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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday March 06, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Estill County Woman Sentenced to 165 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: An Irvine, Ky., woman, Ladonna Susan Riddell, 36, was sentenced on Monday, to 165 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to her plea agreement, on July 29, 2022, law enforcement responded to report of a suspected drug transacti  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Founder of South Carolina Construction Firm Sentenced for Convictions Related to Kickback Payments, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering
COVINGTON, Kentucky, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: The founder of Berenyi, Inc., headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Antoine "Tony" Berenyi, 63, was sentenced on Friday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to 30 months following his convictions for conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Berenyi was convicted by a federal jury in July 2023. According  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking, Illegal Possession of Firearms, Illegally Reentering United States
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: A Mexican National, residing in Lexington, Renaldo Villa Gomez, 38, was sentenced on Monday, to 25 years in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute 50 grams of more of methamphetamine, unlawful re-entry into the United States af  more

Soldier Develops Referral Ribbon Initiative to Help Army Meet Recruiting Goals
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, March 6 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Lauren Reho, USAREC Public Affairs Soldiers Army-wide earn rewards and recognition for referring new recruits - thanks to the personal mission of one of their own. The mastermind behind the U.S. Army Recruiting Ribbon, Master Sgt. Andra Bellamy of the Cleveland Recruiting Battalion Operations, said this initiative was a crucial step in the Soldier Referral Program. According to Bellamy, it was mult  more