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Federal Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for Friday August 02, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Ala. U.S. Attorney: Montgomery Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Era Relief Fraud
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: On July 31, 2024, 39-year-old Tametria Conner Dantzler, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges related to loans received through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, announced United States Attorney Jonathan S. Ross. The CARES Act is a federa  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama - Fourth Quarter 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 31, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * From September 2023 to December 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 104,753, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 100,067, the U  more

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Issues Order on Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2873) on Aug. 1, 2024: * * * In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* We are presented with three motions in this docket. First, 3M Company moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) to transfer two actions pending in the Northern District of Alabama and listed on Schedule A to the District of South Carolina for inclusion in MDL No. 2873. P  more

Justice Dept.: Alabama Chiropractor Indicted for Tax Crimes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Did Not Pay $2.4 Million in Self-Reported Taxes and Tried to Thwart IRS Collection Efforts * * * A federal grand jury in Birmingham, Alabama, returned an indictment today charging a Shelby County chiropractor with tax evasion, filing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS. According to the indictment, Gary Forrest Edwards, of Shelby County, was a chiropractor  more

Romania Caps Off Security Assistance Training Management Organization-Led Training With Patriot Live Fire
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Sarah Zaler NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. - The Romanian Air Force's 74th Patriot Regiment conducted a Patriot missile live fire during the NATO air defense exercise Ramstein Legacy June 14, 2024, at Capu Midia Training Range, Romania. It was just the second time a Patriot live fire took place in the country, as they work to modernize their air defense capabilities by replacing legacy systems wi  more