MOBILE, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: Five members of a federal drug conspiracy were sentenced on September 6 in federal court. Eric Maurice Moseley, 37, of Grand Bay, Alabama; Hardy Devan Forrest, 35, also of Grand Bay; Markell Durrell Moore, 36, of Mobile; Zyshonne Osilk Smith, 25, of Grand Bay; and Bryan Dion Campbell, 30, of Mobile, each appeared before United States District Court Judge Kristi K.  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin P. Davidson announced the sentencing of a Montgomery, Alabama man for his role in a conspiracy to bring illegal drugs into a prison. On September 9, 2024, a federal judge sentenced 46-year-old Henry Guice, Jr., a former correctional officer with the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), to 75 months in prison. Feder  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: On September 9, 2024, a federal judge ordered that 30-year-old Teaira Nishara Robbins, from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, receive a sentence of 87 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Kevin P. Davidson. Following her prison sentence, Robbins will be on supervised release for three years. Th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in support of a Tennessee-led lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris administration's revised Title IX rule, which upends the foundation of women's sports and mandates that males and females share bathrooms. Carr previously filed suit against this same rule in April 2024, and he successfully blocked its implementation in Georg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-00327; S.D. Ala. filed Sept. 10, 2024) involving James O. Ward Jr.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged James O. Ward, Jr., a Foley, Alabama resident, with defrauding investors by making numerous misrepresentations in selling investments in Apex Financial Institute Pvt. Ltd. ("Apex"), a private investment fund managed by Ward and his partners that raised at  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * AG James Co-Leads Coalition of 42 Attorneys General in Letter to Congress Supporting the Surgeon General's Recommendation for Warnings on Social Media Platforms * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging Congress to implement warning labels on social media platforms as called for by the United  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general to urge lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news wrap up: * * * 9 Sep 1954 (Tinker AFB/Mobility Directorate) In 1954, the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 700+-strong KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. And on this date in 1954, Tinker AFB sent its representatives to an Air Materiel Command phasing group meeting to discuss the anticipated delivery of its initial KC-135As, which would begin arriving in August 1956. These ear  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 11 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Bipartisan coalition of 42 AGs support U.S. Surgeon General recommendation * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson urged Congress today to take action on a U.S. Surgeon General recommendation to require warning labels on social media platforms. Ferguson and a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders. The attorneys gener  more