Friday - March 29, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday September 01, 2019 ( 9 items )  

Department of Energy Awards Cooperative Agreement for the Production of Molybdenum-99 to Fourth U.S. Company
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * - Vital medical isotope is used in over 40,000 medical procedures in the United States each day * * * The Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) has issued its fourth and final cooperative agreement award in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to Northwest Medical Isotopes, LLC, located in Corvallis, Oregon, for the production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) without the use of highly   more

Justice Department: Detroit Area Businessperson Pleads Guilty to Payroll Tax Crime
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * - Also Admitted Failing to File Individual Income Tax Returns * * * A Walled Lake, Michigan, businessperson, who owned a restaurant and an adult entertainment facility, pleaded guilty today to willful failure to pay over employment taxes and failure to file an individual income tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department's Tax Div  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney's Office Reaches Settlement With Roberts Riverwalk Hotel in Detroit to Improve Access for People With Disabilities
DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Matthew Schneider, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a settlement agreement with Roberts Hotels Detroit, LLC, owner of the Roberts Riverwalk Hotel in Detroit, Michigan under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider announced today. The agreement r  more

Michigan Department of Natural Resources to Receive $70,000 Grant from Interior
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it intends to award a $70,000 grant to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the analysis of existing information on double crested cormorant impacts on fish and fish population responses. The agency description of the grant states: "The researcher, guided by the Working Group and Michigan State University's Quantitative Fishery Center experts, would develop predictive models to  more

Michigan Landscaping Company Pays $97,286 in Back Wages And $48,241 in Penalties for Violations of H-2B Visa Program
TROY, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has found Twin Pines Landscaping Inc. - based in Troy, Michigan - in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the labor provisions of the H-2B temporary visa program. An investigation by the Department's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the landscaping company failed to pay overtime, failed to pay required prevailing wages, and offered mo  more

Mont. U.S. Attorney: Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues to Convene in New Mexico
BILLINGS, Montana, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme will meet with fellow members of the Attorney General's Advisory Subcommittee on Native American Issues (NAIS) in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, to discuss public safety and law enforcement issues that impact Native American and Alaska Native communities. Attorney Alme is vice chair of the subcommittee. "After listening to tribal leaders last week  more

NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Cook Power Reactor in Michigan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54241) involving the Cook power reactor in Michigan: FITNESS FOR DUTY A non-licensed contract employee supervisor had a confirmed positive for an illegal drug during pre-access testing. The employee's access to the plant was denied. Power Reactor Facility: COOK Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: RICHARD HARRIS HQ OPS Officer: RICH  more

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: IARPA Announces Launch of MAEGLIN Phase 2
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, a part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, issued the following news release: The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announced today award of Phase 2 of the Molecular Analyzer for Efficient Gas-Phase Low-Power Interrogation (MAEGLIN) program research contracts. Through a competitive Broad Agency Announcement, IARPA a  more

With Final Stage Underway, NOAA Works Toward a Restored Manistique River
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 23 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following story: * * * - NOAA and partners have begun the final stage in the effort to remove Michigan's Manistique River from a list of "toxic hot spots" in the Great Lakes. * * * After years of pollution from industrial waste, Michigan's Manistique River was listed as one of the most environmentally degraded areas in the Great Lakes region, known as Areas of Concern. Today, NOAA is supporting  more