WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: The Attorneys General of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia today joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia, against Google for monopolizing m  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, April 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Hailey Malay, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The 9th Reconnaissance Wing alongside the 55th Wing completed Dragon Flag EAST after two-week joint operations April 7 at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. The 9th RW from Beale AFB, California and the 55th Wing from Offutt AFB designed and executed Dragon Flag EAST to simulate Agile Combat Employment (ACE) from no  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Maven Act II LLC operated invalid tip pools, denied accurate overtime wages * * * A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $272,163 in overtime back wages for 133 workers employed by an Omaha-based operator of six bars, restaurants and live music venues that used a tip pool illegally, and denied servers and salaried employees correct overtime wages. Investi  more

LENEXA, Kansas, April 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: * * * City of Van Buren/Deer Run Reorganized Common Sewer District project in Missouri receives honorable mention * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized 20 clean water infrastructure projects for innovation, including the City of Hastings, Nebraska, through EPA's George F. Ames Performance and Innovation in the SRF (State Revolving Fund) Creating E  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Guatemala for possessing an illegal firearm April 13. Jaime De Jesus Gomez Hernandez, 37, was flown from Eppley Airfield Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, to Alexandria International Airport  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) St. Paul removed an unlawfully present noncitizen foreign fugitive wanted in Honduras for murder April 14. A flight coordinated by ICE's Air Operations Unit brought Orlando Orellana Calix, 38, from Eppley Airfield Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, to Alexandria Inter  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Jamal D. Holdman, 27, of California, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiring to distribute pharmaceutical controlled substances and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Holdman to imprisonment for 65 mo  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Alejandro Berrelleza-Bojorquez, 25, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on April 14, 2023, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska. Senior United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Berrelleza-Bojorquez to 76 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or m  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Terry A. Poland, 33, of Fremont, Nebraska, was arraigned and pleaded guilty today before the Honorable Michael D. Nelson, United States Magistrate Judge, to Misuse of Public Funds. Poland further agreed that he has or will surrender his law enforcement certification before the date set for senten  more

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

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

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Douglas Schmidt, 40, of Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Schmidt to 180 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the   more

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

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release on April 21, 2023: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Tracy Inman, 43, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Inman to 150 months in prison for one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine (actual). After serving her sentence  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, April 21 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news on April 20, 2023: U.S. Strategic Command concluded exercise Global Thunder 2023, which successfully tested and validated the nation's nuclear command, control, and operational procedures. The exercise ran April 11-18 and involved more than 100,000 personnel from across the nuclear enterprise focused on ensuring our forces are ready to deter adversaries and, if necessary, employ forces as directe  more