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Correctional Lieutenant Sentenced for Failing to Intervene in Unlawful Inmate Assault
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
Mobile, Alabama - The Justice Department Friday announced that Willie M. Burks III, 41, a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant, was sentenced in federal court to nine years’ imprisonment, with two years of supervised release to follow. Burks was convicted by a federal jury on July 21, 2021, of failing to stop an officer under his command from assaulting an inmate at ADOC’s Elmore Correctional Facility.
Yuma Arizona Weather Forecast February 6th - February 12th, 2022
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
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Former President of Energy Company Indicted for Commodities Insider Trading and Kickback Schemes
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- Published: 06 February 2022 06 February 2022
Houston, Texas - A federal grand jury in Houston returned an indictment Thursday charging a Texas man for an illegal kickback scheme and a commodities insider trading scheme involving natural gas futures.
Former Engineering Executive Convicted of Rigging Bids and Defrauding Department of Transportation
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- Published: 06 February 2022 06 February 2022
North Carolina - A former executive of Contech Engineered Solutions LLC was convicted Tuesday in New Bern, North Carolina, for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Justice Department’s False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021
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- Published: 06 February 2022 06 February 2022
Washington, DC - The Justice Department obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton of the Justice Department’s Civil Division announced today. This is the second largest annual total in False Claims Act history, and the largest since 2014. Settlement and judgments since 1986, when Congress substantially strengthened the civil False Claims Act, now total more than $70 billion.
Arizona Celebrates School Choice Week
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- Published: 26 January 2022 26 January 2022
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey declared this week, January 23-29, 2021, Arizona School Choice Week to highlight the importance of equipping parents and families with decisions around their children’s education that best fits their needs.
Arizona Governor Ducey Takes Action To Curb Federal Overreach
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- Published: 26 January 2022 26 January 2022
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey is suing the federal government over the Biden administration's attempt to take away funding for critical education programs aimed at keeping Arizona kids in the classroom.