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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2023-11-29 ( 8 items )  
Defense Contract Audit Agency Auditors Help With Investigation Resulting in $900,000 Settlement (10)
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency issued the following audit guidance: The DCAA Operations Investigative Support Division (OIS) helped investigate a case with Federal False Claims Act violations that resulted in a $9 million settlement. The General Electric (GE) Aerospace's Lynn, Mass. manufacturing plant (GEA Lynn) violated the False Claims Act by selling parts to the United States Army and the United States Navy that were not pr more PR

Federal Maritime Commission Issues Notice of Appearance Involving 20230930-DK-Butterfly-1 Vs. MSC Mediterranean Shipping (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of appearance (Docket No. 23-12) on Nov. 28, 2023: * * * 20230930-DK-BUTTERFLY-1, INC. v. MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY SA NOTICE OF APPEARANCE Please enter my appearance in this proceeding as counsel for Complainant 20230930DK-Butterfly-1, Inc., formerly known as Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. I am an attorney admitted to practice and in good standing before the courts of the State of New York and the Commonweal more PR

HSI Norfolk investigation into Virginia tactical equipment company uncovers fraud, yields more than $2 million in violations of the Buy American Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NORFOLK, Va. -- An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service's Mid-Atlantic field office, the Army's Criminal Investigation Division's Major Procurement Fraud field office, the General Services Administration's Office of Inspector General (GSA-OIG); and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) i more PR

NCUA Reinstates Civil Money Penalties for Late Call Report Filing (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 29 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: The National Credit Union Administration today announced that it will reinstate assessing civil money penalties for credit unions failing to submit NCUA Form 5300 Call Report on time, effective January 1, 2024. "The program was suspended after the December 2019 cycle due to the COVID-19 pandemic," NCUA Chairman Todd M. Harper said. "It is now time to reinstate the progr more PR

TSA Officers Prevent Maryland Man From Carrying Loaded Gun Onto Flight at Washington Dulles International Airport (10)
DULLES, Virginia, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) prevented a Washington County, Md., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight yesterday (Nov. 27). The 9mm handgun was loaded with 15 bullets including one in the chamber. It was also packed alongside an additional 12 bullets. The more PR

TSA Officers Prevent Ohio Man From Bringing Loaded Gun Onto Flight at Huntington Tri-State Airport (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: A Lawrence County, Ohio, man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Huntington Tri-State Airport detected a handgun in the man's carry-on bag on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the day before Thanksgiving, which is one of the busiest travel days of the year. The .380 caliber gun was loaded with more PR

TSA Officers Prevent Traveler From Bringing Loaded Gun Onto Flight at Richmond International Airport on Busiest Day in TSA History (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 27, 2023: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport prevented a New Kent, Va., man from bringing his handgun onto a flight yesterday, Nov. 26, on what was the busiest day in TSA history for the number of passengers screened nationwide. The .40 caliber handgun was not loaded, but it was packed alo more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Former Petersburg FCI Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in the Inmate's Death (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release: Former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Lieutenant was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for violating the civil rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to the inmate's serious medical needs, resulting in the inmate's death. "This inmate's death was not the result of inadvertence or a lapse in judgment." said Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorn more PR