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Additional Defendants in Student Debt Relief Schemes Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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- Published: 04 August 2019 04 August 2019
Washington, DC - Additional defendants involved with student loan debt relief schemes have been permanently banned from selling debt relief services pursuant to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged that they tricked consumers into paying illegal upfront fees in hopes of reducing or eliminating their student loan debt.
FDA issues draft guidance regarding clinical trial design for newborns
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- Published: 04 August 2019 04 August 2019
Washington, DC - Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the draft guidance, General Clinical Pharmacology Considerations for Neonatal Studies for Drugs and Biological Products. The neonatal period is defined as the day of birth plus 27 days for full-term infants and as the day of birth through the expected date of delivery plus 27 days for preterm infants.
Secretary Pompeo Travels to Australia To Deepen Our Historic Alliance
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- Published: 03 August 2019 03 August 2019
Washington, DC - “Our Alliance is iron-clad. The United States and Australia both know that we can rely on each other.” – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, July 24, 2018
Imposition of a Second Round of Sanctions on Russia under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act
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- Published: 03 August 2019 03 August 2019
Washington, DC - Today, pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (CBW Act), the United States is announcing a second round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a “novichok” nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2018.
Patient Recruiter Found Guilty in $1.3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
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- Published: 03 August 2019 03 August 2019
Detroit, Michigan - A federal jury in Detroit, Michigan found a patient recruiter guilty Tuesday for his role in a scheme involving approximately $1.3 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for home health care that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Arizona Baked Goods Supplier
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- Published: 03 August 2019 03 August 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - The Department of Justice Tuesday announced that it reached a settlement agreement with United General Bakery Inc., or Upper Crust Bakery (UCB), a baked goods supplier located in Phoenix, Arizona. The settlement resolves the Department of Justice’s investigation into whether the company discriminated against authorized workers based on their citizenship status in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) when verifying their authorization to work.
Two Men Arrested for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- Published: 03 August 2019 03 August 2019
Phoenix, Arizona - John Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael Bailey, the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona, Michael McGarrity, Assistant Director of the FBI's Counterterrorism Division, and Sean Kaul, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Phoenix Field Office, announced that on July 26, Ahmed Mahad Mohamed and Abdi Yemani Hussein, were arrested for conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.