GOODFELLOW AFB, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Evelyn J. D'Errico, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs Inductees transitioned from technical experts and first-line supervisors of their fields to operational leaders. They are skilled in merging subordinates' talents, skills, and resources with other teams' functions to effectively accomplish the mission. Inductees joined their leadership, fellow S  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO CAMP BULLIS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Julian Saza, 505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, conducted a variety of military intelligence exercises and other training as part of Rapidly Engaged 23, July 8-28, 2023. Exercise Rapidly Engaged 23 was the culmination of over a year   more

CAMP BULLIS, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Julian Saza, 505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 505th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater), Military Intelligence Readiness Command, conducted a variety of military intelligence exercises and other training as part of Rapidly Engaged 23, July 8-28, 2023, at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. E  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Senior Airman Mercedes Bizzotto, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 7th Maintenance Group recently fielded its first-ever wireless communication system during a B-1B Lancer launch, becoming the first B-1B unit to receive and utilize such headsets. Prior to the introduction of the wireless headsets, B-1B aircrew pre-flight communication required one Airman to remain tethered to the communication port within the aircraf  more

FORT BLISS, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out its combat support training ranges proof of concept exercises by hosting six days of unit-led training and a senior leader visit here Aug. 13-18. The CSTR initiative expands multi-functional training opportunities for installation and mission support Airmen to practice fo  more

FORT BLISS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Malcolm McClendon, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Public Affairs The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center closed out its combat support training ranges proof of concept exercises by hosting six days of unit-led training and a senior leader visit at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 13-18. The CSTR initiative expands multi-functional training opportunities for  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is putting more than $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding to work to improve unaccompanied housing and child development centers across the Department of the Air Force. Overall, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, one of AFIMSC's primary units, is planning to execute con  more

ECLECTIC, Alabama, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Texas-based Madix Inc. ignored safety requirements, procedures; faces $158K in penalties * * * The Texas-based operator of an Eclectic manufacturing facility could have prevented a 20-year-old worker from suffering an amputation if the employer had followed required federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined. Aft  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announce today a public meeting on August 29 at 4-6 p.m. at the Jasper County Annex, 271 East Lamar, Jasper, Texas 75951 to provide information and receive public input as it revises the Master Plan for B. A. Steinhagen Lake. At the conclusion of the presentation there will be an opportunity for the public to view maps,  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 22, 2023, entitled "New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2023": * * * New Mexico had 64,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 65,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings r  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 22, 2023, entitled "Texas Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2023": * * * Texas had 799,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 824,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate in T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Over the year ended July 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 36 states and was essentially unchanged in 14 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Nevada, where an employment gain of 56,500 took the employment level above the 1.5 million mark and was an increase of 3.8 percent. Employment increased  more

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven M. Melvin, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Thirty-nine Cavalry troopers from Fort Cavazos, Texas just completed training and testing on the Army's newest anti-tank missile system. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment (Ghost), 3rd Brigade (Grey Wolf), 1st Cavalry Division, immediately began new equipment training on the Javelin Lightweight Command L  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $910,000 in street value. "CBP is proud of the work our frontline officers do to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our communities," said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. "This cocaine seizure is an exam  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas against Walter Dunning Larrick, III, a former resident of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Cambridge Financial Advisors, LLC, a Texas limited liability company owned and controlled by Larrick. The complaint alleges Larrick and Cambridg  more

ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Airman Eduardo Figueroa Varela, 147th Attack Wing Public Affairs (Texas Air National Guard) U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman visited the 147th Attack Wing in Houston, Texas, August 18, 2023. Saltzman's visit highlighted the importance of seamless integration and collaboration in the air and space domains. While at Ellington Field, Saltzman observed the wing's primary mission an  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie, Jr. Office of Naval Research For excellence in research areas such as robotics and machine learning, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program recently presented $15,000 scholarship awards to five students competing in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Dallas,   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging RYAN FIELDS, 49, and LISA MAHAN, 53, of Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Glastonbury, Connecticut, with offenses for illegally selling misbranded and unapproved prescrip  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has awarded its third and final construction contract for post-Ida repairs to the Grand Isle and Vicinity project. The work includes installation of 20,000LF of clay filled geotextile dune core, repairs to the existing sand-filled geo-tube core, and dredged placement of sand to restore the dune and beach in Grand Isle  more

