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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday June 07, 2020 ( 7 items )  

Air Force Scientists Develop Means for Detecting Early Stages of Lung Problems Caused by COVID-19
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: Air Force Research Laboratory scientists are working with University of Michigan and Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) researchers to build and test a revolutionary chemical sensing device that can detect acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) associated with COVID-19 deaths. Under IARPA's molecular analyzer for efficient gas-phase low-power interrogation (MAEGLIN)   more

Assistant A.G. Dreiband, Michigan U.S. Attorneys Issue Statement on Michigan Governor's Decision to Adjust Reopening Plans
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Eric Dreiband, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider for the Eastern District of Michigan, and U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge for the Western District of Michigan issued the following joint statement on Michigan Governor's decision to adjust reopening plans: "Following action by the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Governor Whitmer provided much-needed relief for Michiganders by rescinding her executive orders which had require  more

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles With Short-Term Lenders for Engaging in Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) announced a settlement with Main Street Personal Finance, Inc. and its subsidiaries--ACAC, Inc., which conducts business under the name Approved Cash Advance, and Quik Lend, Inc.--(collectively, Approved Cash). The companies, which are based in Cleveland, Tennessee, offer payday and auto-title loans and own and operate about 156 stores in eight diff  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Former Director of Finance Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison for Wire, Tax Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release on June 3: U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Brian John Scalabrino, 47, formerly of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for committing wire and tax fraud. He was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release, pay $348,365 in restitution to Metal Standard, and pay $112,363 in restitution to t  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners of Rental Properties in Muskegon, Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release on June 4: The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that the owners of rental properties in Muskegon, Michigan, violated the Fair Housing Act by subjecting female tenants to sexual harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, alleges that Darrell J  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Michigan Real Estate Developer Indicted for Tax, Bank Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan returned an indictment charging a Michigan businessman with tax evasion, filing false documents with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), making false statements to IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) agents, and mortgage fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of   more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Michigan April Agricultural Prices
EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of April 2020 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: April corn, at $3.42 per bushel, decreased $0.31 from March and decreased $0.18 from last year; April wheat, at $5.85 per bushel, increased $0.19 from March and increased $0.60 from la  more