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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for Sunday April 30, 2023 ( 6 items )  

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Michigan - 2021'
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 28, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings In Michigan - 2021": * * * In 2021, Michigan women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $910, or 76.2 percent of the $1,195 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

EPA Settlement With Arctic Glacier USA Resolves Chemical Emergency Release Notification Violations at Grayling, Michigan Facility
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Arctic Glacier USA Inc. will pay penalties totaling $232,593 to resolve alleged violations of federal requirements to report on the releases of hazardous substances. The settlement follows a release of ammonia resulting from a pipe failure at the company's ice manufacturing facility in Grayling, Michigan. EPA alleges Arctic Glacier violated the C  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Bingham Farms Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Illegally Distributing Over One Million Opioid Pills, Health Care Fraud
DETROIT, Michigan, April 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Bingham Farms physician David Jankowski was sentenced today to 20 years in prison based on his conviction following a jury trial of thirty charges related to the unlawful distribution of prescription drugs and for health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. He was also ordered to forfeit over $35 million which represents   more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Three Companies, Eleven Individuals Charged in Major Clean Air Act Case
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that three companies and eleven individuals have been charged with violating the Clean Air Act in an aftermarket scheme to disable the emissions control systems of semi-trucks. While the investigation is ongoing, even now this case is one of the largest of it  more

NASS - Great Lakes Regional Field Office: Meat Animal Cash Receipts
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan cattle and calves cash receipts totaled $642.1 million in 2022, up 12 percent from 2021, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Cattle and calf marketings totaled 489.1 million pounds, down 7 percent from 2021. Michigan hog cash receipts totaled $492.2 mi  more

NOAA: Biden-Harris Administration Recommends Funding of $7.9 Million for Projects in Michigan to Strengthen Climate-Ready Coasts as Part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news release: Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $7.9 million for projects across Michigan to make communities and the economy more resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda. Across Michigan, two projects will create jobs and boost economic and environmental outcomes. The awards are made under th  more