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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday April 27, 2024 ( 6 items )  

DOE Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Visits Jefferson Lab
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, April 27 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: On April 18, the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility welcomed Under Secretary for Science and Innovation Geraldine (Geri) Richmond for a tour of the lab and briefing on its research mission, innovation and STEM programs. Throughout the day, much of the conversation centered on a common theme of how the l  more

Future USS New Jersey Delivers to U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The U.S. Navy Submarine Force's newest attack submarine, the future USS New Jersey (SSN 796), delivered to the Navy on April 25, 2024. SSN 796 is the 23rd Virginia-class submarine co-produced by General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS); it is the 11th delivered by HII-NNS. The boat's delivery represents the official transfer of the submarine from the shipbuilde  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Virginia Man Convicted of Possession With Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
NEWARK, New Jersey, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Virginia man was convicted for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. Djavon Holland, 37, of Virginia, was convicted on April 15, 2024, by a federal jury of two counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl following trial before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton fed  more

NCUA Board Member Otsuka Issues Remarks at Treasury's Roundtable for Providing Financial Access to Justice-Impacted Individuals
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 26 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on April 24, 2024, by Board Member Tanya Otsuka at Treasury's roundtable for providing financial access to justice-impacted individuals: * * * The credit union system is an important and unique part of our financial system because it is centered around a cooperative business model that is driven not by a profit motive or shareholder interests, but by the needs of credit union members. Many c  more

Office of Comptroller of Currency Extends Comment Period on Application by Capital One to Acquire Discover Bank
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced an extension of the comment period until 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 31, 2024, for the application of Capital One, National Association, McLean, Virginia, to acquire Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware. The extension will allow interested parties more time to provide comments. The application w  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Annandale Doctor Who Regularly Prescribed 'Excessively High' Opioid Amounts Pleads Guilty
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: An Annandale doctor pleaded guilty today to maintaining a drug-involved premises. According to court documents, Lino Cueto Montilla, 57, was licensed to practice medicine in 1995. Montilla practiced as an obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn). Montilla did not specialize in pain management, nor did he receive training on how to treat patients   more