Day: January 11, 2024
-
Attorney General James Releases Statement Ahead of Closing Arguments in Civil Fraud Trial Against Donald Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in advance of closing arguments in her office’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for years of financial fraud: “Before this trial began, the Court ruled in our favor and found that Donald Trump engaged in years of significant financial…
-
U.S. Justice Department Releases New Guide on the Use of Specialized Units in Law Enforcement Agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta announced the release of a new publication, Considerations for Specialized Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Ensure Appropriateness, Effectiveness, and Accountability, commissioned in the wake of the killing of Tyre Nichols and amid mounting public concern over the use of specialized units in…
-
United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement
United States and California Announce Diesel Engine Manufacturer Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay a Record $1.675 Billion Civil Penalty in Vehicle Test Cheating Settlement The Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB) and California Attorney General’s Office today released the details of a proposed settlement with diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.…
-
German Company SAP to Pay Over $220M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigations
SAP SE (SAP), a publicly traded global software company based in Germany, will pay over $220 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). SAP’s resolution with the department stems from schemes to pay bribes to government officials…
-
White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on the December Consumer Price Index
Today’s report shows that we ended 2023 with inflation down nearly two-thirds from its peak and core inflation at its lowest level since May 2021. We saw prices go down over the course of the year for goods and services that are important for American households like a gallon of gas, a gallon of milk,…
-
New York Mayor Eric Adams Appears on WCNY’s “The Capitol Pressroom”
David Lombardo: On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her third State of the State address which included a plan to develop more housing in the five boroughs, a plan that got a thumbs up from New York City Mayor Eric Adams who was in the Assembly chamber at the Capitol for the speech. And Mayor Adams…