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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday April 27, 2023 ( 6 items )  

FCC ANNOUNCES NEARLY $21 MILLION IN EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $21 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the first and third application windows, benefiting approximately 55,000 students across  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Kentucky Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years in Federal Prison After Coming to Indiana to Distribute Over Kilogram of Crystal Methamphetamine
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: Larry Beville, 61, of Louisville, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, on August 24, 2022, as part of an ongoing investigation, members of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force and the Drug Enf  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Barren County Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Possessing With Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Illegal Possession of Firearms
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Michael A. Bennett, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: A Barren County, Kentucky, man was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge R. Shawn Morrow of the ATF Louisville Field Di  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Christian County Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution, Federal Firearm Offenses
PADUCAH, Kentucky, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Michael A. Bennett, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A Christian County man was sentenced yesterday to 5 years and 6 months in federal prison followed by a 4-year term of supervised release for distributing more than 50 grams of a methamphetamine mixture and for possessing more than a dozen firearms after having previously been convicted of a felony offense. There is no parole in the feder  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Final Defendant in Bowling Green Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Michael A. Bennett, issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: The final member of a three-man methamphetamine distribution conspiracy was sentenced today for his role in the drug trafficking conspiracy. These men were also convicted of possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge J. Tod  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Former Mayfield Resident Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
PADUCAH, Kentucky, April 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, Michael A. Bennett, issued the following news release on April 26, 2023: A Louisville man, formerly of Mayfield, Kentucky, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in prison followed by a 5-year term of supervised release for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. There is no parole in the federal system. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge J.  more