WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: TO Meyers OTW-125 "Out-To-Win" -- NC26460 * Capacity: 2 * Length: 22 feet 8 inches * Maximum speed: 115 mph * Cruise speed: 100 mph * Range: 350 miles * Service ceiling: 14,000 feet "Something old, something new, modern rivets, and old-fashioned glue" was an apt descriptor for the Meyers OTW trainer. The OTW "Out-To-Win" was formally introduced in 1940 and soon training student pilots across Am  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States will host an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting in Detroit, Michigan on May 27, 2023. "I am pleased that we are maintaining positive momentum and a fast pace on negotiations with our IPEF Partners," said Secretary Gina Raimondo. "Ambassad  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: * * * Baby Formula Manufacturer Refused to Reasonably Accommodate 32-Year Employee, Federal Agency Charges * * * Mead Johnson & Company, a manufacturer of baby formula, violated federal law at its Zeeland, Michigan facility by failing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: * * * Hospital Denied Applicant's Request for Religious Exemption From Flu Shot Requirement, Then Rescinded Job Offer, Federal Agency Alleges * * * Mercy Health St. Mary's, a Grand Rapids hospital and member of the Trinity Health system, violated federal law when it failed to provide a religious accommodation to an applicant and declined to hire him because of his re  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: On April 26, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a stop sale, use, or removal order to Florida Garden Supplies Inc. in Livonia, Michigan. The order will prevent the illegal distribution and sale of unregistered pesticide products by Xtreme Nutrients at Florida Garden Supplies' retail locations and website. Xtreme Nutrients is a brand of pesticides that Florida Garden Supplies appears to ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Michigan podiatrist was sentenced today to seven years in prison for orchestrating a health care fraud conspiracy that resulted in almost $2 million in false and fraudulent claims being submitted to Medicare, as well as for falsifying records and identity theft. According to court documents, Dr. Kenneth Mitchell, 61, of Wayne County, owned and operated a podiatry practice in Michigan specializing in on-si  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has reached a settlement with the Michigan Department of Treasury, the Michigan Civil Service Commission, and the State of Michigan's Office of State Employer to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit is based on a disability discrimination claim made by an employee of the   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: A Dearborn Heights doctor pleaded guilty today to defrauding Medicare of more than $925,000 in health care payments, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Mario Pinto, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General, and James A. Tarasca, Sp  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: A Texas drug trafficker pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to the murder of two men in Detroit and to conspiring to distribute over 50 kilograms of cocaine, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. An Alabama co-conspirator pleaded guilty last week to the same charges. Joining in the announcement were James A. Tarasca, Special   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Five individuals, including a physician and a certified social worker, were charged in a Second Superseding Indictment for their alleged roles in an $11 million health care fraud scheme, which involved submitting false claims to Medicare for purported psychotherapy services that were induced by kickbacks and/or never rendered, announced United State  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A Detroit woman pleaded guilty today to stealing over $550,000 as part of an extensive unemployment fraud and identity theft conspiracy while working for the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining in the announcement were Irene Lindow, Special Agent-in-Charge, Chicago Region, U.S. Dep  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: A registered nurse was sentenced today to four years in prison after having pleaded guilty to tampering with vials and syringes of a liquid painkiller at the Detroit hospital where she worked, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Joining Ison in the announcement was Ronne Malham, Special Agent in Charge of the Food and Drug Administratio  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 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 March 2023 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: March corn, at $6.16 per bushel, decreased $0.39 from February and decreased $0.24 from last year; March soybeans, at $15.40 per bushel, increased $0.30 from last month but decreased $0  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced that the United States will host an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting in Detroit, Michigan on May 27, 2023. "Over the last year, the United States and our IPEF partners have made tremendous progress in developing a robust framework that will deliver inc  more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: On April 25th, the FBI's Detroit Field Office, with assistance from the Virtual Currency Response Team (VCRT), the Cyber Police Department and Main Investigation Departments of the National Police of Ukraine, and the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine conducted coordinated, court authorized activity involving nine virtual currency exchange services. Domain na  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: Two men have been sentenced today for working together to sell large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine in the Morgantown area. Aaric Murray, 33, of Morgantown West Virginia, was sentenced today to 170 months in federal prison. Richard Kirkland Johnson, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 147 months. Murray and Johnson we  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The White House sent the nominations to the Senate of four individuals for positions in the federal government on May 4, 2023: * * * * Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Amy Berman Jackson, retired. * Susan Kim DeClercq, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Stephanie Dawkins Davis, elevated. * Julia Kathleen Munley, of Pennsylvania, to b  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Michigan Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an eff  more