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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Tuesday August 20, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Attorney General Bird Sues Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Stop Monopoly
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 20 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster to stop their monopoly that raises prices for ticket purchasers and stifles competition in the live entertainment industry. Live Nation has been building a monopoly by entering into exclusive deals with the country's largest venues to ensure that all tickets sold are through the company's platform. The State  more

Attorney General James Takes Action to Support Consumers Harmed by Live Nation and Ticketmaster
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * AG James, US DOJ, and Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Amend Complaint against Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Seek Additional Relief for Impacted Consumers * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general today filed an amended complaint (https://ag.ny.gov/s  more

EPA Orders Connecticut Winter Sports Park to Correct Alleged Violation of the Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Powder Ridge Mountain Park, LLC's noncompliance related to its use of anhydrous ammonia in an ice-making unit on its slopes * * * BOSTON (Aug. 19, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort, LLC (Powder Ridge) located in Middlefield, Connecticut, addressing an alleged violation of the Clea  more

N.Y. PSC Issues Order Approving Petition to Amend Certificate Involving Long Island Power Authority
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order approving petition to amend certificate (Case No. 20-T-0430) on Aug. 19, 2024: * * * Petition of Long Island Power Authority to Amend Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Granted by Order Dated May 14, 2010. ORDER APPROVING PETITION TO AMEND CERTIFICATE BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On May 10, 2024, PSEG Long Island LLC (PSEG Long Island) filed a petition (2024 Petit  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: Manhattan Franciscan Friar Charged With Wire and Mail Fraud Related to Fake Medical Charity in Beirut, Lebanon
NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that, on Saturday, August 17, 2024, PAWEL BIELECKI, a/k/a "Paul Bielecki," a/k/a "Paul HRH Saxe-Coburg-Gotha," a/k/a "Dr. Phaakon Sonderburg-Glucksburg," a/k/a "Father Paul," a/k/a "Father Kowal," was arrested on charges of wire fraud and mail fraud. BIELECKI will be presen  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement With a Weapon During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Richard Markey, 38, of Wolcott, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to   more