LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Takes Action to Enforce Court Order Stopping Trump Administration's Illegal Disruptions of Federal Funding LANSING - On Friday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a second motion for enforcement (PDF) in their ongoing lawsuit against the Trump Administration's illegal and destructive disruptions to fe  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Camden County Man Who Directed the Arson of a Bucks County Warehouse Sentenced to Six Years in Prison PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer, Jr., announced that Ramiz Duka, 62, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Kelley Brisbon Hodge to six years in p  more

NEW YORK, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * Daycare Operator Sentenced To 45 Years In Prison In Connection With Fentanyl Poisoning Of Four Children At A Bronx Daycare Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that GREI MENDEZ was sentenced to 45 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl out of a daycare in the Bronx, New York, which resulted i  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * EPA Administrator Zeldin Travels to Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania WASHINGTON - On Friday, February 28, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss the Chesapeake Bay Program at the Annapolis Maritime Museum and Living Shoreline. The Chesapeake Bay Program Office oversees, maintains, coordinates and f  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 4 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Extending In-Person Early Voting in New Jersey Primary Elections Extends Early Voting Periods for Non-Presidential Primary Elections from Three to Six Days and for Presidential Primary Elections from Five to Six Days Builds on Efforts to Strengthen Voting Rights and Make Voting More Convenient and Accessible TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Irish And U.K. Nationals Charged With Multi-State Construction Fraud That Targeted Vulnerable Homeowners Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Backschies, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Leader of $1.4 million bank fraud and identity theft scheme pleads guilty to victimizing bank customers nationwide Used victims' personal information to open business bank accounts, linked them to established personal accounts, and drained victim funds Seattle - A leader in a nationwide $1.4 million bank fraud scheme pleaded guilty this week in U.S.   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge NJSP Sergeant in Connection with February 5, 2024, Fatal Accident in Hackettstown, N.J. TRENTON -- A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Raul L. Diaz, 59, of Long Valley, New Jersey, a cyclist who died following a February 5, 2024 crash in Hacketts  more