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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Air Force, Army medics team up to keep skills fresh
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. A revitalized partnership between the 66th Medical Squadron and U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Mass. is proving to be beneficial to lab staff, technicians and patients here. As the only active-duty military treatment facility in Massachusetts, 66 MDS provides outpatient treatment to service members from all branches   more

Cloud One expands in midst of Great Power Competition
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. Cloud One, chartered by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, paved the way for the Department of the Air Force to become a leader in cloud hosting. The multi-cloud, multi-vendor system is a one-stop shop for Department of Defense mission application owners requiring commercial cloud services. It delivers speed, scalability, and security with cu  more

EPA Announces Partnership With City of Fostoria to Accelerate Replacement of Lead Water Pipes and Protect Public Health
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Fostoria is joining communities across the country who are accelerating replacement of lead service lines * * * CHICAGO (Sept. 12, 2024) - Today, at an event in Fostoria, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore announced a collaboration with the city of Fostoria to help identify d  more

Justice Dept.: Ohio Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion, Money Laundering and Operating an Illegal Gambling Business
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Defendant Caused Nearly $3M in Loss to the IRS * * * An Ohio man was sentenced to over seven years in prison today for tax, money laundering and gambling crimes arising out of his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses and related misconduct. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2009 through 2022, Steven Saris owned and operated multip  more

Justice Dept.: Ohio Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud Conspiracy Related to Illegal Gambling Businesses
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: An Ohio man was sentenced to 20 months in prison today for conspiring to defraud the IRS by not reporting income he earned from his ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2010 through 2018, Jason Kachner, of Canton, along with Christos Karasarides Jr. and other co-conspirators, owned and operated two illegal  more

Litigation: SEC Charges Firstenergy Ex-CEO With Fraud in Connection With Political Corruption Scheme
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:24-cv-01560; N.D. Ohio filed Sept. 12, 2024) involving Charles E. Jones: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against Charles E. Jones, former CEO of FirstEnergy Corp. ("FirstEnergy"), in connection with a years-long corruption scheme in which FirstEnergy made payments to former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Larry Householder, in exchange for  more

Shipyard's cradle-to-grave submarine maintenance critical to the Navy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: During a recent visit to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility, the Program Executive Officer for Strategic Submarines, Rear Adm. Todd Weeks, visited with the project teams for USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735), USS Ohio (SSGN 726), and USS Chicago (SSN 721). While here, he learned how the teams working on submarines at PSNS & IMF face constant challenges and continually solve problems to ensure  more

U.S. Marshals Arrest Columbus Murder Suspect
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Columbus, OH - The U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Dwayne Johnson this morning in Columbus. Dwayne Johnson was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police for Murder. Johnson was charged with Murder in Franklin County Municipal Court after an investigation by the Columbus Division of Police Homicide Unit. Johnson allegedly shot and killed Michael Simmons in the 2600 Block of Noe Bixby  more