TYLER, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit claims Tyler Pipe Co. violated federal whistleblower protections * * * The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against Tyler Pipe Company alleging violations of federal whistleblower protections after the company fired an employee because they requested to use a respirator to protect them from smoke and fumes in the work area. The departme  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following remarks on Aug. 23, 2023, by Acting Deputy Secretary Kristie Canegallo at the Women in Law Enforcement Summit: * * * There is, quote, a "growing realization in recent years that police work can be handled better by women than by men," leading to the necessity of "sufficient employment of women in police departments across the country." This is an apt sentiment. It's one you all know very well. It was e  more

DYESS AFB, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Emma Anderson, 7th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A total of 52 members from various career fields and squadrons at Dyess Air Force Base accomplished over 2,000 pre-deployment training requirements in less than a week at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 13-18, 2023. In partnership with the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, team Dyess participated in Deployed In  more

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Dyess Air Force Base (7th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Clayton Wear, Special Operations Command South Two C-130J Super Hercules from the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, supported Special Operations Command South and the Chilean Army during exercise Southern Star 23, from July 24 through Aug. 10, 2023. Exercise Southern Star 23 is a Chilean-led full-scale Special Operations, Joint and Combined Employment Exe  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges Noose, Racial Slurs and White Supremacy Symbols Were Displayed in Racially Hostile Workplace; Employee Suffered Retaliatory Discharge * * * TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc., one of the largest crane service providers in North America, with over 40 branches in the United States and Canada, violated federal law by subjecting four Black employees to  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers worldwide can enter to win one of 50 prizes in the Soldier Showdown V Sweepstakes. Through Sept. 30, Exchange shoppers can enter 10 sweepstakes at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 50 prizes, with a total value of over $7,000. Prizes include: * OSP Home Furnishings Area 51 Battlestation Gaming Desk (three winners) * Exchange   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2023-20) on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) has activated its Disaster Relief Program (DRP) and Disaster Rebuilding Assistance (DRA) fund in response to the devastation caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that damaged parts of Mississippi between June 14 and June 19, 2023. The DRP  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: Jose R. Gonzalez, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY"), announced that the FHLBNY has awarded $41.98 million in subsidies to fund 42 affordable housing initiatives throughout New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, California, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas. These awards are funde  more

AUBREY, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * S&D Erectors Inc. operated mobile crane beyond weight limits * * * A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Farmersville construction contractor could have prevented the loss of a 23-year-old employee by following required safety procedures for operating a mobile crane at an Aubrey work site. Investigators with the U.S. Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-06-19-09003) entitled "Texas Inappropriately Claimed Nearly $1.8 Million in Federal Medicaid Funds for Private Medicaid Management Information System Contractor Costs" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Review The Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) is an integrated group of proc  more

