Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday June 12, 2024 ( 8 items ) |
4 Additional States Join Justice Department's Suit Against Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 11, 2024:
The Attorneys General of Indiana, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington today joined the civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, 15 states and the District of Columbia against Apple in March for monopolizing multiple smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
The department and its now expanded group of 20 co-plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Arkansas, Massachusetts and Texas as Additional Recipients for FEMA's Swift Current Program for Flood Resilience Through Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
There Are Now 21 States and One Tribal Nation Selected to Receive Flood Mitigation Funding
Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that Arkansas and Massachusetts are each eligible for up to $20 million in funding to reduce flood risks and Texas is eligible for up to another $40 million. The funding is available through the fiscal year 2023 Swift
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BLS: Employment Up 2.9% Over the Year in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall Metropolitan Division
WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 10, 2024, from Economics Daily:
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Among large metropolitan areas that are divided into metropolitan divisions, growth in nonfarm payroll employment over the year ended April 2024 ranged from 0.1 percent in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire; Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan; and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California, metropolitan areas t
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Department of Labor Reaches Settlement With Unum Life Insurance Co. to Reform Company Practices on Evidence of Insurability
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release on June 11, 2024:
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Insurer also agrees to revise procedures involving dependents' coverage dates
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The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a settlement with Unum Life Insurance Co. of America that requires the Portland, Maine-based insurer to change how it administers its proof of good health requirement -- referred to as evidence of insurab
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney's Office stated that Kajuan Woods, 35, of Brooklyn, New York has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute in Burlington, Vermont in January 2024. Woods was arrested in connection with this complaint on June 4, 2024. Woods's initial appearance in court is
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Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
A Boston man has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine hydrochloride ("crystal meth").
Vincent Lambert, 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In June 2023, Lambert was indicted by a federal grand jury. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentenc
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release:
BOSTON - A Providence, R.I. man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 42 months in prison, followed by two years of supervis
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U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Nearly $90,000 Worth of Postal Money Orders and Wire Fraud
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release:
A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employee was sentenced today for embezzling nearly $90,000 and for fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits.
Jamesa Rankins, 27, of Brockton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Rankins was also ordered to pay restitution in the
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