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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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The Biden administration has announced a comprehensive security assistance package to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russia's aggression.
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled about religious accommodations in the workplace.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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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.