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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday May 10, 2024 ( 4 items )  

A Life Outdoors Leads to Commitment to Natural Resources, Ecosystems, Army Mission
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Environmental Command issued the following news: By Thomas Milligan Brent Widener, who says he grew up "always outdoors," told his family he was going to college to study hunting and fishing and joked while there he'd play football for the Georgia Bulldogs. Turns out his first love took precedence. "My sophomore year in high school I stopped playing sports because I decided I wanted to be in the woods all the time," Widener said, addi  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Parcel Interdiction Operation Results in Multiple Seizures of Drugs and Guns
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia is pleased to announce the results of a coordinated multi-agency, two-week parcel interdiction operation that resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and firearms being shipped through the district. "We are relentless in our efforts to identify, disrupt, and prosecute those who use the U.S. Mail to traffic ill  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Settlement of Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Cobb County Fire Department Reached
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: A settlement has been reached with Cobb County, Georgia, through a consent decree, resolving the United States' claims that Cobb County's use of certain screening devices in its hiring process for entry-level firefighters resulted in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African Americans in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title V  more

The 2024 Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Graduates Memorial Ceremony
GLYNCO, Georgia, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Earlier this week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas addressed over 400 members of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) community to offer condolences at the annual FLETC Graduates Memorial Ceremony. "Today we remember 335 such individuals - men and women who served their communities and our nation; w  more