Hurricane winds may make Surfside constructing construction collapse additional, structural engineer warns

The potential impact of hurricane winds on the search-and-rescue operations at the collapsed Surfside, Florida condominium could make the building structure collapse further, structural engineer Richard Slider warned Friday.

“These systems or the concrete columns and slabs that are there now, are already unstable, to a certain extent,” Slider told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” in an interview. “When wind gets impacted upon this, if it does come to the area, obviously, that adds another level of impact and potentially greater ability for the structure to collapse further.”

Elsa grew in the Caribbean to become the season’s first hurricane. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised concerns Friday that the storm could strike South Florida and threaten to halt rescue operations and potentially topple portions of the building that have not collapsed yet.

“It is possible that [Surfside] area could see tropical storm force winds,” DeSantis said. “Our Department of Emergency Management is assuming that that will happen and making the necessary preparations to be able to protect a lot of the equipment. You could potentially have an event with the building as well.”

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said at a press conference Friday evening that she has signed an emergency order authorizing the demolition of the partially collapsed 12-story condominium building.

Slider said he agrees with tearing down what’s left of the building, and that it’s not practical to attempt repairing what’s left of the structure. 

“One of the issues that we have in Florida, is obviously hurricanes, the windows and doors would have to be upgraded,” said Slider, who is president at Slider Engineering Group Structural and Forensic Engineering. “If you chose to repair it, which I don’t believe is a viable option, you would have to upgrade, and by the time you got through with that, economically, I don’t believe it would be feasible.”

As of Friday evening, 22 people are confirmed dead, and 126 others remain unaccounted for.

Boeing cargo aircraft makes an emergency touchdown close to Honolulu

A Transair Beoing 737 cargo jet sits on the tarmac of the Transair Cargo Facility at Dainel K. Inouye International Airport on July 2, 2021 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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A Boeing 737-200 cargo plane made an emergency landing in the ocean near Honolulu early Friday after pilots reported engine problems, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Both pilots were rescued from a field of rubble, said the US Coast Guard.

The FAA said Transair Flight 810 made the forced landing around 1:30 a.m. local time on Friday.

“The pilots had reported engine problems and were trying to return to Honolulu when they were forced to land the plane in the water,” the FAA said. “The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate this.”

The Boeing aircraft was built in 1975 and, according to the FAA, was powered by two Pratt & Whitney engines. The plane was not a 737 Max, the jet that officials had on the ground for 20 months up until last November after two fatal crashes.

The plane took off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu to Kahului Airport on Maui, the US Coast Guard said.

“Our situation: We have lost the number 1 engine and are coming straight to the airport,” one of the pilots told an air traffic controller, according to the audio from the airport tower, which was published on the LiveATC.net website. The pilot said the plane had about two hours of fuel. “We need the fire department.”

“There is a possibility that we will lose the other engine,” said the pilot. “It’s getting very hot.”

The air traffic controller said shortly after: “Low Altitude Alert. Low Altitude Alert. Are you even able to climb?”

“No. Negative,” said another pilot.

The first pilot asked the air traffic controller to “inform the coast guard”.

The Coast Guard said it responded to a report of a crashed plane south of Oahu around 1:40 p.m. and that both people on board were rescued with the help of the Honolulu Fire Department.

A rescue helicopter located the white and orange Transair aircraft around 2:30 a.m. in a field of rubble

A survivor seen at the tail of the plane was carried out of the water by the rescue helicopter and flown to a hospital in Honolulu, according to a Coast Guard report. The other person was on floating packages and was brought ashore by a Honolulu Fire Department lifeboat, it said.

Transair, a Hawaiian cargo airline specializing in inter-island cargo flights, has not responded to requests for comments. The airline has been operating since 1982, according to its website.

“We are aware of the reports from Honolulu, Hawaii, and are closely monitoring the situation,” said Boeing. “We are in contact with the US National Transportation Safety Board and are working to gather more information.”

The NTSB said it was sending 10 investigators to the crash site.

Freight planes are often decades old and have been converted to cargo after years of passenger transport.

