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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday June 29, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Brent S. Hudspeth Named Regional Director of FLRA Atlanta Regional Office
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) announces the appointment of Brent S. Hudspeth as the Regional Director of the FLRA's Atlanta Regional Office. In this position, Mr. Hudspeth will be responsible for the investigation and resolution of unfair labor practice charges and representation petitions filed under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute (the S  more

FERC Commissioner Clements Issues Dissent on Southern Power
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements on a decision (Docket No. ER23-150-000) involving Southern Power Co.: * * * I dissent because the Commission's Order authorizes affiliate transactions between Southern Power Company (Southern) and Georgia Power Company (Georgia Power), despite evidence that Georgia Power may have designed a Request for Proposals (RFP) proces  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Newton County Board of Commissioners Chairman and Real Estate Broker Charged With Money Laundering
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, a real estate broker and attorney, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to launder money obtained from wire fraud and honest services wire fraud. "By allegedly laundering proceeds obtained from a fraud conspiracy, these defendants violated the trust p  more

Moody AFB: 347th Rescue Group Supports NASA Operations
MOODY AFB, Georgia, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Benjamin Williams and Senior Airman Whitney Gillespie, 23rd Wing Public Affairs The 347th Rescue Group provided rescue capability in support of NASA and the first Crewed Flight Test of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 5, 2024. This is part of a regularly occurring rotation of rescue forces to support space  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Georgia Chiropractor Admits $14.9 Million Health Care Fraud and Kickback Scheme Related to Durable Medical Equipment and Cancer Genetic Testing
NEWARK, New Jersey, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 28, 2024: A Georgia chiropractor who owned or operated multiple durable medical equipment (DME) companies and a cancer genetic testing (CGx) company admitted her role in a health care fraud and illegal kickback conspiracy, Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced today. Tefylon Cameron, 57, of Powder Springs, Georgia, pleaded guilty on June 20, 20  more

President Biden Issues Remarks in Press Gaggle in Atlanta, Ga.
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 29 -- The White House issued the following remarks on June 28, 2024, in a press gaggle at Waffle House: * * * Q: Mr. President, how did you think you performed tonight? Q: How do you think you did tonight? THE PRESIDENT: I think we did well. Q: Do you have any concerns -- Democrats are concerned that -- that you should drop out, that you're -- that you're not fit for the job by your voice, your performance tonight. Do you have any concerns about your performance? TH  more