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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday April 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Center for Rural Affairs to Receive $62.4M to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Nebraska
LENEXA, Kansas, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America Agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Center for Rural Affairs, based in Nebraska, ha  more

DEA: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Returns Tomorrow
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its partners will host the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, April 27, at nearly 5,000 locations nationwide, including approximately 170 drop-offs within the five state DEA Omaha Division. The public is invited to safely dispose of tablets, capsules, patches and other solid forms of  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Lincoln Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that John W. Rice, 35, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 19, 2024, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Rice to 78 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Rice's release from priso  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 17 Years' Imprisonment for Narcotics Charge
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced on April 24, 2024, Fausto Antonia Castro Mendoza, 37, of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, after having pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Castro Mendoza to 210 months' imprisonm  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 1,630 More Borrowers in Nebraska, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 1,630 More Borrowers in Nebraska, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 16,590 people in Nebraska under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 1,  more