Ryan Jones

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FBI probes New York AG James over mortgage fraud allegations, media reports

6 days ago | ksl.com | Ryan Jones |Susan Heavey

NEW YORK CITY — The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who President Donald Trump has publicly targeted because she pursued legal action against him, several U.S. media outlets reported on Thursday. James has joined attorneys general from other states in challenging Trump's second-term agenda.
Trump ramps up judicial nominations with four picks in Missouri

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Stephen Coates |Ryan Jones

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was nominating four Missouri lawyers with experience as prosecutors or working under the state's Republican attorney general to serve as federal trial court judges in the state.
Credit Suisse to pay $511 million as part of agreement with US DOJ in tax case

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Stephen Coates |Urvi Dugar |Leroy Leo |Ryan Jones

(Reuters) -A Credit Suisse unit on Monday pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes and will pay a fine of more than $510 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.
Trump proposes $163 billion cut to US budget that slashes domestic spending

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Brendan O'Brien |Bo Erickson |Mike Stone |Ryan Jones

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Friday proposed a $163 billion cut to the federal budget that would sharply reduce spending on education, housing and medical research next year, while increasing outlays for...
South of Midnight Review

1 week ago | gamingrespawn.com | Ryan Jones

Life in the Deep South can be pretty hazardous, especially considering the numerous alligators, hurricanes and murky swamplands. South of Midnight takes everything from the above and cranks the meter up twice the size, and for Hazel Flood, the protagonist of the story, things only take a turn for the worse. Compulsion Games’ new independent project takes place in a fantasy setting in the American Deep South, bringing to life creatures of folklore, myths and legends.
US EPA cancelling all environmental justice grants, Washington Post reports

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Daniel Wallis |Ryan Jones

(Reuters) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of canceling almost 800 grants, including all aimed at promoting environmental justice, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing comments by an agency official in a court...
FBI starts using polygraph tests in internal leak investigations

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ryan Jones |Kanishka Singh

By Ryan Patrick Jones and Kanishka Singh(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Monday it has started using polygraph tests to aid investigations aimed at identifying the source of leaks emanating from within the law enforcement agency. "We can confirm the FBI has begun administering polygraph tests to identify the source of information leaks within the bureau," the bureau's public affairs office told Reuters in a statement.
Jay Clayton to be interim US attorney for Southern District of New York, Trumps says

4 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Jamie Freed |Ryan Jones

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Jay Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York while the administration pursues Senate...
Trump says he told TSMC it would pay 100% tax if it doesn't build in US

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Nandita Bose |Ryan Jones

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he told the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which has pledged to build new factories in the US, it would pay a tax of up to 100% if it did not build its plants in the country.
IRS starts laying off 20,000 workers, eliminates civil rights office

1 month ago | ksl.com | Kanishka Singh |Ryan Jones |ISMAIL SHAKIL |Tim Reid

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Internal Revenue Service began making sweeping cuts to its workforce on Friday, the agency's leadership said in an email to staff, and among the first to go will be employees of its civil rights office. Reuters previously reported that more than 20,000 staff members would be cut, which a source familiar with Friday's announcement confirmed, saying 20%-25% of the tax-collecting agency's workforce would be targeted.