JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Peter Lee, commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, joined industry experts on a panel to discuss the trends, successes, and challenges facing the military training pipeline ecosystem. The panel, moderated by retired Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Rock, former Inspector General of the Air Force, was part of the Military Flight Training Summit, hosted by t more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Noah J. Tancer, 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- What does it sound like to be combat-ready in the Great Power Competition? Well, for anyone passing by Youngstown Air Reserve Station between Nov. 2-5, 2024, it sounded like a loudspeaker echoing "Attention on base: Exercise! Exercise! Exercise!" Beginning with the November Unit Training Assembly we more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Scott Wyckoff, of Sacramento, has been appointed Executive Officer of the Board of Parole Hearings. Wyckoff has been Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary in the Office of the Governor since 2022. He was General Counsel at the California State Transportation Agency from 2019 to 2022. Wyckoff was General Counsel at the C more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Peter Lee, commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, joined industry experts on a panel to discuss the trends, successes, and challenges facing the military training pipeline ecosystem. The panel, moderated by retired Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Rock, former Inspector General of the Air Force, was part of the Military Flight Training Summit, hosted by the Institute for Defense and Gove more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, released a staff report on the Committee's year and a half long investigation into the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision to end collection on nearly a quarter of its COVID-19 lending portfolio. Throughout the investigation, the SBA repe more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12611) on Nov. 1, 2024, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist: * * * DOD Replicator Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction Replicator, unveiled on August 28, 2023, is a Department of Defense (DOD) initiative, led by DOD's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to field thousands of uncrewed systems by August 2025. Replicator's firs more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10183) on Nov. 1, 2024, by Emily M. McCabe, foreign assistance and foreign policy specialist and Nick M. Brown, foreign assistance analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Foreign Assistance What Is U.S. Foreign Assistance? Foreign assistance is an instrument of U.S. foreign policy through which the U.S. government provides resources to strategically important countries, countrie more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: DEPUTY PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. OK. Just a few things at the top and then happy to take your questions. So I want to begin first with the presidential transition. Yesterday, in a message to the force, Secretary Austin emphasized that the department will make a calm, orderly and professional transition to the next commander in chief. Secretary Austin reiterated that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following memorandum on October 21, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Cold Case Murder Investigations:" * * * MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, U.S. ARMY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION DIRECTOR, NAVAL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE COMMANDER, AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SUBJECT: Evaluation of the Military Criminal Investigative Organizations' Cold Case Murder Investigations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following quarterly report to Congress on Oct. 29, 2024, regarding Operation Inherent Resolve. Here are excerpts: * * * We are pleased to present this Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). This report discharges our quarterly reporting responsibilities pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 419), as amended. The United States launched OIR in 2014 to defeat the Is more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Audit Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the "Audit of Cost Increases and Schedule Delays of Military Construction Projects Managed by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command." This audit aimed to determine why the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. QC2025004) on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "Quality Control Review on a Single Audit of the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority, Dayton, Ohio." Here are excerpts: * * * Our Objective(s) To determine whether (1) Charles E. Harris & Associates, Inc.'s (CEH) audit work complied with the Single Audit Act of 1984, as amended, the Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Guidance and the extent to w more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida sentenced Erlin Maradiaga Flores, also known as Carlos Fonseca Flores, to 24 months of imprisonment, 12 months of supervised released, and a $100 special assessment. On July 2, 2024, Erlin Maradiaga Flores pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 17, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia sentenced Gregory Melton to 41 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a $50,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. On the same day, John "David" Melton was also sentenced to 26 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and a $1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following report on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "Yukon-Koyukuk School District's Use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Deena M. Bishop. Ed.D., Commissioner, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, PO Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811 Dear Commissioner Bishop: Enclosed is our final report, "Yukon-Koyukuk School District's Use of Elementa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSrep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following seven-page memorandum (No. 25-N-0002) on Oct. 28, 2024, entitled "Poor Data Management Hinders Oversight of State Clean and Drinking Water Revolving Fund Programs:" * * * FROM: Adam Seefeldt, Acting Assistant Inspector General, Office of Strategic Analysis and Results TO: Bruno Pigott, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water Purpose: The U.S. Environmental Protection Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Public Sector Award this weekend during their annual conference on November 3. Special Assistant to the EXIM President and Chair, Laly Rivera Perez, accepted the award in person on behalf of EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis. This award marks an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 31, 2024, from Mary R. Kohler, founder of Kohler Health Law PC, Thousand Oaks, California: * * * To: Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * Peter Marks, MD, PhD Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research * Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 209 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Office of the Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following report (No. 2024-IT-B-020) on Oct. 31, 2024, entitled "2024 Audit of the Board's Information Security Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Findings The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System's information security program continues to operate effectively at a level-4 (managed an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Office of the Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following report (No. 2024-IT-C-019) on Oct. 31, 2024, entitled "2024 Audit of the CFPB's Information Security Program." