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Federal Tipoffs Involving Connecticut Newsletter for Sunday April 11, 2021 ( 4 items )  

Acting Conn. U.S. Attorney: Behavioral Health Provider Pays $273K to Settle Improper Billing Allegations
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 7 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Leonard C. Boyle, issued the following news release on April 6, 2021: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that TODAY'S YOUTH LLC and its owners, Maurice Stuckey and Joyce Anderson, have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $273,000 to resolve allegations that they caused overpay  more

FBI New Haven and Partners Announce Anti-Asian Hate Crime PSA
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation New Haven Field Office issued the following news release: FBI New Haven organized and created a joint public service announcement (PSA) between FBI, chief state's attorney, U.S. attorney, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut attorney general, and world-renowned forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee. The public service announcement, filmed by the Connecticut State Police, is aimed at building trust between A  more

NOAA: How Much Is a Clam Worth to a Coastal Community?
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 6 (TNSJou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: A new study estimates that oyster and clam aquaculture provides $2.8-5.8 million in services that remove excess nitrogen from the coastal waters of Greenwich, Connecticut. The study was conducted by shellfish biologists, economists, and modelers from NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and Stony Brook University. It was recently publi  more

U.S .Department of Labor Obtains Court Order Prohibiting Connecticut Restaurants, Owners From Employee Retaliation
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: Two Fairfield County restaurants and their owners were required to pay $137,465 in back wages and liquidated damages to workers after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations found that the employers violated the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. That should have ended the matter. Instead, Christopher Delmonico, owner of the former Chubby  more