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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Thursday March 21, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLM Seeks Input on Additional Environmental Analysis for Oil and Gas Leasing in Ohio
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: In response to a 2020 court ruling, the Bureau of Land Management has prepared a draft supplemental environmental assessment evaluating possible impacts from potential oil and gas leasing within the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio, and is seeking public input on the draft. BLM will accept public comments on the draft analysis until May  more

Ohio Amusement Park to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Age Discrimination Suit
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: * * * Cedar Point Settles Federal Charges It Denied Seasonal Workers Aged 40 and Over Employee Housing Based on Age * * * Cedar Fair, L.P., doing business as Cedar Point, and Magnum Management Corporation, which own, operate, and staff the Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Point amusement park, will pay $50,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal   more

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio: Toledo Area Man Sentenced to 94 Months in Prison for COVID Fraud
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Terrence L. Pounds, 47, of Holland, Ohio was sentenced to 94 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Pamela Barker after earlier pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He was also ordered to pay $4,239,940.43 to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and serve 3 years of supervised release. According to court docum  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces Up To $8.5 Billion Preliminary Agreement With Intel Under the CHIPS & Science Act
WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Announces Up To $8.5 Billion Preliminary Agreement with Intel under the CHIPS & Science Act - Funding catalyzes $100 billion in private investment from Intel to build and expand semiconductor facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon and create nearly 30,000 jobs Today, President Biden will travel to Chandler, Arizona, to visit Intel's Ocotillo campus and announce that the Depar  more