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Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday December 17, 2023 ( 6 items )  

Affinity Summit Connects Airmen, Weber State University Students
HILL AFB, Utah, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Gracie Lee, 2nd Audiovisual Squadron Airmen from Hill Air Force Base collaborated with officials from Weber State University to host the first Affinity Summit held Dec. 8 at the WSU Davis Campus located in nearby Layton. This event aimed to bring Airmen, ages 18 to 26, together with students from Weber State University to foster connection between military and local   more

BLM implements new wildlife protections in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: MOAB, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a final rule to protect vital wildlife habitat in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons in Grand County, Utah. The rule restricts activities that allow human access to otherwise inaccessible habitats that are important for wildlife species such as the Mexican spotted owl, golden eagles, other raptors and Utah's only   more

BLM oil and gas lease sale in Utah nets $92,397
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management Utah conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale today offering one parcel covering 761 acres near Vernal. The parcel sold for $92,397. The environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and proposed lease stipulations are available online at the BLM's ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm  more

ERO Salt Lake City arrests Canadian national convicted of murder
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Salt Lake City have arrested a Canadian national convicted of murdering a toddler. Ferosa Bluff, 52, was transferred to ERO custody from the Utah State Prison Nov. 28. Bluff is considered an aggravated felon and was served with an administra  more

Ill. U.S. Attorney: Company Selling Migraine Treatment Device Agrees to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Utah-based Dolor Technologies, LLC ("Dolor) has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve Dolor's civil liability relating to a device it sold and marketed to treat migraines, the Department of Justice announced Monday. This resolution requires Dolor to make monetary payments to the U.S. based upon its  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Colorado Man Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine Into Utah
ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2023: A foreign national, and Colorado resident, was sentenced yesterday to 92 months imprisonment followed by four years supervised release, after he admitted to trafficking over 140 pounds of methamphetamine into the District of Utah in March 2022. "It is mind-blowing to think about the downstream effects of this amount of drugs in the community," said U.S.  more