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News Tipoffs - Nebraska Editors Newsletter for Friday April 21, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Kansas City Fed Names Assistant Vice President and Community Affairs Officer
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 21 (TNSper)(TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has announced that Jeremy Hegle has been appointed to assistant vice president and community affairs officer (CAO), effective April 16. In this role, Hegle will lead the Tenth District's Community Development and Engagement department, with responsibility for leading and executing the Bank's districtwide community and economic de  more

Neb. A.G. Hilgers Announces Settlement in State Trooper Litigation
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 21 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers was pleased to announce today the State of Nebraska has entered into a signed settlement agreement with over 400 current and former Nebraska state troopers. The settlement agreement will resolve what may be one of the longest-pending civil cases in state history and one of the most significant and complex cases involving the State of Nebraska. Today at a press confe  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Lincoln Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Distributing Cocaine, Fentanyl Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Dylan Roberts, 31, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Lincoln. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Roberts to 240 months in prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury. After serving his sentence, Roberts wil  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 12 Years' Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Crime
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Bartolo Roman-Tapia, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced on April 19, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Roman-Tapia to 151 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney: Omaha Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy
OMAHA, Nebraska, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Elmer Rene Hernandez-Hernandez, 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 19, 2023, by United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Hernandez-Hernandez received a sentence of 210 months' imprisonment with  more