Boeing shares made up for some of the losses incurred after news of the crash, but fell 1.3% to $ 236.68.

TSA screenings first surpass 2019 pandemic degree

Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Orlando International Airport in May 2021.

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The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that airport controls rose above 2019 levels for the first time in the pandemic, suggesting strong travel demand over the weekend of July 4th.

The TSA screened nearly 2.15 million people on Thursday, nearly 3% more than the 2.01 million people who went through security checkpoints at U.S. airports on July 1, 2019.

The trend is unlikely to last. July 1, 2019 was a Monday and a low point for the week when screenings rose by more than 706,000 people and peaked on July 5.

Still, the milestone shows the surge in air travel demand since a widespread introduction of vaccines in the US this spring and a relaxation of pandemic-related closures or restrictions. The increase is mainly due to domestic vacation travel in the United States, with most long-haul business and international travel still on hold.

Airlines are grappling with a variety of thunderstorms in the US this week, causing delays in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, which is home to the hubs of Southwest Airlines and American Airlines.

Southwest canceled 194 flights, or 5% of its schedule, on Friday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. More than 1,100 flights – or 32% of the daily schedule – were delayed, the website said. About 160 major American scheduled flights – or 5% of the schedule – were canceled and nearly 1,000 were delayed.

Storms around New York City and Denver also delayed more than 1,000 flights on Friday.

Airlines and airports also try to have enough staff for the high summer season.

Transportation companies were not allowed to take involuntary leave of absence for workers to pay $ 54 billion in state payroll. However, the airlines turned to voluntary action, urging employees to take buyouts, take early retirements or take temporary leave during the pandemic. Some are trying to hire or recall them, as well as hire temporary or new full-time workers to meet increasing demand.

Earlier this week, CNBC reported that Southwest is offering double pay for flight attendants and ground and cargo operations agents to take shifts during the first week of July to avoid flight disruptions. American announced last month that it had cut its schedule for the first half of July by about 1%, in part due to the surge in demand and staff shortages.

JetBlue Airways announced that flight attendants who fail to call between July 1 and September 6 will receive $ 800 or four confirmed one-way passes on future flights.

“This summer is not going to be easy financially or operationally, and operations are making this time even more difficult,” said Ed Baklor, JetBlue’s vice president of in-flight experience, in a memo verified by CNBC.

Delta Air Lines is in the process of hiring 1,300 reservation agents by the fall after customers have been exposed to hours of waiting. The airline is also planning to hire pilots, flight attendants and mechanics.

United Airlines – which, like Delta this summer, was more conservative in taking flights compared to American and Southwest – credited the federal aid and a deal with their pilots union that kept many Airmen informed and available to avoid some of their competitors . operational challenges.

Airports also face a variety of staffing challenges, with some concession operators offering a $ 1,000 signing bonus to fill vacancies for cashiers, chefs, and other jobs.

Brittany Byrd Is In The Hospital After Lil Uzi Vert Allegedly Assaulted Her

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Roommates, it looks like more information has become available about the altercation between rapper SAINt JHN & Lil Uzi Vert. According to TMZ their reports claimed that SAINt was at a Cafe in West Hollywood with Uzi’s ex-girlfriend Brittany Byrd when Uzi allegedly jumped out of a Cadillac Escalade and confronted him, and things reportedly got physical.

TSR exclusively spoke with Brittany’s manager Brianna to get the record straight about what really happened earlier today. She advised that Brittany is not dating SAINt, and the two are only working together, despite rumors online. If you recall, earlier this year, in March, the two were spotted out in Los Angeles. Brianna explained that Brittany was having a business meeting with SAINt and director Jeymes Samuel before the incident when Uzi hopped out of the car and confronted her, NOT SAINt. Brianna told us that Uzi started physically assaulting Brittany. This was after her manager claims that he threatened her with a gun & pointed it at her chest. After that, he allegedly punched her in the face repeatedly and proceeded to run to his car.

