WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: During Overdose Awareness Week as the nation honors and remembers loved ones lost to the drug overdose epidemic, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reminds financial institutions to monitor for and report suspicious transactional activity related to the illicit fentanyl supply chain and the trafficking of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $5.9 million in grants to 61 cultural and tourism projects through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism's Destination Development Capital (DDC) grant program, which supports projects that expand, construct, restore, or renovate Massachusetts tourism destinations and attractions. "Massachusetts is a world-class de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-02-24-01001) on Aug. 13, 2024, entitled "Massachusetts Generally Completed Medicaid Eligibility Actions During the Unwinding Period in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * In March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response   more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Nine doctoral students awarded prestigious fellowships for advanced research * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is pleased to announce the selection of nine new graduate fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. Funded by the Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) Initiatives Fund program, these fell  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Quincy landlord has agreed to a settlement for a False Claims Act violation. Mario Bianco, 79, of Quincy has agreed to pay a $15,200 settlement for submitting false claims to the government after receiving side payments in excess of approved monthly rent from a low-income tenant participating in a federal housing subsidy program. The Federal Housing Choice   more