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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday April 11, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Ky. U.S. Attorney's Office Reminds Correctional Facilities of Obligation to Ensure Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: As part of a comprehensive response to the acute opioid crisis, United States Attorney Carlton S. Shier, IV has forwarded a letter to correctional facilities in the Eastern District of Kentucky, reminding them that refusing to provide required care for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) can violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and that the U.S  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Three People Federally Indicted in Bowling Green for Methamphetamine Trafficking Offenses
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment on February 14, 2024, charging three people in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy and other related methamphetamine trafficking offenses. One of the three was charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western Di  more