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Findings The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's information security program continues to operate effectively at a level-4 (managed and measurable) more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Twenty-five U.S. Air Force officers were awarded the coveted silver wings as a symbol of their hard work and training during a graduation ceremony held Nov. 1, 2024. Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) is a training program that helps prepare prospective military pilots. Upon completion of the program, graduates earn their silver wings as Air Force aviators. The speaker at the Clas more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Notes criminal and administrative penalties for violating appropriations laws and requests that inspectors general report violations NASHVILLE, TN--United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, wrote 19 Biden cabinet officials reminding them of statutory obligations restricting transfers or reprogramming of funds and changes to programs or activities during the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-04-24-02046) on Oct. 28, 2024, entitled "Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response Established Adequate Controls for Maintaining Physical Security and Inventory Records at Stockpile Site B" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * Between 1999 and 2018, the Strategic National Stockpi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-25-02) on Oct. 29, 2024, entitled "Department Did Not Justify Its Decision to Cancel Its Cost-Saving Talent Development and Training Acquisition Program." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Roland Edwards, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: DHS Did Not Justify Its Decision to Cancel Its Cost-Sav more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-688) on the DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act (H.R. 9460), which aims to authorize the Joint Task Forces of the Department of Homeland Security. The report was advanced by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, on Sept. 18, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 9460, the "DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2024," reauthorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security's authority to esta more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn., (Nov. 8, 2024) The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability announced it will hold a joint subcommittee hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Details are below: Date/Time: Wednesday, November 13 at 11:30am Location: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, 20515 Witnesses: Dr. Tim GallaudetRear Admiral, U.S. Navy (RET.)Chief Executive Officer, Ocean STL Consulting, LLCM more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-679) on the Protecting America's Children By Strengthening Families Act (H.R. 9076), which aims to reauthorize and modernize part B of Title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen child welfare services, expand the availability of prevention services to better meet the needs of vulnerable families. The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on Sept. 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUM more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-OE-0002) on Oct. 29, 2024, entitled "FY 2024 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Evaluation Report." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary, S From: Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General, G Subject: Final Report - Fiscal Year 2024 Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 Evaluation Report and Inspector General M more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following memorandum (No. 2024-WR-033) on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "Review of the Bureau of Indian Education's Analysis of Indian School Equalization Program Funds Pay Parity:" * * * To: Tony L. Dearman, Director, Bureau of Indian Education From: Nicki M. Miller, Acting Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Subject: Closeout Memorandum - Review of the Bureau of Indian Education's Analysis of Indian  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-ER-013) on Oct. 29, 2024, entitled "Statement Summarizing the Major Management and Performance Challenges, Fiscal 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior From: Mark Lee Greenblatt, Inspector General Subject: Final Report - Inspector General's Statement Summarizing the Major Management and Performance Challenges Facing the U.S. Department of the Interior,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: A former New York-based branch manager was sentenced yesterday to 13 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $208,938.68 in both restitution and forfeiture of criminal proceeds for misusing his position to steal approximately $208,938.68 from a customer's accounts. According to court documents and statements made in court, from January 2020 to April 2020, Jame more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: A New England doctor pleaded guilty today to conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances. This is the first joint prosecution of a doctor by the Justice Department's New England Strike Force and U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont. "The defendant, a medical doctor based in New England, prescribed drugs to vulnerable patients in exchange for cash, knowing the patie more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: A federal jury convicted a pharmacy owner and his brother today for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Raad Kouza, a pharmacist in Wayne County, Michigan, and his brother, Ramis Kouza, of Oakland County, Michigan, billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for prescription medications tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Labor Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 02-25-001-03-391) on Oct. 24, 2024,entitled "ETA Needs to Improve Oversight of the Disaster Dislocated Worker Grants." Here are excerpts: * * * INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT To: Mr. Jose Javier Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210 This report presents the results of the U.S. Department of Labor (Department or  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: Jason Edmonds, age 45 of North East, Maryland was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. In addition, the Court ordered Edmonds to forfeit $111,794.83, which is equal to the value of the bribes he received. The sentence was announced by Erek L. more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A North Carolina woman was indicted by a federal grand jury today for fraudulently obtaining a $20,000 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Lakeysha Day, 43, was charged with one count of wire fraud in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Day, more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024: A Gallatin, Mo., man whose family farming operation is the setting of a reality TV show pleaded guilty in federal court today to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits he was not entitled to receive. Steve A. McBee, 52, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stephen more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Steven Andiloro, 53, of Mooresville, N.C., pleaded guilty today to securities fraud and wire fraud for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme and fraudulently obtaining more than $2.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Jason Byrnes,  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release: A Colorado man was sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $242,210 after pleading guilty to money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to court documents, in 2015, James Matison, the former Restoration Projects Director at WildEarth Guardians, manipulated his co-defendant, Jeffrey Ham, the more PR

