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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Thursday July 18, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Army World Class Athlete Program Soldier-Athletes Ready to Show Some Mettle in Paris
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news: By Steve Warns, U.S. Army Installation Management Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program presents unique opportunities for elite Soldier-Athletes to achieve their Olympic dreams. Starting July 26 and ending Sept. 8, five of WCAP's best Soldier-Athletes will go for the gold in the Summer Games and Paralympics. Here   more

BLM Seeks Input for Plans to Plug Orphaned Wells in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: MILWAUKEE -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on four draft environmental assessments evaluating potential impacts from the proposed plugging of 30 orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Working collaboratively with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, the BLM proposes p  more

Department of Labor Recovers $170K in Back Wages for 60 Workers Denied Overtime Pay by Virginia Transportation Company
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on July 16, 2024: * * * Employer name: KDK Transport Co. Investigation site: 203 Front St. W., Coeburn, Virginia Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the non-emergency medical transport company applied the Motor Carrier Exemption mistakenly and, by doing so, failed to combine all hours worked by drivers, including driving  more

NCUA, Agencies Issue Final Rule to Help Ensure Credibility, Integrity of Automated Valuation Models
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 18 -- The National Credit Union Administration posted the following joint news release on July 17, 2024, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve System: Six federal regulatory agencies today issued a final rule, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, designed to help ensure the   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update - Federal Jury Finds Jackson County Man Guilty of Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: After two days of trial, a federal jury convicted Mark Leslie Lively, 57, of Kenna, of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Evidence at trial proved that Lively participated in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston a  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Putnam County Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Christopher Anthony O'Dell, 39, of Hurricane, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl. O'Dell admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quanti  more