Imperial Valley News Center
Justice Department, EPA Propose Settlement to Resolve Federal Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Prevention Violations on the North Slope of Alaska
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Washington, DC - Wednesday, the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed settlement with the North Slope Borough of Alaska to resolve federal hazardous waste and oil spill violations. The settlement requires the Borough to take comprehensive actions and make infrastructure investments to comply with solid and hazardous waste management rules and oil spill prevention rules. The Borough will also hire an independent third-party auditor to ensure that the compliance requirements in the settlement are successfully implemented and pay a civil penalty of $6.5 million.
Naval Flight Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Conspiring to Violate Firearms Law and Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation
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Jacksonville, Florida - A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to federally licensed firearms dealers during the purchase of two firearms, and making false written statements as part of a security clearance background investigation.
Five Individuals Charged Variously with Stalking, Harassing and Spying on U.S. Residents on Behalf of People’s Republic of China Secret Police
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Washington, DC - Two complaints were unsealed, and one amended complaint was authorized Wednesday in federal court charging five defendants with various crimes related to efforts by the secret police of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to stalk, harass and spy on Chinese nationals residing in Queens, New York, and elsewhere in the United States.
Man Sentenced for $1.7 Million COVID-19 Fraud
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Charlotte, North Carolina - A North Carolina man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Corrections Official Indicted for Sexually Assaulting a Dozen Female Inmates While Serving as a Nurse
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Portland, Oregon - A federal indictment was unsealed Monday in Portland, Oregon, charging a former Oregon Department of Corrections employee with sexually assaulting a dozen female inmates while serving as a nurse at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF), Oregon’s only women’s prison.
McKesson Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Recordkeeping Violations under the Controlled Substances Act
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Memphis, Tennessee - McKesson Corporation (McKesson) agreed to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Controlled Substances Act (CSA) recordkeeping violations, the Department of Justice announced Monday.
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