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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday June 23, 2024 ( 11 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Michigan - Fourth Quarter 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 21, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Michigan - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 9 of the 10 largest counties in Michigan from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 202  more

Contract Awarded for Lasting Repairs to Cleveland West Pier
DETROIT, Michigan, June 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District awarded a $6.9 million contract to Michigan-based Great Lakes Dock & Materials LLC on June 3 for the repair of the Cleveland West Pier. Repairs to the West Pier ensure Cleveland Harbor's viability and contributions to the local and national transportation sector and protect the future of some of the area's best waterfront recreati  more

FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice: Region 21 Regional Planning Committees to Hold 700 MHz, 800 MHz Meetings
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (PS Docket No. 23-237; WT Docket No. 02-378) on June 20, 2024: * * * The Region 21 (Michigan)/1 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will hold two consecutive planning meetings on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Beginning at 10:00 am, the Region 21 800 MHz RPC meeting will convene at the Roscommon County Road Commission, 820 E. West Branch Rd, P  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison
FORT WAYNE, Indiana, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Vorheese D. Zanders, Jr., 32 years old, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading guilty to possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Zanders was sentenced to 180 mon  more

Labor Dept.: Ann Arbor Restaurants' Operator Agrees to Pay $197K in Back Wages, Damages to 20 Workers Denied Overtime During Pandemic
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release: * * * Adam Baru, Cascabel Ventures shorted wages, yet accepted $942K federal payroll loan * * * An Ann Arbor restaurant operator who sought and received nearly $950,000 in federal assistance to help keep workers employed during the pandemic has agreed to pay $196,531 in back wages and liquidated damages to 20 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into th  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Michigan Man Who Orchestrated International Computer Fraud and Online Drug Distribution Schemes Sentenced to Decade in Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: A Michigan man was sentenced today for defrauding internet users through scam virus alerts and distributing controlled substances online. Doyal Kalita, 37, of Redford, Mich., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release. Kalita was also ordered to pay $272,293  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Averhealth to Pay Over $1.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Drug Tests Used in Michigan's Children's Protective Services & Foster Care Programs
DETROIT, Michigan, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today that Avertest, LLC, a forensic drug testing company based in Richmond, VA, and which does business nationwide under the name Averhealth, has agreed to pay $1,344,621 to settle allegations that it knowingly violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Northern Michigan Physician Assistant Charged With COVID-19 Pandemic Assistance Fraud
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Todd Martin Kreykes, 60, of Kalkaska County, was charged in a felony information with theft of government property related to his use of COVID-19 pandemic funding to purchase vehicles, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, remodel his home, and otherwise pay for vaca  more

Mich. United States Attorney's Office Recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
DETROIT, Michigan, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Dawn N. Ison, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, joined Chief Issa Shahin, Dearborn Police Department, Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Inspector in Charge Rodney Hopkins, United States Postal Inspection Service today in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Since 2006  more

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the Office for Civil Rights' Resolution Agreements for University of Michigan and City University of New York
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following statement on June 17, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entering into resolution agreements with the University of Michigan and the City University of New York regarding Title VI of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI): "Hate has no place on our college camp  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Michael Dayshawn Harris, also known as "Polo," 30, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of quantities of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 6, 2022, Harris sold approximately 29 grams of m  more