During this incident, Brianna confirms there was no fight between Uzi and SAINt. She told us that Brittany was the only one who was assaulted and said that it was ridiculous that domestic violence gets overlooked when it’s toward Black women. Brianna made it very clear that Brittany has had NO contact with Uzi in several months. “Brittany has been trying to focus on her life and career,” said Brianna. We asked Brianna how Uzi found Brittany’s location, and she claims he has been stalking Brittany. “Uzi has been stalking Brittany since they broke up. Uzi is toxic and mentally and physically abusive. He has been for years.”

This isn’t the first time Brittany has spoken out about abuse. As we previously reported in May, Brittany shared an Instagram video seemingly calling out Uzi’s current girlfriend, JT, suggesting that he was violent towards her. As of right now, Brianna can’t confirm if Brittany is pressing charges against Uzi for the assault but did advise that Brittany is currently in the hospital being examined.

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Trump legal professional Michael Cohen is suing the US for jail repatriation and ebook

Michael Cohen leaves the Manhattan Attorney’s Office in New York City on March 19, 2021.

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Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer and fixer of ex-President Donald Trump, has sued the US government for $ 20 million for being illegally jailed last year in retaliation for planning a book about Trump.

Cohen has filed a lawsuit against the US Prison Bureau, accusing the government of false arrest, false detention and unlawful detention.

Cohen, 54, says he suffered “emotional pain and suffering, mental agony and the loss of freedom” when he was sent back to federal prison just weeks after his early leave in July 2020 on concerns about his risk from Covid-19 has been.

Cohen’s attorneys are preparing a second lawsuit alleging that then Attorney General William Barr and BOP Director Michael Carvajal violated his freedom of expression in the First Amendment by putting him back in prison.

The filing comes almost a year after a Manhattan federal judge ordering Cohen’s release after more than two weeks ruled that Barr and Carvajal’s purpose in sending Cohen back to prison was “retaliation in response that Cohen intended to exercise his First Amendment ”. Rights to publish a book critical of the presidency and to discuss the book on social media. “

The government has six months to respond to Cohen’s lawsuit. If she doesn’t respond, he could file a lawsuit against the government and other defendants.

The Bureau of Prisons did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Cohen declined to comment on the case.

His attorney Jeffrey Levine said in a statement: “Mr. Cohen was the personal attorney for the President of the United States, and if he could be thrown in jail for writing a critical book about the President, the President’s imagination didn’t take far to go. ” before we realize that such unacceptable and unconstitutional behavior could be directed against any of us. “

“This is not an exaggeration and it is not acceptable,” said Levine.

Levine told CNBC that Cohen was looking for documents under the Freedom of Information Act that “lead to retaliation” but “nothing significant” was provided by the government.

“The filing [of a claim] … is the beginning of our search for the truth, “Levine said in an email.” That is the Justice Department’s gun violence by former President and his accomplice AG William Barr, and responsibility for their actions. “

Cohen, who served Trump faithfully for years, pleaded guilty to several federal crimes in 2018.

These included campaign funding violations related to hush money payments to women who claimed to have sex with Trump, lying to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, and financial crime.

Cohen also became a harsh critic of Trump and cooperated with several investigations against the then president.

On Thursday, the Trump Organization and its CFO Allen Weisselberg were indicted in the Manhattan Supreme Court over a tax evasion scheme on the compensation of executives, including Weisselberg. Cohen assisted the Manhattan District Attorney’s investigation into the charges.

Cohen went to jail in early 2019 after being sentenced to three years in prison. In spring 2020, however, he was given leave of absence because he feared that he was particularly at risk from the corona virus due to previous illnesses.

Shortly after his release, Cohen and his attorney were called to Manhattan on July 9 for a meeting with federal probation officers to discuss the terms of his home detention, which he was serving in lieu of his sentence.

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Cohen was taken into custody that day and returned to Otisville, New York Jail, after resisting on condition that he would not publish a book about Trump or anyone else while serving the remainder of his sentence in domestic custody.

“I’ve never seen a clause like this in 21 years as a judge and convicting people,” Judge Alvin Hellerstein said during a hearing where Cohen’s lawyers demanded his release. “How can I draw conclusions other than retaliation?”

Last year the BOP said: “Any claim that the decision to send Michael Cohen to prison was in retaliation is obviously wrong.”