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Increases Will Impact More Than 2,100 Current State Employees in Professional Traineeships at 46 State Agencies Part of the Governor's Overall Commitment to Supporting Public Workforce and Affordability * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a series of pay increases for about 2,100 New York State employees working in professional traineeships across 46 state agencies to  more PR

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: More than half of Civil Air Patrol's 52 wing commanders are at National Headquarters in Alabama this week for CAP's Wing Commanders College. Participants in the graduate-level course, set for Nov. 3-7 at Maxwell Air Force Base's Squadron Officer School, were selected by their region commanders and approved by Maj. Gen. Regena M. Aye, CAP national commander/CEO. "The Wing Commanders College more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-02-002) on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "The Foundation's Administratively Determined Pay System." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance WHY WE DID THIS AUDIT The National Science Foundation Act (NSF Act) provides NSF the authority to hire and compensate technical and professional personnel under an excepted service compensation system. As such, NSF established five administr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSrep) -- The National Science Foundation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-02-001) on Oct. 28, 2024, entitled "Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Programs." Here are excerpts: * * * At a Glance AUDIT OBJECTIVE The U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General engaged Sikich CPA LLC (Sikich) to conduct a performance audit of NSF's Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Programs. The auditors evaluated 12 of the 78 Mid-scale Research I more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Last week, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act to restore integrity in the hospice benefit. The bill will increase transparency of data and selection processes, reduce payment for non-compliance, and boost public awareness of data reporti more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Nov. 7 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: RIVERSIDE, California - Two San Bernardino County residents were arrested today on a nine-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they fraudulently obtained more than $2.1 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds by submitting more than 120 fraudulent applications for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits using stolen identities, including those of Californi more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that NATHANIEL HOPKINS, JR. ("HOPKINS"), age 48, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Jay Zainey to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641. According to court documents, HOPKINS's wife was authorized to receive Social Securit more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The State Department Inspector General issued the following quarterly report to the Congress, July 1, 2024 - Sept. 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * We are pleased to present this Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report to Congress on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). This report discharges our quarterly reporting responsibilities pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 419), as amended. The United States launched OIR in 2014 to defeat the Isla more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A San Antonio woman was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to five years of probation and six months of home confinement for health care fraud. According to court documents, Lucinda Perez, 57, had been a licensed professional counselor since 2003 and worked as a sole practitioner performing home visits beginning in 2011. From no later than April 2015 throu more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release: A local medical center has paid $14.2 million to settle potential violations of Medicare regulations and the physician self-referral law (commonly known as the Stark Law) related to four outpatient surgery centers located in Dallas County, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. The United States contends that these potential violatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-25-003) Oct. 28, 2024, entitled "Schedules of U.S. Gold Reserves Held by Federal Reserve Banks as of Sept. 30, 2024 and 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * Contents SECTION I - REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ... 1 Independent Auditor's Report ... 1 Report on the Schedules ... 1 Opinion ... 1 Basis for Opinion ... 2 Responsibilities of Management for the Schedules ... 2 Audito more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. OIG-25-001) on Oct. 16, 2024, entitled "Report on the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's Description of its Administrative Resource Center Shared Services System and the Suitability of the Design and Operating Effectiveness of its Controls for the Period July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR TIMOTHY E. GRIBBEN, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE FROM: Shi more PR

QUANTICO, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jason Edmonds, age 45 of North East, Maryland was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. In addition, the Court ordered Edmonds to forfeit $111,794.83, which is equal to the value of the bribes he received. The sentence was announced by Erek L. Barron U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-03526-07) on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Heart Transplant Program Review: Facility Leaders Failed to Ensure a Culture of Safety and the Section Chief Engaged in Unprofessional Conduct at the Richmond VA Medical Center in Virginia." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review allegations regarding t more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three former correctional officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton have admitted to their roles in the violation of civil rights involving the assault of a prisoner, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. Robert David Sims, 42, of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Accordin more PR