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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Tuesday May 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Leader of Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 120 Months
SAN DIEGO, California, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Luis Reinaldo Ramirez of Mesa, Arizona, was sentenced in federal court today to 120 months in prison for his role as a leader in a transnational criminal organization that laundered $16.5 million dollars in narcotics proceeds for the Sinaloa Cartel. Ramirez was also sentenced for his role in an extortion plot. Ramirez was one of 12 people i  more

Roads to Runways: Beale's Inaugural Auto Expo
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California, May 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Colin Smith, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The California sun beamed down as 428 cars poured onto the Beale AFB flight line on May 18, 2024. Eager guests showed up early, forming lines at the entrance waiting for the first ever Beale Auto Expo to begin. The Auto Expo provided a unique open house opportunity for Beale AFB to invit  more

Space Systems Command Awards $37.5 Million STRATFI Contract to Starfish Space Inc. for Otter Satellite Augmented Maneuver Mission
EL SEGUNDO, California, May 21 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract to build, launch, and operate an Otter satellite vehicle for a first-of-its-kind docking mission designed to provide two years of augmented maneuver for National Security Space assets. Through partnership with Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) SpaceWERX Program, S  more