ALPINE, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Nearly 100 stolen archaeological artifacts dating back to the pre-Columbian era were returned Aug. 22 to the government of Mexico following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The antiquities were stolen in 2008 from a private collection and museum in Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico. In 2009, HSI special agents assigned to the Alp  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Like much of the planet, Southern California is expected to experience more heat waves in the future due to Earth's changing climate. And some of these will feel increasingly humid, as long-term forecasts call for muggy spells more typically associated with Florida or eastern Texas. To begin to understand what these changes could mean across the greater Los Angeles area, scientists at NASA's J  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: Two military contractors were sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, for their roles in a bid-rigging scheme involving the maintenance and repair of military tactical vehicles in Texas. The multi-year scheme secured more than $17 million in taxpayer dollars. Aaron Stephens, of Queen City, Texas, was sentenced to 18 months in prison  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: A Texas man pleaded guilty today to evading his federal income taxes. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2013 to 2018, Peter Joseph Tignini worked in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar, earning approximately $4,783,031 in income that he deposited into foreign bank accounts. From2013 through 2017, Tignini filed tax returns falsely reporting that his income  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release: BRIA PETERS, age 38, formerly of New Orleans, LA and now residing in Houston, Texas, was charged on August 18, 2023 in a one-count bill of information with making false statements related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. On March 27, 2020, The CARES Act established several new  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Duane A. Evans, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: FERMIN RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA, age 25, a resident of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced today, to 51 months imprisonment, 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 mandatory special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA previously pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment that   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * WMC San Antonio LLC faces nearly $300K in fines for exposing employees to falls * * * A federal investigation has found that a San Antonio wire drawing company could have prevented an employee from suffering fatal injuries by following required workplace safety standards. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and H  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Captain Christine Del Aguila, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs The 47th Civil Engineering Squadron held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Airfield Lighting Vault project Aug. 18, 2023. The upgrades ensure the flightline is safe, well-lit, and effective for training the next generation of combat ready Airmen. "Through our local partnership and advocacy c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * Cool roofs, cool walls, and solar-control window films can help everyone stay cool in the heat * * * Since early July, the Earth has sweltered under record-breaking heat. In the United States, from California and the Desert Southwest to Texas and Florida, a long-lasting heat wave in the triple digits has broken dozens of heat records - and counting. To mi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: For the fifth straight year, the four military exchanges are synching up to learn about the latest electronics, ensuring Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, Guardians and Coast Guard members have the brands and products they deserve ahead of the holiday selling season. Approximately 270 managers and associates from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange Service Command, Marine Cor  more

SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 220 military medical personnel have deployed or will deploy in ten new teams to eight states and the Navajo Nation to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. "As our support to FEMA and the whole-of-government response to the p  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1.2 million visitors to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in 2022 spent $98.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,540 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $155 million. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSres) -- Smithsonian's National Zoo issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * Successfully Cooling and Thawing Coral Fragments Key to Global Conservation Milestone for Vanishing Coral Reefs * * * Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) researchers have achieved a breakthrough in the fight to save the world's coral reefs from climate change annihilation, and it may further the goal of cryopreserving human organs. In a pape  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56677) involving Defense Health Agency, San Antonio, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Defense Health Agency Licensee: Defense Health Agency Region: 1 City: San Antonio State: TX License #: 4535423-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Ricardo Reyes HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 08/11/2023 Notification Time: 20:33 [ET] Event Date: 08/10/2023 Event Time: 14:28 [CDT] Last Upd  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 (TNSrpt) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2023-21) on Aug. 23, 2023: * * * We are pleased to inform you that the Federal Home Loan Banks' Office of Finance (OF) has published the Second Quarter 2023 Combined Financial Report for the 11 Federal Home Loan Banks. A copy of the report is available on the OF website at: https://www.fhlb-of.com/ofweb_userWeb/resources/202  more

