ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.6 percent in January and 2.8 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater - January 2025": * * * Area prices up 1.2 percent over the two months and 2.3 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater increased 1.2 percent from November to January, the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: Gregory Rehberg pleaded guilty today to wire fraud for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service based on false invoices. "Rehberg concealed the use of subcontractors, made false statements, and provided false documents to overcharge the U.S. Postal Service for maintenance work he never performed," said Acting U.S. At  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Head of Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm Pleads Guilty in $62.8M Investment Fraud Scheme A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday in the Northern District of Georgia for his role in a scheme to defraud investors in connection with two commercial real estate investments. According to court documents, Elchonon "Elie" Schwartz, 46, of New York City, engaged in a scheme to defraud  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: * * * A man who distributed approximately 40 kilograms of methamphetamine and a kilogram of heroin was sentenced February 11, 2025, to more than 19 years in federal prison. Manuel Tomas Gaspar, age 25, from Atlanta, Georgia, received the prison term after an August 30, 2024, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Information  more