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Federal Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Wednesday May 29, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Delivers $179 Million from Investing in America Agenda for Innovative Water Reuse and Drought Resilience Projects
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - The Department of the Interior today announced a $179 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for innovative water reuse projects that strengthen drought resilience across the West, increasing water security and resilience across western communities. Today's funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support four projects in  more

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Hand Grenade, Ammunition, and Methamphetamine
FRESNO, California, May 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Eric Feldmann, 38, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and being felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Dec. 24, 2023, Feldmann knowingly possessed an MKII hand grenade with a M204A2 Fuze in his car. The grenade was seized  more

Center for Homeland Defense & Security Alum Champions Rise of Evidence-Based Policing at National Level
MONTEREY, California, May 29 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: From working with a Bakersfield Police Department under investigation by the California State Department of Justice and working under a consent decree to playing a key role in promoting evidence-based national policing practices, Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's alum Christopher Bagby has been on a whirlwind journey. Three years after graduating   more

DOD: National Guard Prepared to Support Local Communities as Hurricane, Wildfire Seasons Approach
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on May 28, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The National Guard remains at the ready to support local communities as states prepare for natural disasters and extreme weather events, officials said today. Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Robert F. Paoletti, the director of the joint staff for the California National Guard, and Lt. Col. Blake Heidelberg, director of military support for the Florida National Guard, briefe  more

Sample materials can now take a tumble
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists from the University of California, Davis, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a sample holder that tumbles powdered photochemical materials within a neutron beamline. The rotating holder exposes more of the material to light for increased photoactivation and better photochemistry data capture. Conventional sample holders were unable to rotate, or t  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Jury Finds Foreign Nationals Guilty on All Counts for Multiple Drug Crimes Involving the Sale and Distribution of Oxycodone via the Dark Web
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: After a two week trial, a federal jury in Salt Lake City returned a guilty verdict against two foreign nationals on all counts and returned a special verdict form requiring the forfeiture of $380,395.64 in cash. On May 20, 2024, Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Enrique Isong, 49, of Los Angeles, California, were found guilty of multiple federal crimes inc  more