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Federal Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Friday May 24, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Army CID Crime Lab Forensic Examiners Visit Atlanta-Area Science Classes
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: By Jeff Herold, Program Manager, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory Eight U.S. Army forensic examiners recently visited local schools in Atlanta to serve as ambassadors from the science community for "Imagining the Future Day," organized by the nonprofit group, Science ATL. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL) in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta  more

Army's Chief Lawyer, CID Director Highlight Partnership With Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Georgia
GLYNCO, Georgia, May 24 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: The Honorable Carrie F. Ricci, General Counsel of the United States Army, and Gregory D. Ford, Director of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), visited Army CID training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, on May 21, 2024. Army CID is strengthening its partnership with FLETC and recently established an eight-week civilia  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Absolics to Support Development of Glass Substrate Technology for Semiconductor Advanced Packaging
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Proposed CHIPS Investment Would Support Construction of New Manufacturing Facility and Over 1,200 Jobs in Covington, Georgia Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Absolics, an affiliate of the Korea-based SKC, have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $75 million in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act to h  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2024, entitled "Georgia Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024": * * * Georgia had 263,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 270,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Georgia was 5.0   more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'North Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2024, entitled "North Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024": * * * North Carolina had 267,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 275,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in No  more

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024'
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2024, entitled "South Carolina Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024": * * * South Carolina had 169,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 162,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in So  more

Cyber Soldiers Support Moroccans in Electronic Warfare Training
TIFNIT, Morocco, May 24 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Sgt. Alisha Grezlik In a display of partnership and collaboration, U.S. Army Soldiers with 11th Cyber Battalion, 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, U.S. Army Cyber Command, based in Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, teamed up with service members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces to conduct electronic warfare training at La Caserne Tifnit barra  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Gynecologist, Two Pharmacists, and Others Sentenced for Operating Massive 'Pill Mill' Network
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Thirteen individuals, including an Atlanta-area gynecologist and two pharmacists, have now been sentenced for their roles in operating an Atlanta-area "pill mill" network that supplied addicts and drug dealers with large amounts of dangerous prescription drugs through illegal prescribing and dispensing. "These individuals showed no regard for the safety and well-b  more

Liberian national in ICE custody dies in hospital
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: AMERICUS, GA - A Liberian national in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement passed away at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, May 21, 2024. An official cause of death is pending. Cambric Dennis, 44, a citizen of Liberia, entered the United States legally on Aug. 5, 1997. On July 5, 2023, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operati  more

Mich. U.S. Attorney: Georgia Man Sentenced to Two Years for Laundering Fraudulently Obtained Money
DETROIT, Michigan, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A Georgia resident was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for his role in helping fraudsters steal money from both individual and business victims, some of them from Michigan, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Cheyvoryea Gibson, Federal Bureau of Investigation,  more

Moody AFB: Maintenance Group Airmen Replace A-10 Canopy in Record Time Highlighting Training, Readiness
MOODY AFB, Georgia, May 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Cade Ellis, 23rd Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the 23rd Maintenance Squadron recently showcased the value of training as they efficiently replaced the canopy on an A-10C Thunderbolt II. The usual eight-day process of replacing the canopy was condensed into a remarkable achievement completed within just 24 hours by these skilled Airmen. Working in shifts of thr  more