WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: SAN DIEGO U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) aircrew responded to an in-flight emergency, providing critical instructions to a passenger that enabled a safe landing in Bakersfield, California on Oct. 4, 2024. On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted AMO's Riverside Air   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Bel Air man was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment charging him and two Iranian nationals with violating United States sanctions against Iran by illegally sending to that nation digital and physical gift cards loaded with approximately $2.4 million. Kambiz Eghbali, 50, a.k.a. "Cameron Eghbali," a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, is  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Riverside County man has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for preparing and filing false tax returns for his clients, a decade-long scheme that caused a tax loss to the IRS of at least $28 million, the Justice Department announced today. Salvador Gonzalez, of Corona, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal, who als  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The Justice Department today sued Irvine-based Fitness International LLC, which does business as LA Fitness, for discriminating against people with disabilities at its gym and fitness clubs. LA Fitness is the largest chain of owner-operated gym and fitness clubs in the United States, with nearly 700 locations across the country. The lawsuit alleges LA Fitness  more

BERKELEY, California, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Energy Sciences Network issued the following agency statement on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * ESnet provides fast and reliable data networking for DOE scientists, but how do we know what they need? We ask them! * * * In late September, ESnet's Science Engagement Team, Executive Director Inder Monga, and staff from across the organization met with a group of scientists who are supported by the U.S. Department of Energ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Rizo Lopez Foods Inc. ("Rizo Lopez Foods"), a California-based food manufacturer, and the company's co-owners, Edwin Rizo and Tomas Rizo. Among other requirements, the consent decree prohibits Rizo Lopez Foods from manufa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Tribal, federal, and state leaders gathered at the Tulalip Reservation on October 3 to celebrate $240 million in federal funding for tribal hatcheries. This Inflation Reduction Act investment will help 27 tribes from Northern California to Southeast Alaska meet urgent maintenance and modernization needs of tribal Pacific salmon and steelhead hatcheries. NOAA Fisheries partnered with the Interi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: The Justice Department today sued Fitness International LLC, also called LA Fitness, for discriminating against people with disabilities at its gym and fitness clubs. LA Fitness is the largest chain of owner-operated gym and fitness clubs in the United States, with nearly 700 locations across the country. The lawsuit (https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/complaint-us-v-fitness-internati  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Defendant Caused at Least $28M in Tax Loss to the IRS * * * A California man was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for preparing false tax returns for clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, Salvador Gonzalez, of Corona, operated for more than a decade Grace's Lighthouse Resource Center Inc., a return-preparation business. During that time, on t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Boyles Fire that occurred Sept. 8-11, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. Gavin Newsom's a  more