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Federal Tipoffs Involving Vermont Newsletter for Sunday August 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

10 Additional States Join Justice Department's Suit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-live-nation-ticketmaster-monopolizing-markets-across-live-concert) filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketm  more

HUD Offers Disaster Aid to Vermont Storm Victims
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of Vermont and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from July 9 to July 11, 2024. President Biden issued a major disaster declara  more

President Biden Approves Vermont Disaster Declaration on Aug. 20, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from July 9 to July 11, 2024. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Addison, Caledonia, Chit  more

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Vermont
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Vermont to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storm, flooding, landslides and mudslides from July 9-11, 2024. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Addison, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans and Washing  more

Vt. U.S. Attorney: Rutland Man Sentenced to 27 Months for Distribution of Cocaine Base
BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on August 20, 2024, Bradley Saldi, 44, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 27 months' imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release. Saldi previously pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine base. According to   more