WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Two Michigan residents were arrested on charges, unsealed today, stemming from their actions during the breach of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their actions, and the actions of others, disrupted a joint session of the United States Congress when Congress convened to certify the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Isaac Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2023: Two Michigan men have been arrested on felony charges, including interference with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder, for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the pres  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a finding of violation to Fritz Enterprises Inc., a scrapyard in Flint, Michigan, alleging Clean Air Act violations by failing to prevent the release of ozone-depleting substances into the atmosphere. Fritz Enterprises failed to verify that all refrigerants had been properly recovered from the appliances accepted by their scrapyard. These violatio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a 31-day public comment period on a determination that the Detroit metropolitan area has attained the health-based air quality standard for ground level ozone, or smog. This determination is based on an analysis from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) that high ozone values in June 2022 were caused by wi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: A Michigan man was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with his support for ISIS in Syria from 2015-2018. He was also convicted of receiving military-type traini  more

WIXOM, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Restaurant operator allowed 14, 15-year-olds to work more hours, later than federally allowed * * * The operator of a Culver's franchise restaurant location in Wixom has paid $13,212 in civil money penalties after federal investigators determined the employer allowed 18 teens - ages 14 and 15 - to work more than federal child labor laws permit. The investigation by the U.S  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Jake Joy, Defense Logistics Agency Environmental protection specialists from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services office at Camp Pendleton set out across the hilly, oceanside Marine Corps installation in December in search of used batteries. The customer visits lasted four days as the disposal team reached 31 locations and netted four truckloads of lead acid batteries weighing  more

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Jake Joy, Defense Logistics Agency Environmental protection specialists from the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services office at Camp Pendleton set out across the hilly, oceanside Marine Corps installation in December in search of used batteries. The customer visits lasted four days as the disposal team reached 31 locations and netted four truckloads of lead acid batteries weighing a total o  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2023: A Commerce Township resident was charged with wire fraud in a criminal complaint for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain $963,000 from pandemic loan programs for fictitious businesses, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining in the announcement was Angie M. Salazar, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations, De  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: A Dearborn resident was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and attending an ISIS training camp. The convictions were announced by Assistant Attorney G  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Three family members of the former executive director of the St. Clair Housing Commission, Lorena Loren, were sentenced today to federal prison after having pleaded guilty to various federal offenses due to their involvement in Loren's fraudulent scheme to steal money from the Section 8 program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of December 2022 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: December corn, at $6.17 per bushel, was up $0.10 from November and increased $0.81 from last year; December soybeans, at $14.60 per bushel, was up $0.30 from last month and increase  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The White House issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2023, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Minnesota protecting reproductive health: * * * With Governor Tim Walz's signature, Minnesota has codified the protections of Roe into law, the first state legislature to do so in 2023. Americans overwhelmingly support a woman's right to make her own health care decisions, as so clearly demonstrated last fall when voters turned out to defend access to abortion -   more