BENTON, Illinois, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: Following an investigation into the drug trafficking network in southern Illinois, eleven individuals are facing federal charges for distributing meth in Jackson, Massac, Perry, Saline and Williamson counties. Nigelle J. Bird, 32, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was charged with one federal count of distribution of meth in Jackson County. Nathan Behrens, 35, of Ha more PR

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment charging three Metro East men for engaging in a PPP loan fraud scheme in East St. Louis. Dana C. Howard, 52, of O'Fallon, Richard Scott Myers, 63, of Edwardsville, and Glenn Sunnquist, 53, of Swansea, are each facing one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of wire fraud. Howard is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-12134; N.D. Ill. filed Nov. 25, 2024) involving Mammoth West Corp. and Brad Hare: * * * SEC Charges Convertible Note Dealer and Its Owner for Failure to Register * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") today announced settled charges against a convertible note dealer, Illinois-based Mammoth West Corporation (dba "Mammoth Corporation") and its president and owner more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Led by Massachusetts, Coalition of 15 Attorneys General Support Proposed 60-Day Mobile Phone Unlocking Rule * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass a proposed rule that would allow consumers the freedom to switch mobile service providers while keeping their existing mob more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Illinois, allowing the state to request access to more than $23 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan. This funding comes from the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling upon Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of this year to protect children from online harm. Drummond and a coalition of 31 other state attorneys general outlined the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media use in a letter sent last week to Cong more PR