told the Customs and Bor  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Washington State man was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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. Thomas Hodo, 47, of Snohomish, Washin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news release: * * * Emerging Plant-Based Technologies Seek to Create Low-Carbon, Cost-Competitive U.S. Nickel Supply Chain, Reduce Imports * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) today announced $9.9 million for 7 projects to support the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains and ensure Ame  more