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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday February 25, 2024 ( 9 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan - Second Quarter 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 21, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Michigan - Second Quarter 2023": * * * From March 2023 to June 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Michigan were 226,977, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 204,760, the U.S. Bu  more

EPA Announces $177 Million for Michigan Drinking Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades as Part of President Biden's Investing in America Agenda
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $177 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Michigan drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. The funding is part of the more than $50 billion investment in wa  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Former Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Scheme
DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Christopher Niebel, a former tax preparer who did business as "Tax Guy Chris," pleaded guilty today to fraud and identity theft charges resulting from his participation in a pandemic unemployment insurance fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining in the announcement were Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in-Charge, Chicago   more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Leader of Real Estate Telemarketing Fraud Scheme That Defrauded Investors of Over $19 Million Sentenced to 4 Years Prison
DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: A leader of an extensive real estate fraud scheme was sentenced to four years in federal prison today after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, U.S Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. This marks the 20th and final defendant to be convicted and sentenced in this case. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea G  more

Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman's Visit to Detroit to Kick Off the Investing in America Tour
DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Yesterday, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's cabinet for America's 33 million small businesses, traveled to Detroit, Michigan, to kick off the Investing in America tour with a spotlight on the Black Small Business Boom under the Biden-Harris Administration.   more

Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman's Visit to Grand Rapids With Vice President Harris
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's cabinet for America's 33 million small businesses, joined Congresswoman Hillary Scholten and Vice President Kamala Harris for events in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's Black   more

Readout of SBA Administrator Guzman's Visit to Grand Rapids With Vice President Harris
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * Administrator Guzman Joins Vice President Harris and Congresswoman Scholten to Highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's Black Small Business Boom * * * Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's cabinet for America's 33 million small businesses, joined Congresswoman Hillary Scholten  more

SBA Working Capital Loans Available to Small Businesses in Michigan Due to Tornado, Rain, Hail, High Winds
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Michigan for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to tornado, rain, hail, and high winds that occurred on July 14, 2023. Low-intere  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks Ahead of Roundtable Conversation on National "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" Tour in Grand Rapids, Mich.
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Feb. 22, 2024, ahead of a roundtable conversation on the national "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour at Fountain Street Church: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Governor. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Let me start by thanking the governor. The last time I saw you, we were together at my home. And your leadership in this state and your national leadership has been extraordina  more