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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday April 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Army Reserve Medical Commands' warrant officers close the knowledge gap
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SALT LAKE CITY - Senior warrant officers of the three Army Reserve medical commands determined in 2023 that there was a knowledge base gap in their warrant officer population. This led to Army Reserve Medical Command (ARMEDCOM) hosting the first warrant officer stand-up last year, and the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) hosting a medical command-focused Reserve Compone  more

BLM Takes Next Step on Proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine in Nevada
TONOPAH, Nevada, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine Project. If approved, the project, located in southern Nevada's Silver Peak Range, could potentially produce enough lithium to supply nearly 370,000 electric vehicles each year. The project represents another step by t  more

Deadline Approaching in Nevada for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides
SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Nevada small businesses of the May 8, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Lyon County that occurred March 8 - 19, 20  more

ERO Salt Lake City removes fugitive wanted for homicide in Mexico
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City removed a fugitive wanted in Mexico for qualified intentional homicide April 5. Jorge Luis Martinez Frias, 38, is wanted in his native Mexico for homicide. He was transported Aug. 5 from Las Vegas, Nevada, via ground transportation, arriving the same day in San Diego at th  more

Federal Court Sanctions Nevada Metals Trader for Spoofing in Gold and Silver Markets
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada entered a consent order on April 9, resolving CFTC charges that of Las Vegas, Nevada engaged in spoofing and in a manipulative and deceptive scheme in the gold and silver futures markets in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The order impos  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. JL Real Estate Development, Nevada Skilled Nursing Lender, Nevada Skilled Nursing Development, Lixin Azarmehr
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-CV-00707; D. Nev. April 11, 2024) involving JL Real Estate Development Corp., Nevada Skilled Nursing Lender LLC, Nevada Skilled Nursing Development and Lixin Azarmehr: * * * SEC Charges Real Estate Developer JL Real Estate Development Corporation, its principal, Lixin Azarmehr, and related entities with EB-5 Financing Offering Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission tod  more