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State attorneys general oppose congressional ban on AI regulations

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Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a bipartisan group of state attorneys general in opposing a proposed amendment by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Attorney General Miyares announces key leadership changes

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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced new leadership appointments within the Office of the Attorney General.

Mexican national sentenced for role in drug distribution conspiracy

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German Montano-Peralta, a 33-year-old resident of Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico, has been sentenced to 88 months in prison.

Honduran national faces charges for illegal reentry into the United States

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Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced charges against Rossel Geovanny Recinos Arita, a 30-year-old native of Honduras.

Attorney General Wilson supports Trump’s pause on some foreign aid

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has submitted a friend-of-the-court brief to a federal appeals court in support of President Trump's decision to pause certain foreign aid funds.

DC man sentenced over drug trafficking role

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Damien Jenkins, a 35-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, received a sentence of 151 months in federal prison for his involvement with the "21st and Vietnam" drug trafficking organization.

Attorneys general urge Congress against restricting state-level AI regulations

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Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a bipartisan group of 39 attorneys general, has sent a letter to Congress opposing an amendment proposed by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Serial rapist receives 35-year sentence for attacks on strangers

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Jose Angel Gomez, 42, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for three separate sexual assaults committed in 2018.

Alabama man sentenced for role in SEC account hack impacting Bitcoin value

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Eric Council Jr., a 26-year-old from Athens, Alabama, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy that hacked into the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) X account.

Attorneys general oppose budget amendment restricting state AI law enforcement

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Attorney General Charity Clark has spearheaded a coalition of 40 attorneys general in opposing a budget amendment that would prevent states from enforcing laws related to artificial intelligence (AI).

Two Marion men receive federal sentences for drug and gun offenses

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In Florence, South Carolina, two men from Marion have been sentenced to federal prison for separate charges involving firearms and narcotics.

Clinton Township man sentenced to 40 years for child exploitation

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Stephen Lewis Gentry, a 35-year-old resident of Clinton Township, Michigan, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for creating and distributing images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

Attorneys general oppose amendment restricting states' ability to regulate artificial intelligence

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Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside 39 other state attorneys general, has expressed opposition to a proposed amendment by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Former NYPD officer sentenced to 23 years for online child exploitation

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Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Carmine Simpson received a 23-year prison sentence for sexually exploiting minors online.

New Orleans man pleads guilty to federal drug and gun charges

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Floyd Jones, a 38-year-old resident of New Orleans, has pled guilty to multiple federal charges related to drug distribution and firearms possession.

Elkins man receives 48-month sentence for meth distribution

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Richard Emery Delphey, a 52-year-old resident of Elkins, West Virginia, has been sentenced to four years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

Attorney General releases report on death of Geoffrey Parris

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New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has released a report concerning the death of Geoffrey Parris, who died following an encounter with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Queens on February 12,...

Portland woman charged for threatening interstate communications

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A Portland woman has been arrested following a criminal complaint that charges her with making threatening interstate communications and engaging in anonymous telecommunications harassment.

Keshena man receives 12-year sentence for fatal drug delivery

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On May 16, 2025, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Warren Grignon, a 43-year-old resident of Keshena, Wisconsin, to 12 years in federal prison.

Brentwood man convicted for cyberstalking New Jersey judge

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A man from Brentwood, Los Angeles, has been convicted of cyberstalking a New Jersey state court judge.