WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Lewis W, Hill, 18, of Detroit, Michigan, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 22, 2023. In July 1950, Hill was a member of L Company, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He went missing in action after his unit was forced to retrea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news brief: * * * Employers: Cascabel Ventures LLC Owner Adam Baru Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act complaint filing Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Investigation findings: On Sept. 18, 2023, the department filed suit seeking $242,534, representing $121,767 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages, for 20 employees of Cascabel Ventures LLC in   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news brief: * * * Employers: Sparty Tacos LLC TC Tacos LLC GR Tacos LLC, operating as Barrio Tacos Owner Jacob Hawley Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act complaint filing Courts: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division Investigation findings: On Sept. 7, 2023, the department filed suit seeking a total of $823,324 - $411,662 in back wages and an equal amount  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news brief: * * * News Brief US Department of Labor files suit seeking $181K for 70 nurses, assistants denied overtime after Michigan company misclassifies them as contractors Employers: Reliance Staffing LLC; Fahim Uddin, owner Actions: Fair Labor Standards Act complaint filing Courts: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Investigation findings: On Sept. 22, 2023, the U.  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison, along with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Kym Worthy, and Detroit Police Chief James E. White as part of the One Detroit Violence Reduction Partnership announced the results of the targeted strategy aimed at reducing gun violence in Detroit's neighborhoods with the highe  more

BAY CITY, Michigan, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: Daniel Marin, 47, of Saginaw was sentenced last week to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for his role in attempting to purchase 17 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover federal agent, U.S. Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by Angie Salazar, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of Homeland Security In  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: Two drug traffickers were sentenced to 25 and 30 thirty years in prison for murdering two individuals over a drug debt, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Acting Special Agent in Charge Devin J. Kowalski, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Detroit Division. Mariano Garcia, age 53, of Bro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, on National Voter Registration Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the office of the Michigan Secretary of State announced the signing of an interagency agreement to designate the Saginaw VA Medical Center, the Detroit VA Medical Center, and the Detroit Regional Office as voter registration sites. This agreement will empower VA to provide voter registration in  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Dawn N. Ison, issued the following news release: In commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Justice Department announced nearly $193 million in formula and discretionary grant awards to support crucial services and justice responses for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including $5,283,715.00 fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Mundy Township, Michigan, for water, sewer, and road infrastructure upgrades in an industrial commercial corridor. This project will support existing manufacturing businesses, attract new private inve  more

MENOMINEE, Michigan, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: "It is a day filled with pride for many many men and women who spent countless hours building this great Navy ship right here in Marinette. It is an honor and a privilege to stand before you on this momentous occasion as we welcome this remarkable ship into the proud and historic lineage of the nation's fleet." said the Honorable Steve Genisot, Mayor of Marinette, Wisconsin. "On behalf of the c  more