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Monday, April 28, 2025

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State AGs oppose use of local law enforcement for federal immigration duties

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with attorneys general from ten states, has issued a joint statement in response to a memorandum from a Trump appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice.

Omaha woman sentenced for role in methamphetamine drug conspiracy

By Legal Newsline |
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Amy Holmdohl, a 47-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on January 22, 2025, for her role in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy.

McGlothin named acting US attorney for Eastern District of Texas

By Legal Newsline |
First Assistant United States Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. has assumed the role of Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.

Wisconsin IT consultant pleads guilty to falsifying federal tax returns

By Legal Newsline |
U.S. District Judge Joseph Stadtmueller has accepted the guilty plea of Vikram Naik, a Wisconsin man, to one count of filing a false individual income tax return.

C.R. Bard settles $17 million healthcare kickback allegations

By Legal Newsline |
C.R. Bard, Inc., along with its affiliates Liberator Medical Supply, Inc., Liberator Holdings, and Rochester Medical Corporation, have agreed to a $17 million settlement.

Morrisdale man sentenced to five years for meth trafficking

By Legal Newsline |
A Morrisdale, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his involvement in methamphetamine trafficking.

Antelope County clerk magistrate announces retirement after four decades

By Legal Newsline |
Antelope County Clerk Magistrate Linda Mitchell has announced her retirement, effective April 16, 2025, after more than four decades of service to the Judicial Branch.

Newberry man receives federal prison sentence for firearm and narcotics offenses

By Legal Newsline |
Tyrell Rakeem Sanders, a 29-year-old resident of Newberry, South Carolina, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.

Florissant man sentenced for check washing scheme at Illinois bank

By Legal Newsline |
A Florissant, Missouri man has been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison for his involvement in a check washing scheme at an Illinois bank.

Mexican man sentenced for possession of child pornography

By Legal Newsline |
A Mexican citizen, aged 22, has been sentenced for possessing child pornography, according to acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Shelby County man receives lengthy federal sentence for drug trafficking

By Legal Newsline |
A Shelby County man, Sean Patrick Gifford, has been sentenced to 270 months in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

Hartford man pleads guilty to federal gun charge

By Legal Newsline |
Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jason Barber, a 40-year-old resident of Hartford, pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.

Hartland man faces charges over alleged embezzlement from vulnerable adult

By Legal Newsline |
Today in Lansing, Kirk Lanam, 52, of Hartland, faced arraignment before Magistrate Judge Marie Soma at the 52-3 District Court in Rochester Hills.

Two Tucson men sentenced for conspiring with ISIS

By Legal Newsline |
Ahmed Mahad Mohamed and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, two Somali citizens residing in Tucson, Arizona, were sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to travel to the Middle East to join ISIS.

Safe and Healthy Families Initiative announces annual award ceremony for domestic violence practice

By Legal Newsline |
The Safe and Healthy Families Initiative will hold its second annual Bob Moyer Memorial Award for Excellence in Domestic Violence Informed Practice on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

State AGs oppose federal pressure on immigration enforcement

By Legal Newsline |
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, together with attorneys general from twelve other states, issued a joint statement concerning a memorandum from a Trump-era appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Perryman Group: Excessive tort costs drain $810M from Georgia economy

By B. J. Milam |
Georgia's excessive tort costs result in an $810 million annual loss, or $1,415 per resident, impacting the state's fiscal health and economy.

The Perryman Group: Nevada loses $203M annually to excessive tort costs

By E. F. Cullerton |
A report from The Perryman Group reveals that Nevada's excessive tort costs result in a $203 million annual loss, or $1,249 per resident, contributing to federal revenue losses.

W.Va., three other states sue to block illegal migrants from census count

By Chris Dickerson |
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has joined the AGs of three other states in filing a lawsuit that challenges the Biden administration decision to count illegal aliens when determining the number of congressional seats and electoral votes that each state receives.

Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers

By Legal News Line |
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities to defend two Clean Air Act waivers granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are critically important to stop climate change and protecting public health from air pollution.