I, Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, VADM Jerome Adams, am emphasizing the importance of protecting our children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction and associated health risks by immediately addressing the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use.…

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed new charges arising from a New York-based boiler-room scheme, alleging that Benjamin Conde orchestrated the manipulation of millions of shares of Renewable Energy and Power Inc. (RBNW), generating approximately $3.1…

WASHINGTON, DC - A recent CRS report found that “DOD has started the fiscal year under a CR for 13 of the past 18 years and every year since FY2010 excluding FY2019. The amount of time DOD has operated under…

MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) crew offloaded more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine Friday at Coast Guard Sector Miami. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central…

Alexei Saab Allegedly Was Trained by Hizballah’s External Terrorist Operations Component in Bomb-Making and Conducted Intelligence-Gathering in New York City and Elsewhere in Support of Hizballah’s Attack-Planning Efforts Alexei Saab, 42, of Morristown, New Jersey, also known as Ali Hassan…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing to reduce the amount of five Schedule II opioid controlled substances that can be manufactured in the United States next year compared with 2019, per the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking being published…

Leading Producer Receives Highest Corporate Fine in Packaged Seafood Investigation StarKist Co. was sentenced to pay a criminal fine of $100 million, the statutory maximum, for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices for canned tuna sold in the…

MIAMI — Coast Guard Hurricane Dorian response operations continue in support of the Bahamas. As of Wednesday at 9 a.m.: Coast Guard crews have rescued 406 people in the Bahamas since the Hurricane Dorian response began. Two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters…

74 Alleged Fraudsters Arrested in the United States Federal authorities launched a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens. Operation…

FTC, New York Attorney General allege YouTube channels collected kids’ personal information without parental consent Major Privacy Judgements Against Google - FTC and NY Attorney General v. Google and YouTube ($170 million judgement). French Authority v. Google 2019 (Proposed): 57…

Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC (formerly known as Mallinckrodt ARD Inc. and previously Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. "Questcor"), has agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve claims that Questcor paid illegal kickbacks to doctors, in the form of lavish dinners and…

MIAMI — Coast Guard Hurricane Dorian response operations are underway in support of the Bahamas. As of Wednesday at 4 p.m.: Coast Guard crews from across the Coast Guard hav rescued 114 people and rescued six pets in the Bahamas…