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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday June 19, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Acting Ill. U.S. Attorney: Chicago Health Care Company and Its Former Owners to Pay Nearly $2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
ROCKFORD, Illinois, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: A Chicago health care company and its former owners will pay nearly $2 million to the United States and the States of Illinois and Indiana to resolve a civil lawsuit arising from the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. The settlement resolves allegations that KAREFIRST MANAGEMENT, an independent nurse practitioner group, deve  more

Governor Holcomb Joins Indiana Container Conference to Discuss Growing Global Trade, New Container Ports and Agricultural Exports
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 19 -- The Ports of Indiana issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Governor Eric Holcomb kicked off the first-ever Indiana Container Shipping Conference and Intermodal Rail Tour on Monday as business, agriculture, and transportation leaders discussed ways to develop new container ports, grow agriculture exports and expand global trade. Container shipping capacity has been identified as a key objective to support Indiana's economic and agricultural growth,  more

Ind. State Sen. Zay on IN Grain Indemnity Fund
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 19 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans posted the following statement on June 17, 2024, from State Sen. Andy Zay, R-Huntington, regarding the recent court ruling to expand the pool of Indiana farmers eligible for reimbursement from the grain indemnity fund: * * * "I am pleased with the recent court ruling extending the Salamonie Mills' grain elevator failure date back even further, thereby expanding the pool of farmers eligible for reimbursement from the grain indemni  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Agenda for June 19 Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 18 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: June 14, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions and a  more

Iowa U.S. Attorney: Cedar Rapids Contractor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scamming Derecho Victims
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, contractor who scammed victims of the 2020 derecho was sentenced on June 11, 2024, to four years in federal prison. Scott Gregory Adkins, age 48, received the prison term after a February 1, 2024, guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. In a plea agreement, Adkins admitted that, from December 2020 through March 2022, he devised and perpetrated  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Indiana Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement With a Dangerous Weapon During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: An Indiana man was sentenced to prison today after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Dale Huttle, 73,  more