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Federal Tipoffs Involving Indiana Newsletter for Friday July 26, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Ill. U.S. Attorney: Indiana Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Trafficking Guns From Indianapolis to Chicago
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release: An Indiana man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for trafficking 15 guns, including semiautomatic rifles and "ghost guns," from Indianapolis to the Chicago area. DEVANTE T. BROWN and a co-defendant, COREY SARTIN, transported 15 firearms from Indianapolis to the Chicago area in the spring and summer of 2022. Brown and Sartin sold the guns to unde  more

Labor Dept.: Framing Contractor Again Found Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards, Twice in Less Than 2 Weeks at Perrysburg Worksites
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Faces $199K in Fines MDM & Sons Construction cited for 10 willful, serious violations of OSHA regulations * * * PERRYSBURG, Ohio - Twice in less than two weeks, federal workplace safety inspectors found an Indiana contractor exposing employees to deadly risks of falls from elevation while they did framing work at two homes under construction in Perrysbur  more