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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday July 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

BLM Issues Final Analysis for Libra Solar Project in Nevada
WASHINGTON, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Libra Solar Project in Mineral and Lyon Counties, Nevada. Under the proposal, Libra Solar, LLC (a subsidiary of Arevia Power), would construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a 700 megawatt (MW) solar facility, 700 MW battery energy storage sy  more

Justice Dept.: Indiana Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Sending Violent Antisemitic Threats to Anti-Defamation League
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Andrezj Boryga, 67, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and two years of supervised release for willfully transmitting in interstate commerce threats to injure other people and for choosing his victims because of their religion. According to the records filed in the case, between July 9 and Dec. 14, 2022, Boryga left voicemails at Anti-Defamation League offices lo  more

Justice Dept.: Nevada Man Arrested and Indicted for Threatening to Murder Federal Officials and State Employees
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A grand jury returned a 22-count indictment charging Spencer Christjencody Gear, 32, of Las Vegas, Nevada, with threatening to assault and murder federal officials, including federal judges, and state employees in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey and Montana. "The citizens we rely on to serve the public must be able to do their jobs without fearing for their lives," said Attorney General Merrick B. G  more

Labor Dept.: Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza Franchisee Faces $277K in Penalties After Federal Investigators Find Dozens of Children Employed Illegally at 10 Nevada Locations
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Bryz Guyz Inc. employed 28 children to work in hazardous tasks, during prohibited hours * * * HENDERSON, NEVADA - The U.S. Department of Labor has assessed the operators of 10 Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza locations in Las Vegas and Henderson $277,414 in civil penalties after federal investigators found the employer employed dozens of children to perform dangerous tasks and work more  more

White House Issues Readout of Briefing With Southwest Business Leaders
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The White House issued the following readout of a briefing on July 25, 2024, with southwest business leaders: * * * On Thursday, July 25, the White House welcomed small business owners and leaders of local business organizations from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for a discussion with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. More than 40 individuals representing small businesses  more