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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday June 21, 2020 ( 10 items )  

Corps of Engineers: Multiple River Dredging Contracts Awarded
DETROIT, Michigan, June 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently awarded contracts for maintenance dredging of the Detroit River, Saginaw River and St. Clair River all in Michigan. The contracts were separately awarded to Morrish-Wallace Construction Inc., of Cheboygan, Michigan, (d.b.a.) Ryba Marine Construction. These dredging projects help maintain the Great Lakes navigational chan  more

EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Member From Corn Marketing Program of Michigan to Farm, Ranch, Rural Communities Federal Advisory
LANSING, Michigan, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is announcing the appointment of thirty-three members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC), including Jim Zook from the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan. Established in 2008, the FRRCC provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA administrator on a range of environm  more

EPA Announces University of Michigan, Kalamazoo's Vestaron, Winners of Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2020 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. In Region 5, the winners are: Professor Steven Skerlos of the University of Michigan and Fusion Coolant Systems, and Vestaron, a Kalamazoo-based producer of biologically-based crop protection solutions. Green Chemistry refers to the design of chemical products and processes to redu  more

FEMA Provides More Than $14.6 Million to Spectrum Health System
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Michigan State Police/Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) announced that $14.6 million has been made available in federal disaster aid for critical emergency medical care in the state of Michigan. This grant funding is part of the r  more

Justice Department-Criminal Division: Nine Pharmacists Charged for Role in $12.1 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release on June 17: Nine pharmacists were charged in three separate indictments unsealed last week for their alleged participation in a $12.1 million health care fraud scheme executed in Detroit and southern Ohio. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special Agent in Cha  more

Labor Department Files Suit Alleging Transport Company Owes 700 Drivers More Than $1.5 Million in Overtime Back Wages, Damages
DETROIT, Michigan, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan against ProCorp LLC - owner Timothy Schultz and operations manager Nichole Shaffer - seeking an injunction and more than $1.5 million in overtime back wages and liquidated damages for approximately 700 drivers employed by the company. An investigation by the Department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) al  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney Schneider, UAW President Rory Gamble Set Meeting for Negotiations Over Reform of UAW
DETROIT, Michigan, June 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release on June 15: U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider and UAW President Rory Gamble jointly announce that they will be meeting on June 30, 2020 in Detroit in order to begin negotiations to further the cause of reform in the United Auto Workers union. Both men seek to work together to restore the trust and confidence of the UAW's membership in the union's ability to re  more

NHTSA: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces First Participants in New Automated Vehicle Initiative to Improve Safety, Testing
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced nine companies and eight States that have signed on as the first participants in a new Department initiative to improve the safety and testing transparency of automated driving systems, the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative. The participating companies are Beep  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Michigan Man Arrested for 2014 Hack of UPMC HR Databases, Theft of Employees' Personal Information
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Scott W. Brady, issued the following news release on June 18: The man who allegedly hacked the human resource databases of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and stole PII of over 65,000 UPMC employees was arrested Tuesday morning in Detroit, Michigan, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. Justin Sean Johnson was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of cons  more

Remarks by VP Pence to Employees at Casadei Steel on Opening Up America Again
STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan, June 19 -- Vice President Mike Pence issued the following remarks on June 18 to the employees at Casadei Steel on opening up America again: THE VICE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, Michigan! (Applause.) And thank you to, really, one of the hardest working members of the President's Cabinet. He is a dedicated American who is focusing on improving the lives of workers, even in these challenging times. Would you join me in thanking the Secretary of Labor, Gene Scalia? (Applause  more