WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Brian Dietrick, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs It can be argued that the 88th Civil Engineer Group's Installation Management Division provides for and protects Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's most valuable assets. The flights within 88 CEI ensure our Airmen, our land and every asset and piece of infrastructure has what it needs to thrive. "I affectionately refer to CEI a  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Kenneth L. Parker, issued the following news release on May 10, 2023: Marcus Hawkins, 35, of Cincinnati, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 12 months and one day in prison for COVID-19 relief fraud. As part of his conviction, Hawkins will pay $60,000 in restitution to the Small Business Administration. According to court documents, Hawkins applied for several loans in July 2020 under the Economic Injur  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Troy Rivetti, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Five individuals, residents of Pennsylvania and Ohio, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh in an indictment that variously charges them with Conspiracy to Commit Mail/Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, and Mail Fraud, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. The   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: More than 3.8 million deadly doses of fentanyl and 201 pounds of methamphetamine were removed from communities in Michigan, Ohio and northern Kentucky during "Operation Last Mile," a year-long national operation, targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetami  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Two species of endangered bats are thriving due to the efforts of the 88th Civil Engineering Group's Natural Resources Program. The Indiana and the Northern long-eared are two of the five bat species that are consistently observed on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Both are on the federal endangered species list. The Endangered   more