U.S. drops charges in another high-profile Wall Street case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday dropped their criminal case accusing Benjamin Wey of running a fraudulent stock manipulation scheme, after a federal judge threw out much of the evidence they hoped to use against the financier.
U.S. plane passenger foils text message plot to molest children
(Reuters) – Impromptu detective work by a woman on an airline flight resulted in the arrest of another passenger whose text messages about sexually abusing children she photographed and gave to police, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.
New Hampshire sues Purdue Pharma over opioid marketing practices
(Reuters) – New Hampshire sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, joining several state and local governments in accusing the drugmaker of engaging in deceptive marketing practices that have helped fuel a national opioid addiction epidemic.
South Carolina seeks $100 million from U.S. over plutonium removal
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina is suing the U.S. government to recover $100 million in fines it says the Department of Energy owes the state for failing to remove one metric ton of plutonium stored there, state Attorney General Alan Wilson…
Maryland man indicted for attempted murder of FBI agent, Islamic State support
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Maryland man on charges of attempting to murder an FBI agent and trying to provide support to Islamic State militants, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Trump administration switches sides, backs Ohio over voter purges
(Reuters) – The Trump administration has reversed an Obama administration stance and will support Ohio in its bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a state policy of purging people from voter-registration lists if they do not regularly cast ballots.
West Point wine store changing name after U.S. complains
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An owner of a wine and spirits store near the gates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday said he is changing the store’s name after the government accused him of infringing trademarks belonging to the Army.
Google’s firing of memo writer strikes nerve in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Silicon Valley culture war pitting liberal-leaning tech firms against a small conservative cohort took on new intensity on Tuesday after Google fired a male engineer for a memo that decried the company’s commitment to hiring…
PHH to pay $74.5 million to resolve U.S. mortgage probes
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday said mortgage company PHH Corp will pay nearly $74.5 million to resolve claims it generated defective loans that the government then insured and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bought.
Six UPS workers injured by chemical leak at New Hampshire facility
(Reuters) – Six workers were treated for respiratory problems on Tuesday after nitric acid leaked from a package at a United Parcel Service distribution facility in southern New Hampshire, a fire official said.