“While it is not uncommon for BOP to limit inmates’ contact with the media in some way, Mr. Cohen’s refusal to accept these terms here played no part in the decision to take him into custody, nor did his intention to publish a book . “

Unruly passenger conduct is a menace to all flyers, says pilot

An American Airlines pilot and union official told CNBC on Friday that on-board passenger disturbances do not go unnoticed in the cockpit and called for the U.S. government to take further action to deter incidents from happening.

“When I hear that one of my flight attendants has been assaulted or another passenger, I’m up there flying the aircraft 35,000 feet near the speed of sound, that’s a distraction,” Dennis Tajer said on “Squawk Box.”

“That’s a threat to everybody else on the aircraft. … We can’t just pull the plane over and say, ‘All right, get out,'” added Tajer, who serves as a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 pilots working for American Airlines.

Reports of unruly behavior from airplane passengers have soared this year, such as a flyer allegedly assaulting a Southwest Airlines flight attendant in late May.

The Federal Aviation Administration said June 22 it has received about 3,100 reports of unruly behavior since Jan. 1, with 2,350 reports of passengers refusing to obey the federal Covid mask mandate. The policy is in place until Sept. 14, and the FAA plans to enforce its zero-tolerance policy for passenger disturbances as long as the mandate remains.

This year alone, the FAA has proposed more than $560,000 in overall fines against airline passengers who refused flight attendants’ directions to comply with cabin crew and federal regulations. Passengers have 30 days to contest the fines.

Flight attendants, airline lobbying groups, and several aviation unions, including Allied Pilots Association, have jointly reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice about the incidents, Tajer said. In a letter sent late last month, the industry asked for DOJ to “commit to the full and public prosecution of onboard acts of violence.”

“We’re seeing much more violent action as you can see just on your cell phone when people post it. That’s not acceptable,” Tajer told CNBC. “But now we need to see the backing with the actual law, criminal law processes, and make that very public, you know. It’s not just about retribution. It’s about making sure this doesn’t happen.”

Tajer said implementing secondary barriers, which add another layer of security for the flight deck whenever the cockpit door is open, would be helpful to have in the current environment. Airlines and manufacturers are “battling” to get these, he said, noting that lawmakers have already introduced bipartisan legislation to mandate the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger aircraft.

“With all the unruly passengers — and sometimes they’re just not well — but if somebody has nefarious intent, we’ve got to have all the measures to defend the airplane and thus defend our passengers and our country,” Tajer said.

Tajer’s comments on flight disruptions come as more travelers return to the skies. 

More than 47.7 million Americans are expected to travel over the holiday, with travel volumes almost fully recovering to pre-pandemic levels, according to a AAA report. This Independence Day is expected to witness the second-highest travel volume on record, behind 2019, at an increase of almost 40% compared with last year during the pandemic, according to AAA.

On Thursday, TSA screened 2,147,090 people at airport security checkpoints, which is nearly three times higher than the same weekday in 2020 and actually surpassed 2019 pre-Covid levels, too.

The chance of Covid is low for many People to assemble on the weekend of July 4th, says Gottlieb

Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Friday that most Americans should be comfortable gathering together safely on Independence Day weekend, citing high Covid vaccination rates and low virus infection rates in many parts of the country.

However, the former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration said there are certain places where people should be more careful.

“There is a very low prevalence across the country. You have to be based on where you are, ”said Gottlieb in“ Squawk Box ”. He noted that in his home state of Connecticut, new daily cases are small, “so it’s a pretty safe environment to get together right now.”

“In some parts of the country where prevalence is increasing – Missouri, parts of Nevada, Arkansas, Oklahoma – I think people should exercise more caution,” added Gottlieb, who sits on the board of directors at Covid vaccine maker Pfizer.

Gottlieb’s comments come before the July 4th weekend as U.S. health officials closely monitor the Covid Delta variant, which is believed to be significantly more transmissible than dominant strains earlier in the pandemic.

Coronavirus cases in the country are dramatically lower than their peak in January when the country recorded over 300,000 new infections in a single day, but has been trending upward in recent days, according to a CNBC analysis of Johns Hopkins University data.

