LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing that Arkansas, Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Wisconsin--on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 30 states--have agreed to a settlement with officials from Delaware to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute won by Arkansas before the United States Supreme Court  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied an application from the Biden-Harris administration to vacate an injunction blocking the administration's unlawful student-loan forgiveness program: "No matter how many times or how many ways they try, the Biden-Harris administration can't circumvent the law and unila  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Roy Edsel Heifner, Jr., classified as an armed career criminal based on his multiple prior convictions, will spend 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in the distribution of controlled substances, including fentanyl, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston field office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, removed Jiuver Alexander Esquivel Florian, a 42-year-old, three-time deported Guatemalan fugitive, from the United States Aug. 26. Esquivel is wanted in Gua  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Health care providers weighed in on the impacts of SB20 and the danger in further restricting abortion access * * * Today, Governor Roy Cooper hosted a roundtable discussion highlighting the current reproductive care landscape in North Carolina and the harmful impacts of Senate Bill 20, the abortion ban passed last year by North Carolina Republicans. The group also  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Governor Jeff Landry signed an executive order preventing the use of critical race theory in Louisiana's K-12 public education system. Critical Race Theory (CRT) includes divisive teachings that instruct students to view life through the lens of race and victimhood. Governor Landry believes students should be learning about American exceptionalism and the principles embodied in State and Federal Consti  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that Richard Hebert, Jr., age 57, of Harvey, Louisiana, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson to making a false statement to a bank in connection with his filing of numerous false and fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2020. According to admissions m  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MUNIRA SCHOFIELD ("SCHOFIELD"), age 28, a resident of LaPlace, La., was sentenced by United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to four years of probation, with twelve months to be served on home confinement, after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United St  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PENELOPE PASSERO ("PASSERO"), age 50, of Westwego, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 27, 2024 to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. PASSERO faces up to ten (10) years imprisonment, and/or a fine of $250,000, or the greater of twice the gross gain to the de  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 29 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office joined 16 other states in filing suit against the Biden-Harris Administration's "parole in place" (PIP) rule that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to circumvent the law and obtain permanent residency. Last night, the Court ruled against the unlawful program, putting it on pause while li  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Fifty-one samples will contribute data to the Molecular Observation Network * * * By Genoa Blankenship The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) recently selected six researchers to participate in fall soil sampling for the Molecular Observation Network (MONet). This fall, the awarded principal investigators and research team  more