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Federal Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for Sunday July 16, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Census Bureau: New York 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Stories: * * * From the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography - New York - History: (https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2010/geo/state-local-geo-guides-2010/new-york.html) The area of New York was part of the original territory of the United States. When originally chartered in 1664, it included a much larger area. A portion was sold to create New Jersey in 1664, and title claims wer  more

Del. U.S. Attorney: Dover-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged by Federal Indictment Following State's Largest Fentanyl Seizure
WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, David C. Weiss, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment last week charging three Dover residents and one Middletown resident with conspiring to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl, along with various other drug and gun crimes. The amount of fentanyl seized from this organization represents the largest known fentanyl seizure in Delaware history. Accordi  more

EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz Statement on Bay Settlement
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNStalk) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following statement on July 12, 2023: * * * In a court filing today, EPA and plaintiffs asked for dismissal of a 2020 lawsuit in which plaintiffs claim EPA violated the Clean Water Act by failing to hold Pennsylvania accountable for not meeting commitments to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay. On July 10, all the parties executed the final settlement agreement resolving all claims brought by t  more

NORAD Intercepts Aircraft Violating Temporary Flight Rules Over Rehoboth, Delaware
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 11 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter aircraft responded to a civilian aircraft over Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on July 8, 2023. The civilian aircraft violated a Temporary Flight Rules area at 10:10 a.m. Eastern Time and was escorted out of the area. During this event, the intercepting NORAD aircraft dispensed flares - that may have been visible to the pu  more