LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Warns of Government Imposter Scam Targeting Taxpayers LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging residents to stay alert to a scam involving fake tax debt collection letters. The fraudulent letter (PDF) claims the recipient has an overdue tax bill and instructs them to immediately call a specified number to resolve the supposed debt. The letter threatens to seiz  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general today sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and efforts  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Amid Alarming Retaliation Efforts SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today in sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, urging the Senate to require  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Condemn Planned Purge of FBI Agents February 4, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to demand further testimony from Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director nominee Kash Patel following reports of a   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urge Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel For Immediate Release: February 4, 2025 Office of The Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General View Letter TRENTON -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and a coalition of 19 at  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 20 attorneys general are calling on the Senate Judiciary Committee to require further questioning of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director. In a letter addressed to Senate Judiciary   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Warns Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025, if they resign by February 6. "I take my role to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE SENATE TO DEMAND FBI DIRECTOR NOMINEE KASH PATEL ANSWER QUESTIONS ON RETALIATION EFFORTS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to retur  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Urging Senate to Demand Answers on Retaliation Efforts from FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 4, 2025 ARMY Oshkosh Defense LLC, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was awarded a $133,017,600 firm-fixed-price contract for M1093 Low Velocity Air Drop vehicles and M1081 vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2027. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Announces Additional Staff Appointments WASHINGTON, DC, February 4, 2025--Today, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced the appointment of additional FCC leadership positions. Chairman Carr issued the following statement regarding these appointments: "I am honored that this talented team of professionals have agreed to join the FCC and will help ensure that we deliver  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 2.4.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Mark Tollefson, of Rancho Cordova, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Tollefson has been Undersecretary of the California State Transportation Agency since 2022. He was Senior Counselor on Infrastructure and Fis  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 5 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today sending a letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, urging the Senate to require Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, to return for further questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The request follows alarming reports of politically motivated firings at the FBI and   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted two men of participating in a vast money laundering conspiracy that robbed victims from across four states of their life savings. Pranay Kumar Mamidi, 27, and Kishan Vinayak Patel, 26, both nationals of the Republic of India, were found guilty of participating in a money laundering conspiracy, concealing the source of the mo  more