Health care industry
Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 15 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration for its attack on access to gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and nonbinary youth. The lawsuit challenges the administration's coordinated campaign to intimidate healthcare providers into halting medically necessary
Health care industry
The Trump administration has come under fire from a group of 17 Democratic officials who have accused it of unlawfully intimidating healthcare providers into stopping gender-affirming care for transgender youth. The complaint was filed in a lawsuit following a month in which at least eight major hospitals and hospital systems
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Maine, along with 19 other states and the District of Columbia, has joined a lawsuit aimed at reversing the Trump administration's new budget law that defunds abortion providers. The law specifically targets Planned Parenthood and similar healthcare providers, including Maine Family Planning, by forbidding them from participating in
Health care industry
Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown has led a coalition of 24 states in suing the Trump Administration over a provision in recent Congressional budget legislation that targets Planned Parenthood by blocking Medicaid reimbursements for healthcare services obtained at Planned Parenthood health centers. The provision is part of a sweeping
Health care industry
New York Attorney General Letitia James has joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in suing to block a provision in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBA) that targets and defunds Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider of reproductive
Fraud
An Arizona man, Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr., has pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to obstruct justice for his role in a scheme to defraud investors out of more than $13 million in a cryptocurrency investment scam. The scheme, which involved the use of automated trading robots powered by
Fraud
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has announced the conviction of a Lonoke woman for exploiting an elderly woman's banking information to pay off personal debts. The case highlights the state's ongoing efforts to combat Medicaid fraud and protect vulnerable populations. Griffin, a former U.S. Representative
Fraud
The Office of the Attorney General in Massachusetts has announced that Optimum Labs, Inc., a New Bedford-based clinical laboratory, and its owner, William Owens, have pleaded guilty to charges related to two separate MassHealth fraud and kickback schemes. The schemes involved submitting false claims for sober home urine drug tests
Fraud
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has taken drastic measures to combat a fraudulent scheme involving the sale of cannabis licenses. The scheme, allegedly perpetrated by MAKECTBETTER LLC, its principal Michael Tedesco, and affiliate Zafir Iqbal, involved forged documents and tens of thousands of dollars in payments from over 70 businesses.
Fraud
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's office has secured a guilty plea and restitution from Optimum Labs, Inc., a New Bedford-based clinical laboratory, and its owner, William Owens, for their involvement in two separate MassHealth fraud and kickback schemes. The schemes, which spanned from 2017 to 2022, resulted
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A coalition of elected officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, has released a statement condemning the October 7th massacre perpetrated by Hamas and calling for a lasting diplomatic solution to the crisis in Gaza. The officials urge the delivery of food, medicine, and essential resources to those in
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President Trump has made it clear this week that he is once again in good graces with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), the director of national intelligence, after she launched a diversionary attack releasing documents that she claimed proved a "treasonous conspiracy" within the Obama administration. The move has