The US recorded an average of about 12,700 new Covid cases per day in the past week, the analysis showed. That’s 9% more than a week ago.

“We don’t want to worry people, but we’re following these numbers very, very carefully,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky NBC News after a White House briefing Thursday.

The number of deaths continues to decline. The seven-day average of new Covid deaths is 249, according to CNBC analysis, a 19% decrease from a week earlier.

“There are kind of isolated parts of the country where the number of infections is increasing. The rest of the country looks very good,” said Gottlieb. “I think what you are seeing is a decoupling between places with high vaccination rates and places with low vaccination rates. You also see, frankly, a decoupling between the cases and extreme death and the disease that caused this virus.”

In countries with high vaccination rates, but also increasing cases due to the Delta variant, such as Great Britain and Israel, “hospitals and deaths are no longer increasing” as they did earlier in the global health crisis, said Gottlieb.

“For a while, we thought it was just the delayed effect where hospital admissions weren’t seen until three or four weeks after the number of cases rose, just like deaths,” said Gottlieb, who headed the FDA from 2017 to 2017 2019 in the Trump administration.

“But at this point we have enough trending to suggest that now you will only see decoupling and not see the extreme results of the virus in parts of the world where vaccination rates are high. and that includes the United States. “

Because of this, Gottlieb said, it’s important to make sure more Americans get a coronavirus vaccine, which will reduce both the spread of the virus and the risk of getting seriously ill or dying from the disease.

Nearly 156 million Americans are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Just over 181 million people have received at least one dose; Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two vaccines while Johnson & Johnson’s are a single dose.

However, there are geographical gaps in vaccination coverage. CDC’s Walensky said Thursday that fewer than 30% of residents are vaccinated in about 1,000 U.S. counties, most of which are in the Southeast and Midwest.

Overall, 47% of the US population is fully vaccinated.

“Preliminary data for the past six months suggests that 99.5% of deaths from Covid-19 in the US have occurred in unvaccinated people … the suffering and loss we see now are almost entirely preventable,” Walensky said .

Gottlieb said despite being fully vaccinated, he is still looking for ways to be cautious as the pandemic is not completely lagging behind the country.

“For example, if I am going to a restaurant and there is an opportunity to sit outside, I will eat outside. I think where you can be a kind of nervous Bayesian and lower your statistical probability of coming into contact with the virus, why not? ”Said Gottlieb. “But I wouldn’t hold back from meeting friends and family on this holiday because the virus is spreading in very small numbers in certain parts of the country.”

Jersey Shore’s Angelina Pivarnick Information for Divorce

Sparks aren’t exactly flying for one Jersey Shore couple this Fourth of July.

According to multiple reports, Angelina Pivarnick filed for divorce from husband Chris Larangeira after two years of marriage. The Middlesex County Family Court confirmed to InTouch on July 2 that the MTV star made the move all the way back in January. However, it is not yet known whether she ever served Chris with the papers.

Fans of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation have been able to get a firsthand look at the troubles surrounding Angelina and Chris’ marriage.

Despite an over-the-top televised wedding in November 2019, the pair started to grow apart during the coronavirus pandemic.

In the June 10 episode, Angelina revealed to Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino that her husband moved out of their home around the holidays.

“We got into a fight and he moved in with his mother and it’s been a few weeks now,” she shared with the cameras. “Chris leaving and taking down his stocking, ripping up his ‘Merry Christmas to my wife’ card. He wanted to see that card ripped up. He wanted to see that stocking gone. Chris wanted me to see all of his clothes gone. For him to do that to me over a fight is just not fair.”

Trevor Bauer was given go away of absence after allegations of sexual assault

Referees check the hat and glove of Trevor Bauer # 27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers for foreign matter after the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on June 28, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ superstar pitcher Trevor Bauer was put on a week-long administrative vacation from Major League Baseball on Friday.

Bauer’s forced vacation was announced the same day President Joe Biden hosted the Dodgers at the White House for their World Series win last fall.

