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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

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Schuylkill County man sentenced up to 33 years for distributing child sexual abuse material

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Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced that a man from Schuylkill County will serve a prison sentence of 16½ to 33 years for the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material on various social media platforms.

Federal grand jury indicts three men for murder of federal witness

By Legal Newsline |
A federal grand jury in Louisville has returned a superseding indictment against three men accused of conspiring to kill and ultimately murdering a federal witness.

Attorney General Wilson joins states urging Supreme Court review of gun rights case

By Legal Newsline |
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 26 states and the Arizona Legislature in a legal effort urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review Wolford v. Lopez, a significant Second Amendment case originating from Hawaii.

Post-adjudication reparative program working group meeting set for May

By Legal Newsline |
The Post-Adjudication Reparative Program Working Group is scheduled to hold a meeting on Monday, May 12.

Raoul secures injunction against Trump administration over education fund block

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 17 states, has secured a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration.

States demand answers from CFPB over delayed consumer restitution payments

By Legal Newsline |
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside leaders from 11 other states, is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to expedite restitution payments to victims of a deceptive tech sales program.

Missouri AG introduces first-in-nation rule targeting Big Tech censorship

By Legal Newsline |
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has introduced a pioneering rule aimed at curbing corporate censorship by Big Tech and safeguarding online free speech.

Summerfield man pleads guilty to $20 million Ponzi scheme and tax fraud

By Legal Newsline |
William Lamar Rhew, III of Summerfield has entered a guilty plea to multiple charges including wire fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, tax evasion, and failure to file a tax return.

Texas AG warns Chinese firms over alleged privacy violations

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a warning to several Chinese companies, including TP-Link, Alibaba, and CapCut, for allegedly violating privacy rights in Texas.

Georgia man pleads guilty to federal gun crime after multi-state chase

By Legal Newsline |
Jeremiah Clinton Gray, a 42-year-old resident of Blue Ridge, Georgia, has entered a guilty plea to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

St. Louis County man receives 15-year sentence for drug-related carjacking

By Legal Newsline |
A man from St. Louis County has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his involvement in a drug robbery and carjacking incident. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp handed down the sentence to Walter C. Moore, who was convicted of using...

Man sentenced for $48 million fraud against Medicare

By Legal Newsline |
Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has announced that Manishkumar Patel was sentenced to 14 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield.

Court orders restoration of education funds blocked by Trump administration

By Legal Newsline |
New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured a court order requiring the Trump administration to restore states' access to Department of Education programs.

Texas AG resolves lawsuit with Coppell ISD over critical race theory teaching

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the resolution of a lawsuit against Coppell Independent School District.

Hugo man sentenced for possession of child exploitation material

By Legal Newsline |
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma has announced the sentencing of Steven Mark McAnally, a 65-year-old resident of Hugo, Oklahoma.

Attorneys general seek injunction against Trump's executive order on elections

By Legal Newsline |
New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with a coalition of 18 other attorneys general, has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to block key provisions of President Trump's Executive Order on elections.

Court blocks Trump's agency cuts amid California's legal challenge

By Legal Newsline |
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a significant legal development concerning federal agencies.

Entertainment company president sentenced for embezzlement and investor fraud

By Legal Newsline |
An entertainment production company president has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for embezzling over $400,000 from a television production and defrauding investors in other projects.

Vermont receives over $23 million from ongoing tobacco settlement

By Legal Newsline |
Vermont has received $23,132,483.92 from tobacco manufacturers as part of the ongoing payments under the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), according to an announcement by Attorney General Charity Clark.

Charges filed against alleged drug trafficking operation in Western Pennsylvania

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Dave Sunday has announced charges against Korrtezz Martin, a resident of Beaver County, along with 13 others.