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Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport
Gun Loaded With 15 Bullets Detected By TSA At Norfolk International Airport A Virginia man tried bringing a handgun loaded with 15 bullets onto a flight at Norfolk International Airport over Memorial Day Weekend, authorities said. The Dumfries man's gun was caught as he entered the security checkpoint, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said. The X-ray unit alerted on the carry-on bag, which required a closer inspection. The firearm was removed by the local police. The man also faces a stiff financial civil penalty for bringing a gun to a TSA security checkpoint. The penalty for carrying weapons recently increased to a maximum of $15,000. The case will be forwarded t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Government Contractor In Virginia To Pay $1.1M For Kickback Scheme On Wounded Warriors Program Government Contractor In Virginia To Pay $1.1M For Kickback Scheme On Wounded Warriors Program
Government Contractor In Virginia To Pay $1.1M For Kickback Scheme On Wounded Warriors Program Virginia-based Management Consulting, Inc. (Mancon) has been ordered to pay a million-dollar penalty for a kickback scheme involving the Wounded Warrior Program. Federal officials announced that the Virginia Beach business is being held strictly liable under the Anti-Kickback Act and ordered it to pay a $1,088,803 civil penalty for a years-long scheme. Between 2008 and 2015, prosecutors say that Mancon served as a prime contractor for the United States’ Wounded Warrior Program, and from 2012 to 2015, the subcontractor that Mancon selected to work on its prime contracts accepted $1,088,803 i…

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by Zak Failla