Thursday - November 28, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Friday August 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

EEOC Sues Wilson Logistics for Violating the Americans with Disabilities Act
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: GREENSBORO, N.C. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Missouri based trucking company Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for violating federal law when it refused to hire a deaf job applicant because of his disability. According to the lawsuit filed today, the job applicant called Wilson Logistics seeking work as a truck driver. He poss  more

EPA Announces $280K in Environmental Education Funding for Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri Organizations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, Kansas (JULY 31, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected three organizations pursuing environmental education projects in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri to receive a total of $280,000 in Environmental Education Grants. These projects are a part of a national selection of 38 organizations set to receive over $3.6 million through EPA's Environmental Education Grants progra  more

Mo. U.S. Attorney: KC Woman Pleads Guilty to $900,000 COVID Fraud Scheme
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to her role in two separate conspiracies that resulted in more than $900,000 in fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans being issued under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Renetta Golden-Larimore, 55, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Ju  more