The following is a press release from the US Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon. PORTLAND, Ore. – The US Attorney’s Office for Oregon District today released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) program report, US attorney Billy J. Williams announced. The report is the first of its kind produced by a U.S. … Read more
For the millions of Americans whose finances have been shaken by the pandemic, the state stimulus payments, improved unemployment benefits, and plethora of debt moratoriums appear to have been a godsend when they were first announced. But what happens when these programs expire? For one, bankruptcy attorneys predict that bankruptcy filings from consumers and small … Read more
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added a prominent former district attorney to help their team investigate possible fraud cases former US President Donald Trump and his company.Mark Pomerantz, former Manhattan federal attorney and well-respected defense attorney and litigator with expertise in financial institutions, was sworn in earlier this month as assistant district attorney, Danny … Read more
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) – New London State Prosecutors have released a preliminary report investigating a shooting in Meriden. The shooting took place on Friday February 12th at the Flamingo Inn on North Broad Street. According to police, officers from Meriden helped West Hartford Police Department issue an arrest warrant at 8:50 a.m. against 24-year-old suspect … Read more
Washington State Journal An extension of the eviction moratorium for another two years and free lawyers for tenants at risk of eviction are proposed in a new bill that landlords say would decimate their industry. “Our goal is to reconcile the needs of the state, but also to avoid crises,” said Senator Christine Rolfes, D-Kitsap … Read more
PHOENIX – From financial stress to spending more time at home, the COVID-19 pandemic has put relationships to the test over the past year and, in some cases, pushed couples apart. While civil court cases were initially halted or delayed, Valley attorney Helen Davis of The Cavanagh Law Firm said divorce proceedings are now virtual … Read more
Former Erie City Council president Sonya Arrington will be convicted Tuesday in a federal fraud case The defense does not want anything more than house arrest In a new file, the US prosecutor is seeking a prison sentence of 27 to 33 months, says Arrington, “failed miserably” because he was a “model of integrity”. For … Read more
The decision is the last in a month-long saga that has resulted in a staggering reprimand for one of the country’s foremost prosecutors and concerns about whether criminal defendants will receive evidence that could help or exonerate them. Judge Alison Nathan said she failed to find individual prosecutors knowingly withholding exculpatory evidence or deliberately misleading … Read more
According to the source, the request is described as preliminary. It was not clear whether the authorities were looking at New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo himself or members of his administration. “As we have publicly stated, the DOJ has been looking into this for months. We have worked with them and will continue to … Read more
ExploreThe investigation found that Metro Atlanta DA asked the employee about sex Donovan denied any wrongdoing. But weeks after White filed her complaint, Donovan made an affidavit in which he spoke for a little over two hours in front of a court reporter who types up the affidavit. “If it’s sexual harassment, it’s unlawful,” Donovan … Read more