LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'My office will continue to protect taxpayers from fraud and the elderly from abuse' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued a statement announcing the arrests of three individuals following investigations by his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: "I congratulate the Special Agents in my Medicaid Fraud Control Unit on their recent arrests on separa  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I am committed to creating a culture of excellence within the Office of the Attorney General' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a new hire and two promotions within his Special Investigations Division: "I have hired Jessica Middleton as a Cybersecurity Analyst in our Special Investigations Division. Cybersecur  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release: The final member of a Northwest Arkansas drug trafficking organization was sentenced to federal prison for crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville. According to court documents and evidence presented at the trial of Claude D  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey with 22 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Elizabeth L.D. Cannon Executive Director Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Department of Commerce 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Commen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-682) on Electronic Permitting Modernization Act (H.R. 5509), which aims to modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Sept. 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 5509 is to modernize permitting systems at the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND NE  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more