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News Tipoffs - Indiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday July 24, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Contracts for July 22, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

Justice Dept.: Indiana Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Sending Violent Antisemitic Threats to Anti-Defamation League
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Andrezj Boryga, 67, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and two years of supervised release for willfully transmitting in interstate commerce threats to injure other people and for choosing his victims because of their religion. According to the records filed in the case, between July 9 and Dec. 14, 2022, Boryga left voicemails at Anti-Defamation League offices lo  more

Md. U.S. Attorney: Texas Man Pleads Guilty to International Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving More Than $8,500,000 in Fraud Scheme Funds
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Jon Briceno, age 42, of Katy, Texas, pleaded guilty Friday, July 19, 2024, to conspiracy to commit money laundering, relating to his laundering of more than $8,751,523.07 in proceeds of various frauds, such as romance schemes and business email compromise schemes. The guilty plea was announced by Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland; Special Age  more

MPSC Takes Next Steps in Enabling Interconnection and Distributed Energy Resources
LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- The Michigan Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: The Michigan Public Service Commission today issued a series of orders to clarify processes associated with the interconnection of distributed energy resources such as solar and energy storage onto utility grids and also offered guidance on the implementation of the state's energy laws enacted in 2023. Case No. U-21569 et al. takes up Public Act 235's increase in the size of  more

Statement From Ind. State Sen. Mishler on the 2024 Fiscal Closeout
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 24 -- The Indiana Senate Republicans posted the following statement on July 23, 2024, from State Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Mishawaka, regarding the 2024 fiscal closeout: * * * "The 2024 fiscal year-end results demonstrate why it's so important for Indiana to continue prioritizing strong fiscal conservativism. While Indiana did dip into reserves for the Medicaid program, our state is once again closing out the fiscal year with prudent reserve levels. We must remain discip  more

TN AG Leads Letter Urging FHFA to Terminate Program That Harms Homeowners and Small Businesses
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 23, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of state attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), expressing concerns over their revived pilot program aimed at removing title insurance requirements from certain loans sold to Fannie Mae. The original pilot program, initially proposed by the Biden Administration,   more