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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 27, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Griffin Leads 24-State Coalition Urging Brown University to Reject Israeli Divestment Vote
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'Arkansas's law places our state among those aggressively combating antisemitic conduct' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that he and 23 other state attorneys general sent a letter urging Brown University to reject a proposal that the university divest from certain companies because they do business with Isra  more

Cadets Focus on Business of Aviation, Aeronautics
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Two dozen cadets devoted the week of Aug. 3-10 to exploring aviation careers and business relations at Civil Air Patrol's Aviation & Aeronautics Business Academy. Cadets and staff came from 20 wings and all eight CAP regions, along with a squadron based in Germany. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in Queens, New York, hosted the academy -- previously on hiatus since 2015 -- fo  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Moreno Valley Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Ponzi Scheme That Drew in More Than $24 Million From Victims
RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme that lasted nearly 20 years and fraudulently obtained more than $24 million from at least 200 investors. Paul Horton Smith Sr., 61, of Moreno Valley, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal, who also ordered him to pay $1  more

Governor Ivey Taps Anthony Lowery to Serve as Baldwin County Sheriff
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she is tapping Anthony Lowery to serve as Baldwin County Sheriff. The current Baldwin County Sheriff, Hoss Mack, will soon be leaving the post after two decades to serve as head of the Alabama Sheriffs Association. A lifelong resident of Baldwin County, Lowery presently serves as chief deputy in the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. In his nearly 20  more

Idaho and Texas Lead Suit Demanding End to 'Parole-in-Place' Overreach in Latest Administration Scheme to Circumvent Congress
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are leading 14 other states in a suit filed in a Texas U.S. District Court demanding an end to the Biden-Harris Administration's massive overreach through the Parole-in-Place (PIP) Program. This program is traditionally administered on a case-by-case basis to allow aliens who entered the country without authorization to re  more