Bauer, who won the 2020 National League Cy Young Award while playing for the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to a three-year deal with the Dodgers in February that could gross him a total of $ 102 million, making him one of the highest-paid baseball players .

The 30-year-old, who was slated to face the Nationals next in Washington on Sunday, was not charged with any criminal charges in the incidents that allegedly occurred in April and May. But the California police are investigating him, and they opened an investigation in mid-May.

Bauer is also the subject of a restraining order against domestic violence filed Tuesday by his 27-year-old accuser.

Major League Baseball said in a statement that an investigation into the woman’s allegations against Bauer is “ongoing.”

“Although no decision has yet been made in the case, we have decided to put Mr. Bauer on a seven-day administrative vacation with immediate effect,” said the MLB’s announcement.

“MLB continues to gather information in our ongoing investigation in parallel with the active criminal investigation of the Pasadena Police Department. We will provide further comments in due course.”

United States President Joe Biden holds up a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball jersey as he greets the 2020 World Series Champions during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 2, 2021.

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Bauer’s agents said in a statement received by The Athletic reporter Ken Rosenthal: “We confirm and refute our original statement” [the woman’s] Accusations in the strongest possible way. “

“Mr Bauer will not be contesting MLB’s decision to take him on administrative leave at this point in order to minimize the distraction of the Dodgers organization and its teammates,” the statement said.

“Note that the administrative leave is not a disciplinary measure nor is it a result of the league’s investigation.”

A spokesman for Dodgers told KNBC-TV, “I don’t think the administrative leave can be appealed.”

“It gives the MLB time to investigate without disciplinary action,” said the spokesman, adding that disciplinary action can be appealed.

The announcement came a day after Sports Illustrated posted an article online entitled “Trevor Bauer Not Allowed To Start Sunday”.

The article berated the Dodgers and MLB for “cowardice” for failing to give Bauer a leave of absence despite the “disgusting” allegations against him.

Bauer’s prosecutor said in her application for an injunction that he choked her to unconsciousness in two sexual encounters and hit her repeatedly in the face and genitals in one of the encounters, injuring her so badly that she was hospitalized.

She also claims he behaved sexually that she did not consent to one of the encounters.

Bauer’s co-agent, Jon Fetterolf, previously said that Bauer had “a brief and fully consensual sexual relationship” with the woman she initiated.

“Your basis for filing a protection order is non-existent, fraudulent, and deliberately omitting important facts, information and your own relevant communications,” Fetterolf told NBC News.

Bauer, who made his major league debut in 2012, has appeared in 17 games this season. He has a record of 8-5 and a earned run average of 2.59.

– Additional reporting by Jessica Golden from CNBC and Jabari Young

Lordstown Motors inventory plunges on report from the DOJ investigation

Signage outside the Lordstown Motors Corp. headquarters. in Lordstown, Ohio on Saturday, May 15, 2021.

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Lordstown Motors stock plunged as much as 17% on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice was investigating the contested start of electric vehicles.

The stock was momentarily halted due to volatility and fell about 10% to about $ 9.30 per share on Friday lunchtime in New York.

A DOJ investigation report follows a confirmed investigation into the company by the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year and public comments from senior executives, including former chairman and CEO Steve Burns.

A company spokesman declined to comment on the DOJ investigation, but said in a statement: “Lordstown Motors is committed to cooperating with all governmental or regulatory investigations and investigations. We look forward to closing this chapter so that our new leadership – and the entire dedicated team – focus solely on producing the first and best full-size, all-electric pickup, the Lordstown Endurance. “

The DOJ did not immediately respond to comments.

Burns and his CFO left the SPAC-backed company after an internal investigation that found “problems related to the accuracy of certain statements” regarding Lordstown’s pre-orders, specifically the seriousness of the orders and who placed them.

In May, short seller Hindenburg Research claimed the company had misled investors, including using “fake” orders to raise capital for its Endurance electric pickup truck. The short seller also said the pickup was years away from production. Lordstown has kept its plan to start manufacturing the vehicle in September.

Lordstown Motors previously said the internal investigation found that Hindenburg’s report was “fundamentally incorrect and misleading”.