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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday July 02, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Bureau of Land Management Seeks Public Input on Rogue Gold Forest Management Project
MEDFORD, Oregon, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on a plan to increase forest resiliency near Jacksonville, Gold Hill, and Rogue River. The Rogue Gold Project proposes up to 1700 acres of selection harvest and commercial thinning designed to reduce stand density and increase the structural complexity. This area is one of the most at-risk locations for wildfire in   more

Litigation: SEC Charges 2 Oregon Residents, Their Related Entities With $10 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:23-cv-00959; D. Ore. filed June 30, 2023) involving Foresee Inc., The Commission PDX LLC, The Policy PDX, Innings 150, Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Oregon residents Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic, as well as several companies they controlled, with conducting a multi-year Ponzi-like scheme and misleading  more

SEC Charges 2 Oregon Residents, Their Related Entities With $10 Million Ponzi-Like Scheme
WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Oregon residents Robert D. Christensen and Anthony M. Matic, as well as several companies they controlled, with conducting a multi-year Ponzi-like scheme and misleading investors who purchased more than $10 million in promissory notes. According to the SEC's complaint, from at least January 2018 through September 2022, Christense  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Death of Yamhill County Teen
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Yamhill County teen. Dylan Wilson, 26, of Lafayette, Oregon, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. According to court documents, on July 21, 2021, Yamhill County Sherif  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Death of Hillsboro Man
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: A Portland area drug dealer was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Hillsboro, Oregon man. David Weaver, 40, a Portland resident, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, on February 3, 2021, a  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon: Drug Trafficker Faces Federal Charges After Portland Overdose Death
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: An area drug trafficker is facing federal charges Wednesday after his supply of illicit fentanyl was linked to a fatal overdose in Portland. Efrain Roberto Diaz-Rangel, 34, a Mexican National residing in Portland, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin. According to court documents, in April 20  more