WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Chinese National Sentenced for Smuggling Turtles from the United States to Hong Kong Defendant Smuggled Thousands of Turtles Worth Millions of Dollars in Illegal Pet Trade Sai Keung Tin, also known as Ricky Tin, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in smuggling protected turtles from the United States to Hong Kong. Tin pleaded guilty in December to four counts   more

DOVER, Delaware, March 15 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * AG Jennings sues to protect Department of Education, students Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 20 of her colleagues have filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the federal Department of Education. Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced that the Department of Education would be firing approximately 50 percent of its workf  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 15 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ WINS TEMPORARY BLOCK ON MASS FIRINGS OF FEDERAL PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEES; FIRED EMPLOYEES GET THEIR JOBS BACK HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) for 18 federal agencies, ordering them to stop the illegal mass layo  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Illinois Doctor Pleads Guilty to Evading Approximately $1.6M in Taxes An Illinois doctor pleaded guilty yesterday to tax evasion for hiding assets and lying to the IRS about his ability to pay approximately $1.6 million in taxes, penalties, and interest. According to court documents and statements made in court, Krishnaswami Sriram was a medical doctor who resided in Lake Forest.  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- President Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued the following remarks on March 13, 2025, ahead of their bilateral meeting: * * * PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. It's great to be with a friend of mine, who was prime minister of the Netherlands, so I got to know him very well. We had a great relationship always. SECRETARY GENERAL RUTTE: Absolutely. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mark Rutte. Now he's secretary general of NATO and doing a fantastic job. Everybody -- ev  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Leaders Applaud EPA's Historic Deregulatory Actions to Power the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency will undertake 31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance President Trump's Day One execut  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 15 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * AG Kaul Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back Federal Judge Orders 18 Federal Agencies to Give Employees Their Jobs Back By Monday MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following statement after a federal judge in the United States District Court for Maryland on Thursday issued a temporary restr  more