Tag: 2025
Federal Communications Commission, Delaying Lifesaving Alerts, New …
NEW YORK – The Federal Communications Commission is playing a dangerous game with public safety, deliberately stalling the release of a rule that would expand life-saving emergency alerts to 13 additional languages, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. The delay, now stretching nearly ten months after unanimous FCC approval in January 2025, is…
Letitia James Criticizes SNAP Benefit Blockade Decision, New York N…
New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released a scathing statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied her request to stay a lower court order requiring the distribution of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. In a fiery response, AG James declared, ‘Yet another court has…
Daniel McAlpin Death Cleared, Ulster County NY, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released its findings on the tragic death of Daniel McAlpin, who succumbed to injuries after an encounter with police in Ulster County. The OSI report, issued November 7, 2025, clears officers involved in the incident, stating that a prosecutor would not be able to…
Letitia James Denounces Delay of SNAP Benefits, Boston MA, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James today unleashed a scathing rebuke against the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, denouncing their decision to deny a Trump administration request to delay the distribution of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. ‘Yet another court has ordered the federal government to stop holding food assistance…
Letitia James Cracks Down on SNAP Benefit Blockade, New York NY, 2023
NEW YORK – While Washington D.C. throws tantrums and threatens to starve millions, some businesses in New York are adding insult to injury – illegally refusing to accept SNAP benefits from those who rely on them. Attorney General Letitia James is now stepping in, issuing cease-and-desist letters to grocery chains ShopRite and Hannaford after reports…
Letitia James Threatens FCC with Lawsuit Over Delayed Emergency Ale…
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Letitia James, SNAP Benefit Denial, New York NY, 2023
New York – In a bold move to protect the nutritional security of its citizens, Attorney General Letitia James has issued a consumer alert and sent cease-and-desist letters to grocery stores that have unlawfully refused to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. James warns New Yorkers that any business enrolled in the SNAP program…
Fargo Man Threatens President, FBI Director
FARGO, ND – Andrew Walter Sandvik, 47, of West Fargo, North Dakota, is facing federal charges after allegedly unleashing a barrage of online threats targeting the President of the United States and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case, announced today by United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase, highlights a growing concern…
Colombian Leader in Oregon Burglary Ring Busted
The grimy details of a heartless crime spree have been revealed as seven suspects were charged for their roles in an organized burglary ring that targeted Asian business owners across Oregon and Washington. Colombian national Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, is the alleged mastermind of the operation, making his initial appearance in federal court today. Martinez-Grandas and…
Derinson Martinez-Grandas: Ring Leader in Asian Business Owner Burglaries
Colombian national Derinson Martinez-Grandas, 34, has been arraigned for orchestrating a ruthless burglary ring that preyed on Asian business owners in Oregon and Washington. The seven-member gang is accused of orchestrating a series of targeted break-ins between October 3 and October 9, 2025. Martinez-Grandas and his co-conspirators are alleged to have utilized signal jamming technology…
