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Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday May 26, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Adaptability in Action: 55th 'Shooters' Support NORAD With Mission Support Innovations
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, May 25 -- Shaw Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Steven Cardo, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs In 2023, tasked with supporting North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Eagle, the 20th Fighter Wing's 55th Fighter and Fighter Generation Squadron "Shooters" overcame a formidable challenge: relocating from Nellis AFB, Nevada to Hill AFB, Utah with less than 24-hours' notice to ensure uninterrupted support operations. The  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 24 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 23, 2024, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2024": * * * Utah had 87,000 job openings in March 2024, compared to 92,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openi  more

EPA Awards $1 Million for Cleanup and Redevelopment Projects in Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah
SPANISH FORK, Utah, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Brownfields grant funding to address property contamination and spur economic and community revitalization * * * Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1 million in Brownfields grant funding to support the environmental assessment, cleanup and redevelopment of critical properties in the communities of Spanish Fork and Murray, Utah. The City of Spanish Fork will   more

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $5.8 Million From Investing in America Agenda to Address Legacy Pollution, Revitalize Coal Communities in Utah
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news on May 20, 2024: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced nearly $5.8 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities i  more

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah Commends the Release of Framework for Prosecutors to Strengthen National Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: U.S. Attorney Trina A. Higgins of the District of Utah commends the announcement of the Department of Justice's new resource for prosecutors, "Framework for Prosecutors to Strengthen Our National Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Involving Adult Victims." The announcement was made Monday in Dallas, TX at the Conference on Crimes Against Wome  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Convicted Felon Indicted Following Large Salt Lake City Drug Bust
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A Utah convicted felon was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for multiple federal crimes after Salt Lake City Police detectives allegedly seized approximately 45 pounds of methamphetamine, 15,000 fentanyl pills, and two firearms from his home and from a storage unit associated with him. According to court documents, on May 9, 2024, A  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Felon Accused of Drug and Gun Crimes Indicted by a Grand Jury
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A felon and foreign national living in Utah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Rafael Maldonado-Solario, 46, of Salt Lake City, was under investigation by agents for allegedly distributing fentanyl in the Salt Lake Valley. On May 9, 2024, agents seized 2,290 grams of   more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Foreign National Accused of Possession and Distribution of Illicit Drugs, Including 17,000 Fentanyl Pills
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A foreign national living in Utah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today for multiple federal drug crimes after agents allegedly seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin and cocaine. According to court documents, Mauricio Hermosillo Becerra, 26, of Taylorsville, Utah, was stopped in a vehicle by members of the West Valley City Police  more