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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Friday September 01, 2023 ( 4 items )  

49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Conducts First Ever Depot-Level Repair on Holloman F-16s
HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Nicholas Paczkowski, 49th Wing Public Affairs For the first time at Holloman, Airmen from the 49th Equipment Maintenance Squadron performed F-16 Viper depot-level repairs, and maintenance which included the overhaul, upgrading, rebuilding, retesting of weapon systems, parts, components, and other key parts of the aircraft. Depot-level repairs are typic  more

Justice Dept.: Former Utah Movie Producer Charged With Tax Evasion and Obstructing IRS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment, unsealed today, charging a Utah man with tax evasion, obstructing the IRS and forcibly retaking property that had been seized by the government to pay his outstanding tax debt. According to the indictment, Paul Kenneth Cromar owned a home in Cedar Hills, Utah, and operated Blue Moon Productions, LLC, a freelance film and media  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Pushes FDA to Protect Kids From E-Cigarette Addiction
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its Center for Tobacco Products to do more to protect kids from e-cigarettes. Nessel's suggestions include limiting the flavors that draw kids in, reducing nicotine levels to prevent addiction, and protecting young people from marketing. "Nicotine   more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Coalition to Protect Children From Lewd and Obscene Behavior
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2023: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an 18-state coalition supporting Tennessee's defense of its Adult Entertainment Act (AEA), protecting minors from lewd and obscene behavior. A district court incorrectly ruled against the law, and the attorneys general support the appeal of that initial ruling. Contrary to its critics, the law does not ban drag shows. By its own   more