ECLECTIC, Alabama, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release: The Texas-based operator of an Eclectic manufacturing facility could have prevented a 20-year-old worker from suffering an amputation if the employer had followed required federal safety standards, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation determined. After Madix Inc. reported a March 23, 2023, employee injury, investigators with the department's  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Aug. 22, 2023, on extreme weather: * * * Across the country, people are experiencing the devastating impacts of extreme weather worsened by climate change. As peak hurricane season approaches, my Administration continues taking action to bolster the country's preparedness, and support response and recovery efforts. I continue to be briefed on Tropical Storm Harold and its potential impacts on South Texas. At my direction  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 19 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Texas are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary parishes that   more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news: By William King Through the Senior Enterprise Talent Management Program, one Army Civilian is making a huge impact for Army readiness and cyber resilience across the Army Intelligence and Security Enterprise portion of the intelligence community while concurrently developing leadership and professional skills for the future. David Longbine serves a plans officer for Army Futures Command in Austin,   more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: Through the Senior Enterprise Talent Management Program, one Army Civilian is making a huge impact for Army readiness and cyber resilience across the Army Intelligence and Security Enterprise portion of the intelligence community while concurrently developing leadership and professional skills for the future. David Longbine serves a plans officer for Army Futures Com  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: A law firm controller pleaded guilty Tuesday to inflating her payroll amount by $1.48 million over the course of just three years, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Christiane Kathleen Irwin, 44, was indicted in March 2022. She pleaded guilty to wire fraud before U.S. Magistrate Judge Toliver. According t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: A fentanyl trafficker responsible for distributing thousands of pills across north Texas was sentenced today to more than eight years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Stephen Paul Brinson, aka "Steve-O," 18, was charged in March and pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to possess with in  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 35-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced for his role in transporting meth in multiple tractor trailer loads, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Roel Longoria pleaded guilty June 23, 2022. U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez has now ordered Longoria to serve 262 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by five years of supervised rele  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 36-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy involving the transportation of undocumented aliens throughout South Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury deliberated for approximately 45 minutes before returning guilty verdicts Dec. 14, 2022, against Andres Beltran Jr., and Jose Luis  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: Two men have been convicted of importing nearly $1 million worth of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The federa jury deliberated for approximately 10 minutes before returning guilty verdicts against Noe Jesus Martinez-Montelongo, 35, and Fidel Rodriguez-Saldana, 34, following a three-day trial. On Nov. 28, 2022, Martinez and Saldana attempted  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Leigha Simonton, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A Lubbock man who defrauded pandemic-era financial programs out nearly $4 million was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Andrew Travis Johnson, 59, pleaded guilty in March to three counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of e  more

TYLER, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, Damien M. Diggs, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: A Jefferson, Texas man has been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Corey Johnson, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking today before U.S. Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell. According to information presented in court, Jo  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Two individuals involved in a state-wide chain of physical therapy clinics have been charged with defrauding a federal worker's compensation program, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Authorities took Ricardo Cano, 46, McAllen, and Rosita Cano Meeks, 56, Edinburg, into custody today. They are expected to make their initial appearance  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release: A 66-year-old Seabrook man has pleaded guilty to a violation of captain of the port order in connection with his illegal charter cruise business, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Gordon Johnson admitted to operating the MV SPANISH PRINCESS without complying with an order of the highest ranking U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officer in the Houston-Galvest  more

MCALLEN, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A 51-year-old Rio Grande City resident and employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been charged with bribery of public officials and witnesses, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Roberto Rodriguez, 51, turned himself in to authorities today. He is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge   more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Alamdar S. Hamdani, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 22-year-old resident of Laredo for distributing Fentanyl which caused the death of a juvenile, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Authorities arrested Jose Antonio Carlos III today. He is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos Aug. 25 at 9:30 a.m.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Archie C. Kinnebrew Jr., U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium from August 14 through 18, 2023 at the Gaylord Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The event, hosted by the Military Defense Health Agency, brought together senior leaders from across the  more

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: By Archie C. Kinnebrew Jr., U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston participated in the Military Health System Research Symposium from Aug. 14-18 at the Gaylord Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The event, hosted by the Defense Health Agency, brought togeth  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Christopher Allen Williams, 32, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced on August 23, 2023, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his involvement in a string of pharmacy burglaries that occurred in Nebraska. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Williams to 63 months' imprisonment. T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: A 49-year-old Texas man and former employee for Vitol Inc. is set to appear in federal court for allegedly conspiring to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and for allegedly violating the FCPA, the Travel Act and the money laundering statutes in connection with a scheme involving Mexican government official  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list the toothless blindcat and widemouth blindcat, two cave-dwelling catfish species from the San Antonio segment of the Edwards Aquifer in Bexar County, Texas, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). After reviewing the best available science, the Service finds that both o  more