WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-1-001) on Oct. 24, 2023, entitled "Performance Audit of Incurred Costs - University of Vermont and State Agricultural College." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance AUDIT OBJECTIVE The National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Cotton & Company Assurance and Advisory, LLC (C&C) to conduct a performance audit of costs that the University of Vermont   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, Nikolas P. Kerest, issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today several new commitments as part of its Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Violent Crime. Instituted by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in May 2021, the strategy focuses on harnessing federal resources, intelligence, and expertise as a force-multiplier with state, local, and Tribal law enforcement. The Office of Communit  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, Nikolas P. Kerest, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office stated that Jhon Reina-Perez, 34, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was arraigned today in the District of Vermont before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle. He is charged in a three-count superseding indictment that alleges he and codefendants Simon Jacinto-Ramos and Victor Lopez-Padilla conspired to commit human-smuggling of  more