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Federal Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Leading With Empathy, a Will to Win: Gen. Minihan Addresses 2024 Logistics Officers Association Symposium, Presents Operation Allies Refuge Medals
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, spoke during the 2024 Logistics Officers Association Symposium as a keynote speaker Thursday morning. During his speech, Minihan delivered the state of air mobility and the importance of interoperability with the larger logistics enterprise. "We're here to put a joint and coalition team in a position of advantage so they can be lethal," said   more

Naval Medical Forces Support Command hosts annual Instructors, Sailors of the Year Awards Ceremony
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Rear. Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, hosted the annual awards ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29, recognizing the Instructors of the Year and finalists for the command's Sailor of the Year Program at NMFSC headquarters. The following Sailors were recognized: Command Career C  more

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri: St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Supplying the Fentanyl That Killed 19-Year-Old
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry on Tuesday sentenced a man who supplied the fentanyl that killed a 19-year-old in Jefferson County, Missouri to 22 years in prison. Judge Perry also ordered William Edward Martin, 23, to pay restitution to the victim's family for her funeral expenses. On June 23, 2022, Martin met the 19-year-old victim i  more

U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri: St. Louis Man Caught With Gun and Drugs After Chase Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who was caught after a police chase with a fully automatic Glock handgun and cocaine base to 10 years in prison. Anthony Wooten, 41, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty on Jan. 2, 2024, to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and admitted being caught with the  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Mexican National Sentenced to 20 Years After Officers Seize 144 Pounds of Meth Hidden in Car Tires
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today after law enforcement officers seized 144 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside automobile wheels in his shed. Jorge A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 42, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Aug. 30, 2023, Rod  more