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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday February 26, 2023 ( 8 items )  

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled "Union Members in Oregon - 2022"
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 23, 2023 entitled "Union Members in Oregon - 2022": In 2022, union members accounted for 15.5 percent of wage and salary workers in Oregon, compared with 17.8 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the union membership rate for the state was  more

Education Dept.: Secretary Cardona Travels To Oregon With Rep. Salinas To Share Multilingual Agenda As Part Of Raise The Bar Priorities
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following media advisory: On Thursday, Feb 23, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Woodburn, Oregon, with U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas, to learn first-hand from educators, students and parents about multilingual and multicultural education programs at Valor Middle School. Secretary Cardona and Rep. Salinas will tour the school, and then participate in a roundtable discussion with parents to discuss th  more

EPA Region 10 Announces Virtual Listening Session On PFAS Strategic Roadmap
SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is announcing an upcoming virtual listening session on EPA's PFAS Strategic Roadmap for Region 10 communities on March 15, 2023, and inviting members of the public to attend and to speak. This engagement session will provide information about EPA's ongoing work under the PFAS Strategic Roadmap and what it means for Region 10 comm  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $18M In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding To Address Emerging Contaminants Like PFAS In Drinking Water In Oregon
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $18,914,000 from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Oregon. This investment, which is allocated to states and territories, will be made available to communities as grants through EPA's Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26M For Clean Water Infrastructure Upgrades Through The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law In Oregon
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: * * * Nearly half of funding for states, Tribes, and territories is available as grants and forgivable loans for critical water infrastructure projects that will help underserved communities across the country * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $26,210,000 to Oregon from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through this year's Clean Water   more

Justice Dept.: Forsage Founders Indicted in $340M DeFi Crypto Scheme
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon returned an indictment today charging four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, for their roles in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately $340 million from victim-investors. According to court documents, Vladimir Okhotnikov, aka Lado; Olena Oblamska, aka Lola Ferrari; Mikhail S  more

Ore. U.S. Attorney Office: Forsage Founders Indicted in $340M DeFi Crypto Scheme
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: A federal grand jury in the District of Oregon returned an indictment today charging four founders of Forsage, a purportedly decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform, for their roles in a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised approximately $340 million from victim-investors. According to court documents, Vladimir Okhotnikov, ak  more

Ore. U.S. Attorney Office: Salem Man Pleads Guilty for Using Twitter to Threaten Violence Against Robinhood Employees
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023: A Salem, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for using Twitter to threaten violence against employees of Robinhood Markets, Inc., an online financial services company based in Menlo Park, California. Christopher David Michalski, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate communication of threats. According to court documents, on or about April 14, 2022, a   more