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Military members and their families in 11 locations are now able to take advantage of fee assistance through the Child Care in Your Home program.
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Buchanan: 'Jeff Jafari paid bribe after bribe to high-ranking government officials in the city of Atlanta and DeKalb County'
Lohrasb "Jeff" Jafari, former executive vice president of Atlanta engineering firm PRAD Group Inc., has been sentenced to five years in prison for paying bribes to Atlanta city officials and a former DeKalb County official to obtain lucrative city contracts worth millions of dollars. The allegations and other evidence produced in court state that PRAD Group, an architectural, design, and construction management company with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, provided services to the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County, Georgia, between 1984 and 2018. As PRAD Group's executive vice president, Jafari was in charge of managing the company's finances.
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Simonton: 'The Northern District of Texas has always been tenacious in its fight against healthcare fraud'
Ray Anthony Shoulders, a physician's assistant at a Fort Worth pain management clinic, has been charged with healthcare fraud for allegedly injecting amniotic fluid into patients' joints in a deceptive attempt at pain management. The liquid that surrounds a developing fetus during pregnancy was allegedly fraudulently claimed for payment by Medicare in excess of $614,000 by Mr. Shoulders and others, according to the indictment, for the off-label treatment of joint pain in patients by injecting amniotic fluid into their connective tissue.
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Apps: 'The SEC remains committed to holding accountable those who prey upon innocent investors'
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a release regarding charges brought against Eliyahu Weinstein, a twice-convicted fraudster from Lakewood, N.J., and five other individuals for their involvement in a $38 million Ponzi-like scheme aimed at defrauding investors.
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Hicks: 'Our investments in data and AI are yielding returns much faster than most new defense capabilities'
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks released a statement marking the first anniversary of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO).
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LaPlante: 'This is the first time an international body has verified destruction of an entire category of declared weapons of mass destruction'
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced the successful elimination of the nation's entire stockpile of obsolete chemical weapons.
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Hicks: 'Our investments will offer significant opportunities to the local construction market for decades & offer competitive jobs to Hawaiians at all levels'
On July 7, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks unveiled a $3.6 billion investment in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. This substantial funding aims to create lasting opportunities in the local construction market and provide competitive jobs for Hawaiians at all levels.
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Heritage's Burke on SCOTUS student loan forgiveness ruling: 'Biden's student loan debt amnesty is dead!'
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the secretary of education lacks the authority to establish a student loan forgiveness program that would cancel approximately $430 billion in debt principal and impact most borrowers.
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Snowden: 'We can only truly address our escalating mental health crisis with preventative and accessible community-based treatment, not incarceration'
Director of Vera Institute of Justice's Louisiana Will Snowden recently emphasized the need for collaboration among stakeholders in New Orleans to address the city's mental health crisis. According to a report by Vera, Snowden believes the proposed Phase III jail for people with mental health needs presents a crucial decision for the city.
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Attorney General Garland: 'No one in this country should have to live in fear of hate-fueled violence'
Attorney General Merrick Garland recently sentenced a Texas resident to 90 consecutive life terms in prison for the August 3, 2019 shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Patrick Wood Crucius, 24, was the shooter who liked 23 people and injured 22 more, according to a release by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Williams: Luft 'subverted foreign agent registration laws in the United States to seek to promote Chinese policies'
An eight count indictment has come down on Gal Luft with crimes related to willful failure to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, arms trafficking, Iranian sanctions violations and other offenses.
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Austin: Latest aid package 'will provide key capabilities for Ukraine's brave defenders' to fight Russia's aggression
The Biden administration has announced a comprehensive security assistance package to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russia's aggression.
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Heritage Foundation's Perry on SCOTUS ruling: 'Religious employees must not be forced to choose between their employment and their convictions'
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled about religious accommodations in the workplace.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland: DOJ 'will find and bring to justice criminals who seek to defraud Americans'
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe announced June 28 that a Justice Department probe has led to criminal charges against 14 people in connection with more than $1.9 billion in fraud claims against government and private health care benefit programs.
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Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale: 'The agreement with Graphite One (Alaska) advances the Defense Department's strategy for minerals and materials related to large-capacity batteries'
Dr. Laura Taylor-Kale, the Assistant Secretary of Defense of Industrial Base Policy (IBP) said a recent investment into company Graphite One demonstrates a commitment to the domestic production of minerals like graphite. She made her remarks in a July 17 press release from the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Bustillo: ’Singh targeted many members of the Haitian-American community'
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Florida resident Sanjay Singh with operating a $112 million Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the Haitian-American community.
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Heritage Foundation's von Spakovsky: SCOTUS ruling on college admissions has 'upheld the guarantees of equal protection in the 14th Amendment'
The Supreme Court recently announced a landmark decision ruling that the admissions programs of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the guarantees of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Garland: DOJ will prosecute 'criminals who seek to defraud Americans and steal from taxpayer-funded programs'
A multi-agency law-enforcement action that stretched across the nation and lasted two weeks resulted in criminal charges against 78 individuals for alleged health-care fraud schemes.
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Heritage's von Spakovsky: 'The Supreme Court erred' by ruling that state courts can create congressional district boundaries
The Supreme Court of the United States recently addressed a case involving a challenge to North Carolina's congressional districting map.
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Nationwide investigation by U.S. Department of Justice turns up 78 suspects accused of health care fraud schemes
A two-week nationwide law enforcement action swept up 78 suspects accused of participating in healthcare fraud and opioid abuse schemes totaling $2.5 billion, a June 29 Department of Justice news release said.
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