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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday May 22, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $81 Million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda for Drought Resilience in San Joaquin Valley
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $81 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for water conservation and drought resilience south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California's San Joaquin Valley. Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Sarah Krakoff, and Bureau of Reclama  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Suspected Drug Parcels From Tulare Post Office
FRESNO, California, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Nathan Vaughn Southard, 34, of Visalia, pleaded guilty Monday to theft of mail by a postal service employee, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Southard was an employee at the Tulare Main Post Office. On Oct. 19, 2023, Southard stole a parcel from the post office because he believed it contained marijuana and intended to   more

Deadline Approaching in Colorado for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine Colorado counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico of the June 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset econom  more

Deadline Approaching in Montana for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 15 Montana counties and neighboring counties in North Dakota of the June 20, 2024 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic  more

Deadline Approaching in New Mexico for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 11 New Mexico counties of the June 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues c  more

Deadline Approaching in Oklahoma for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Severe Storms, Straight Line Winds, Tornadoes
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Oklahoma small businesses of the June 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes in Harper and Pushmataha counties that occurred Jun  more

Edwards AFB: The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team Releases New 50th Anniversary Paint Scheme
EDWARDS AFB, California, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Meghan Hutton, 20th Fighter Wing The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration Team unveiled a 50th anniversary paint scheme honoring the original aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 15 2024. The red, white and blue paint scheme was the original livery worn by the YF-16 prototype first flown in 1974. The team worked alongside the 412th Test Wing to complete the   more

FHLBank San Francisco's 2023 Impact Report
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: See the tangible results of our efforts to make the communities we and our members collectively serve more vibrant, equitable, and resilient in our 2023 Impact Report. A message from President and CEO Teresa Bryce Bazemore: As a critical liquidity provider to members in Arizona, California, and Nevada, we have long been proud of FHLBank San Fr  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl
MIAMI, Florida, May 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On May 17, an Orange County, California, resident, Tenzin Orgil, 24, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking enterprise that included the sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the dark web, as well as the manufacture of ecstasy (also known as MDMA) and methamphetamine in clandestine laboratories. Orgil pleaded gui  more

Goodfellow AFB: 517th Training Group Hosts Inaugural Cryptologic Language Analyst Convention
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, California, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Goodfellow Air Force Base (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ethan Sherwood and Airman 1st Class Madison Collier, 17th Training Wing Public Affairs The 517th Training Group launched the first year of CLACON, much like the previous iterations of Visit-A-Palooza; the 517th TRG invited intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance experts to the Presidio of Monterey, May 15-17. CLACON, Cryptologic Langua  more

SBA Disaster Assistance Available to Oklahoma Private Nonprofit Organizations
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Oklahoma following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred April 25-May 9, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administrat  more

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Montana Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 24 Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses becaus  more

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Texas Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 14 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drou  more

USTDA Supports Enhanced Internet Access in the Philippines
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 22 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Filipino company Responsible Internet Sustainability Effort, Inc. (RISE) for a feasibility study that will help internet service providers in the Philippines to strengthen the delivery of high-quality and resilient internet services, especially in underserved communities. Specifically, the study will advance RISE'  more