PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 4 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of twelve attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they resign by February 6. "Federal employees in Arizona need to understand the buyout offer from the Trump administration is complete  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Warns Federal Employees about Questionable Buyout Offer Latest attempt to sow chaos amid federal workforce and for Americans that rely on a functioning government OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump Administration's questionable "deferred resignation" pro  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Celebrate Court Victory Stopping Federal Funding Freeze NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 22 attorneys general today celebrated winning a court order halting the implementation of a Trump administration policy that would block many federal agency grants, loans, and other financial assistanc  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Eleven Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they resign b  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 3 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Joins 11 Attorneys General To Warn Federal Employees about Misleading Buyout Offer TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which purports to offer federal employees pay throu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong and 10 Other Attorneys General Warn Federal Employees About Misleading Buyout Offer (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of ten other attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025 if they  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025, if they resign by February 6. "Federal workers are part of our Hawaii 'ohana. They provide vital support to Hawaii through a host of servic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes criminal alien wanted for homicide in the Dominican Republic PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Yermanny Suarez Laureano, a criminal alien from the Dominican Republic with a final order of removal, to the Dominican Republic on Jan. 23. Suarez is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authoritie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes Mexican citizen wanted in Mexico for rape PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Raymundo Rojas Bacilio, a citizen of Mexico with a final order of removal, to Mexico on Jan. 25. Rojas is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in Mexico for rape. "The removal of the criminal alien Raym  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general warning federal employees about the Trump administration's so-called "deferred resignation" program, which offers federal employees pay through September 30, 2025, if they resign by February 6, 2025. "Federal employees are hardworking and dedicated civil servants who provide critical services to the peopl  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Francis J. Battista, 39, of Aston, Pennsylvania, was convicted at trial on all charges against him -- 12 counts of wire fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and seven counts of money laundering -- for defrauding federal COVID-19 assistance programs of $8.4 million.  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Worcester County *Post updated 2/3/2025 to reflect Worcester County case as ninth on the Delmarva Peninsula. ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 2, 2025)-- The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced the first presumptive positive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County. This is the fi  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general warning federal employees about President Donald Trump's misleading "deferred resignation" program, which purports to offer federal employees pay through Sept. 30 if they resign by Feb. 6. "I urge federal employees from Washington state, or those working in our state, to contact their un  more