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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Friday December 27, 2024 ( 4 items )  

446th Airlift Wing Supports Marines During Steel Knight 24
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Michael Dobbs, 446th Airlift Wing JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- Airmen from the 446th Airlift Wing participated in Steel Knight 24 at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, San Clemente Island, California from Dec. 6-10, 2024. Steel Knight 24 was a joint training exercise that included expeditionary basing operations, airfield seizure operations, and austere wet-wing defueling (WWD). Two C-17 Globema  more

Department of Labor Recovers $45K in Penalties From Napa Restaurant for Reckless Child Labor Law Violations
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on Dec. 26, 2024: * * * C Casa Restaurant also pays $3K in back wages to nursing employee * * * Employer: C Casa Napa LLC, operating as C Casa Restaurant and Bar Napa 610 First St. Napa, CA 94559 Investigation findings: An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the restaurant allowed minor employees as young as 14-years-old to work outside of per  more

Justice Dept.: Court Authorizes Service of John Doe Summons for IRS to Seek Identities of U.S. Taxpayers Who Participated in the "Gig Economy" Via Digital Platform
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal court in California entered an order on Monday authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on JustAnswer LLC, seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who were paid for answering questions as "experts" during the years 2017-2020. The IRS is seeking the records of individuals who were paid by JustAnswer, which operates a digital platform through which members of the public can pay to have quest  more

Justice Dept.: Southern California-Based Clinics, Laboratory and Their Owners to Pay $10M for False Claims Arising From Kickbacks and Self-Referrals
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Mohammad Rasekhi M.D., Sheila Busheri, Southern California Medical Center (SCMC) and R & B Medical Group Inc., doing business as Universal Diagnostic Laboratories (UDL) (collectively, the defendants), have agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare and California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, arising from allegations of paying kickbacks and making   more