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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Army War College Study Argues That Shifting From European Deployments to Permanent Basing Would Encourage US Allies to Help Ukraine More
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By John Vandiver, Stars and Stripes STUTTGART, Germany -- Turning U.S. Army rotational brigades into units permanently based in Europe could give the security assurances needed to nudge allies into playing a larger role in supporting Ukraine, a new U.S. Army War College study asserts. The report, released Thursday, said U.S. policymakers should consider making permanent the deployments of armored  more

EEOC Sues AccentCare Home Health Care Company for Pay Discrimination and Retaliation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA AccentCare, a nationwide home health care service company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, violated federal civil rights laws by paying female employees less than a male colleague because of their sex and retaliating against a female employee who repeatedly complained, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC's  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Electrostim Medical Services and Mario Garcia, Jr. to Pay $20M to Resolve Allegations of Billing for Excessive and Unnecessary Supplies
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that Florida-based durable medical equipment supplier Electrostim Medical Services, Inc. (EMSI) and its Founder and Chairman Mario Garcia, Jr. have together agreed to pay, based on their limited ability to do so, $20 million to resolve allegations that they violated the Fa  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Four Charged in Multi-State High-End Automobile Theft Ring
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: As reflected in court documents unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., four Rhode Island men have been charged for their alleged participation in a conspiracy that burglarized and stole millions of dollars' worth of high-end vehicles from automobile and motorcycle dealerships across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connectic  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Pennsylvania Brothers Plead Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Two brothers from Pennsylvania pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2024, to multiple felony charges stemming from their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Matthew Valentin, 31, o  more