JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Force medical leaders hosted a tabletop exercise to identify command authorities and design an efficient chain of communication within the Air Force Medical Command, or AFMEDCOM, to support the status of readiness for medical Airmen and the tasking process to deploy them. The tabletop exercise held June 10, 2024, at the Defense Health Headquarter  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Maersk Line Limited terminated seaman after they reported safety concerns to Coast Guard * * * NORFOLK, Virginia - As part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor, Maersk Line Limited - one of the world's largest marine cargo services providers - will change its safety reporting policies and compensate a seaman the company terminated after they   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia have reached an $863,934 civil settlement with certain substance use disorder treatment clinics serving patients from Virginia to resolve allegations that these clinics submitted false and fraudulent claims to the Medicaid program. The clinics - Crossroads Treatment Center of Petersburg P.C., ARS Treatment Centers of New Jersey P.C., Crossroads Treatment Ce  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01282; E.D. Va. filed July 25, 2024) involving Babu Ramaraj: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Babu Ramaraj, a resident of Aldie, Virginia, with defrauding over 70 investors of approximately $31 million through his company, DAB Inspection and Consulting Services LLC. The SEC's complaint alleges that, from February 2019 through May 2024, Ramaraj solicited   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: A Richmond man was sentenced yesterday to three years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents, on Sept. 23, 2021, Samuel Tarry, 27, was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and was sentenced to five years in prison, with four years and six months suspended for a   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Lydia Spencer, 33, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to four months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $36,814.13 in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Spencer admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $31,250 in COVI  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 26 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Planning a trip overseas? Whether you're traveling for work or leisure, it's a good idea to know how your TRICARE plan works outside the United States. "In most cases, you probably won't need to get health care during a vacation or short-term trip," said Michael Griffin, program analyst with the TRICARE Overseas Program Office at the Defense Health Agency. "But it's important to know how to get care overseas in  more