WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on June 27, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on a national health care fraud enforcement action resulting in 193 defendants charged and over $2.75 billion in false claims: * * * We are here today to announce the results of a two-week nationwide law enforcement action, across 32 federal districts, and against 193 defendants, for their roles in health care fraud schemes. In addition to the charges and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 26, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.59 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Burea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Manufacturing is a cornerstone of American economic strength and plays a critical role in energy, health, safety, and national security solutions. Over the last decade, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has become an internationally recognized leader in advanced manufacturing materials, processes and technologies. To help steward the laborator  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $57 million in grants to support programs that help veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness overcome barriers to the workforce and find meaningful employment. Administered by the Veterans' Employment and Training Service, the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program awarded   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals in 32 federal districts across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving approximately $2.75 billio  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: A Tennessee podiatrist was sentenced today to four years in prison for a scheme to defraud Medicare and TennCare, a Medicaid program administered by the State of Tennessee, by prescribing and dispensing medically unnecessary foot bath medications and obtaining millions of dollars in reimbursements. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Nathan Lucas, D.P.M., 59, of M  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on June 26, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers today announced a $1.3 million loan for the City of Rocky Top to improve water infrastructure. The loan is one of two approved by the Tennessee Local Development Authority, with loans for the City of Rocky Top and the City of Cookeville totaling  more

ALBANY, Georgia, June 28 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer Jr. assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's sergeant major on Feb. 9, coming to southwest Georgia after serving as the command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. He now expects to build on the current foundation at MCLB Albany to set up a legacy for the future. The Ch  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Monoclonal antibody developed from blood of recovering patients. * * * The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring a clinical trial to evaluate the safety of an investigational monoclonal antibody to treat enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), which can cause severe respiratory and neurological diseases such as acute flaccid m  more