COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: (DELAWARE, Ohio) -- A former purchasing agent for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was sentenced to 60 days in jail today for enriching himself as part of a broader scheme that defrauded the zoo of at least $2.3 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. "The getaway driver is just as guilty as the bank robbers inside," Yost said. "Today's sentence delivers much-needed account  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * 22 Attorneys General Sign On to Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking By Requiring Licensing and Background Checks * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she, along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, have co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of a Bureau of Alcohol,  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: * * * AG James and 21 AGs File Amicus Brief in Support of ATF Rule That Seeks to Curb Gun Trafficking * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell today co-led a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' (ATF) rule that helps prevent illegal gun   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson announced the award of more than $6.2 million in Department of Justice grants to assist tribal governments within the Northern District of Oklahoma. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office of Justice Programs. "This funding allows Tribal Governments with the Northern District of Oklahoma to build, support, and advanc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Registration is open to attend the Eighth Annual Fintech Conference on October 22 and 23 virtually and in person at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. * * * The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will host its Eighth Annual Fintech Conference virtually and in person on October 22 and 23, 2024. Since 2017, the annual Fintech Conference has provided a platform for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby from August 8-10, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-shari  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Today, leaders from the United States, Australia, Japan, and India met in Wilmington, Delaware, to underscore the Quad's commitment to an inclusive, open, sustainable, fair, safe, reliable and secure digital future to advance our shared prosperity and sustainable development across the Indo-Pacific. In this context, the Quad has released these Quad Principles for Development and Deployment of Digital Public Inf  more