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Indiana Federal Tipoffs for Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 30, 2024 ( 4 items )  

EPA Announces $500,000 of Clean Ports Investments to Ports of Indiana as Part of Investing America Agenda
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * EPA's Clean Ports Program to fund 55 zero-emission port equipment, infrastructure, and planning projects across the nation to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, promote good jobs, and advance environmental justice * * * CHICAGO -- Today, October 29, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency anno  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Operator of Unlicensed Virtual Currency Exchange AurumXchange Charged With Federal Money Laundering and Tax Crimes
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Maximiliano Pilipis, 53, previously of Noblesville, Indiana, with five counts of money laundering and two counts of willfully failing to file a tax return. The charges relate to his years-long operation of AurumXchange, an unlicensed virtual currency exchange. Court document  more

Justice Dept.: Federal Court Permanently Shuts Down Indiana Tax Preparer and Company
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana permanently enjoined an Indianapolis-area tax return preparer and his company yesterday from preparing federal tax returns for others and from owning or operating any tax return preparation businesses in the future. According to the civil complaint filed in the case, Juan Santiago resides in Lakeland, Florida, but travels to Indi  more

Rep. Houchin Cosigns Letter Urging Farm Bill Reauthorization
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) has joined a letter to House Leadership supporting the full reauthorization of the Farm Bill by the end of the 118th Congress. Farmers are currently operating under policies put in place in 2018. Six years later, these outdated policies restrict the growth of our nation's agricultural community. Production expenses have increased by roughly 30% since 2018, while 2024 infla  more