News Tipoffs - Vermont Editors
Brooklyn Man Charged with Drug Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Defends Colorado's Three-Day Waiting Period for Firearms Purchases
OAKLAND, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Colorado's law requiring a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases. Attorney General Bonta joined the brief in Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis after the district court denied a pre
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Calif. A.G. Bonta to Congressional Leaders: Federal Data Privacy Law Should Set a Floor, Not a Ceiling
OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 15 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to remove preemption language in the current draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a proposed federal data privacy bill. The preemption clause currently in the APRA would result in California's landmark privacy law being replaced with weaker pro
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Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Chair Lewis Celebrates Three Historic Transactions in Angola at U.S.-Africa Business Summit
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release:
Dallas, Texas - Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis today finalized three historic transactions for projects in Angola alongside President of Angola Joao Lourenco, Minister of Finance Vera Daves, and U.S. government representatives during the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. The three transactions all advance th
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Export-Import Bank of the United States Launches New Online Loan Application Form to Expedite Process
WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release:
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) this week added to its electronic application platform, the EXIM Loan Management System (ELMS). This new application will be utilized for the agency's Credit Guarantee Facility (CGF) and Long-Term Direct Loan or Guarantee programs. This new application form is now available for submission.
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Md. A.G. Brown's Consumer Protection Division Announces Settlement With AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless, T- Mobile USA, Cellco Partnership (Verizon Wireless), and Tracfone Wireless to Address Advertising Practices
BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2024:
Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced his office entered into settlements with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "wireless carriers"), which resolve an investigation into the wireless carriers' advertising practices. The settlements were joined
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N.Y. A.G. James Secures More Than $10 Million From AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless for Deceptive Advertising
NEW YORK, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2024:
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today secured more than $10.22 million from AT&T Mobility, LLC and its subsidiary Cricket Wireless, LLC (AT&T); T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile); and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon), for deceptively marketing wireless service
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Six Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl in Rutland
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
Burlington, Vermont - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on April 3, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment charging Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, and Serafin Melendez, 53, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, of Spri
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VP Harris Issues Remarks at EMILYs List We Are EMILY National Gala
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on May 8, 2024, at the EMILYs List We Are EMILY National Gala:
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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. (Applause.) Please -- thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Thank you. Thank you, all.
Can we please applaud Amanda for her extraordinary -- (applause) -- extraordinary courage.
You know, we who are active in this phase of this movement probably r
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Vt. A.G. Clark to Receive $67,000 From Settlement With Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T
MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 10 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on May 9, 2024:
Attorney General Charity Clark today announced Vermont's participation in a multistate settlement with a coalition of wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. The settlement resolves investigations into deceptive and misleading advertising practices. Vermont will receive $67,237 through this settlement and, nati
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Vt. U.S. Attorney: Brooklyn Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release:
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on May 2, 2024, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Williams, 42, of Brooklyn, New York, with distributing cocaine base on March 26, 2024, and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine base on April 23, 2024.
Williams' arraignment will occur this aftern
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Vt. U.S. Attorney: Six Men Charged With Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine Base and Fentanyl in Rutland
BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release:
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on April 3, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a Second Superseding Indictment charging Eddie Melendez, 30, Reuben Melendez, 28, and Serafin Melendez, 53, of Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, Mathew Ponce, 29, and Giovanny Guzman, 23, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and Anthony Baker, 31 of Ru
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