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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 04, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Attorney General Bonta Files Criminal Charges Against 30 Officers for Role in Facilitating "Gladiator Fights" Between Youths at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
SACRAMENTO, California, March 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Criminal Charges Against 30 Officers for Role in Facilitating "Gladiator Fights" Between Youths at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall LOS ANGELES - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the unsealing of a grand jury indictment against 30 detention services officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, California on charges of child endanger  more

Attorney General Nessel Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning
LANSING, Michigan, March 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Calls on Court to Keep Labor Board Functioning LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit against Pres  more

FTC Action Leads to Court Order Halting Phantom Debt Collection Scheme That Took Millions from Consumers and Threatened Consumers' Credit, Homes, and Employment
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Action Leads to Court Order Halting Phantom Debt Collection Scheme That Took Millions from Consumers and Threatened Consumers' Credit, Homes, and Employment As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the operations and frozen the assets of a phantom debt collection scheme and its operators. The scheme has operated under numerous names, including Black  more

In Recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bonta Releases California's Top 10 Consumer Complaints
SACRAMENTO, California, March 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * In Recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Bonta Releases California's Top 10 Consumer Complaints OAKLAND -- In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released 2024's Top 10 Consumer Complaints and highlighted ongoing efforts to protect California consumers. The list released today includes the top c  more

NASA Marks 110 Years Since Founding of Predecessor Organization
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Marks 110 Years Since Founding of Predecessor Organization To celebrate the 110th anniversary of the organization that ultimately became NASA, the agency released a new collection of videos to highlight the history of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA ) and the ways it transformed flight over four decades. A new video collection highlights the history and significance of NASA's predecessor organiza  more