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Colorado's Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser has taken legal action against Mesa County Deputy Alexander Zwinck for allegedly collaborating with federal immigration agents to arrest a 19-year-old nursing student with an expired visa. The lawsuit also investigates whether other officers on the regional drug task force, which includes
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Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its HIV medications, resulting in millions of dollars of false claims submitted to government health care programs. This settlement, reached in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice
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In a groundbreaking effort, the Texas Office of the Attorney General, led by Attorney General Ken Paxton, has made a major impact in the fight against healthcare fraud. The state's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) played a crucial role in the largest healthcare fraud enforcement action in American
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US Deputy Attorney-General Todd Blanche plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell in the coming days to determine if she will cooperate with prosecutors in the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case. Maxwell, the only person convicted in the Epstein case, is serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking. The Department of Justice
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The State of Alabama, through the Office of the Attorney General, has launched the Carolyn Potter Outstanding Anti-Human Trafficking Service Award to honor exceptional leaders and organizations in the fight against human trafficking. The award, named in honor of Carolyn Potter, CEO of The WellHouse, a residential program for trafficking
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As the 120-day limit for interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's appointment was set to expire, federal judges in New Jersey took an unusual step, appointing Desiree Leigh Grace to the role. Habba, who previously represented President Donald Trump and served as a campaign spokesperson, had been facing
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The Trump administration has sought to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, to discuss the case. The request comes after the FBI and the Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that they had found no evidence of a "client list" of Epstein&
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The Missouri Supreme Court has issued a show-cause order, asking why it should hear the appeal of a preliminary injunction that made abortion legally available in the state. The court's move comes after Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office requested an expedited schedule and a hearing for
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Phil Weiser, Colorado's Attorney General, has taken legal action against a Mesa County sheriff's deputy, Investigator Alexander Zwinck, for allegedly violating state laws prohibiting coordination between local police and federal immigration agents. The civil complaint, filed in Mesa County District Court, stems from a traffic stop
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A Des Moines man, Marlin Santana Thomas Sr., 49, has been charged with four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and four counts of interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution through coercion and enticement. According to the indictment, Thomas used force, fraud and coercion to cause four
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken strong action against Big Tech, foreign entities, and other bad actors who sought to illegally use Texans' private and sensitive data. Over the past year, Paxton's Privacy and Tech Team has conducted investigations into the data practices of more than
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A multistate coalition, led by Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's final rule on health insurance marketplaces. The rule, which becomes effective on August 25, would cause up to 1.8 million people to lose their health insurance, while increasing
