ROMULUS, Michigan, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport discovered Khapra beetle remains during inspections of unaccompanied international baggage in June-a local first for fiscal year 2023. Upon reentry into the U.S., routine x-ray screenings of the baggage revealed a bag of rice that originated in India. Further exa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing that Whirlpool Corp., of Benton Harbor, Michigan, has agreed to pay an $11,500,000 civil penalty. The settlement resolves CPSC's charges that Whirlpool knowingly failed to immediately report to CPSC, as required by law, that 17 models of its JennAir, KitchenAid, and Whirlpool brand electric radiant heat cooktops contained a defect that  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun a 30-day public comment period on a proposed amendment to the consent decree for the Allied Paper Inc./Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund site in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The amendment requires the responsible party, NCR Corp., to fund and complete the cleanup of a portion of the Kalamazoo River (known as Area 3 of Operable Unit 5) under EPA's oversight.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (WT Docket No. 02-378) on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * Introduction. By this Public Notice, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) seeks comment on the Region 21 (Michigan)/1 - Regional Planning Committee's (RPC's) proposed modification to its 700 MHz Public Safety Plan (Plan) for General Use/2 spectrum in the narrowband segment of the 700 MHz band  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: A Michigan man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for willfully filing five false tax returns for himself and one of his businesses. According to court documents and statements made in court, Carl L. Collins was a personal injury attorney with offices in Southfield, Michigan. He also owned a real estate company, First Third LLC, and two medical services companies, MedCity Rehabilit  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Richard Sollars, 49, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. The charges were in connection with the City of Taylor's Right of First Refusal ("ROFR") Program and also involved a scheme to defraud donors to Sollars' election campaign account by fraudulently using donated   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney sentenced Tyrone Henderson, 51, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to 27 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine and for being a felon in possession of firearms. After release   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: A Detroit resident was sentenced to 7 years and 10 months in prison for his role in a firearm trafficking ring, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge James Deir, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Detroit Division. Antonio Jackson, age 24, received the sentence from  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A Michigan interventional pain management specialist, Rajendra Bothra, M.D., and two medical entities that he owned and operated, The Pain Center USA, PLLC, and Interventional Pain Center, PLLC, (collectively, "Defendants") have agreed to pay $6,500,000 to resolve claims that they violated the federal False Claims Act, United States Attorney Daw  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: Members of a violent Detroit gang were indicted on various federal charges including racketeering conspiracy, trafficking controlled substances, firearm charges, and unemployment insurance fraud, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. The members of the Purple Heart Vets gang who were indicted by a federal grand jury include: * Devin King, 24, of Detro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56685) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Richard Beck HQ OPS Officer: Dan Livermore Notification Date: 08/20/2023 Notification Time: 18:30 [ET] Event Date: 08/20/2023 Event Time: 16:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/20/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(i)   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56685) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Richard Beck HQ OPS Officer: Dan Livermore Notification Date: 08/20/2023 Notification Time: 18:30 [ET] Event Date: 08/20/2023 Event Time: 16:00 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/20/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(i)   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming issued the following news release: Jason D. Wicks, age 49, of Hillman, Michigan, was arraigned in federal court on August 23, 2023, facing criminal charges of off-trail travel in a Yellowstone National Park thermal area and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree he was a danger to himself or others. Wicks pleaded not guilty to the charges. As part of the conditions for release, Wicks i  more