EL CENTRO, California, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Fourteen indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering offenses. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 400 federal, state, and local law enforcem  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Jacob Harding-Abeyta, 31, of Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and to possession of cocaine for sale, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Oct. 7, 2020, a parole search of Harding-Abeyta's residence resulted in the discovery of a loaded .45-caliber Springfield X  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego Division issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today that two individuals have been charged with murder in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of 31-year-old Connor Gerhart. Defendants Sheri Cavanaugh, 59, and her co-conspirator, Micah Seau, 31, are both charged with murder and conspiracy to commit a crime. Th  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 5 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego Division issued the following news release: Palomar Health, a California public health care district located in San Diego County, has paid $250,000 to resolve allegations of diversion of fentanyl from one of its facilities and failure to keep accurate records for fentanyl. Palomar Health is California's largest health care district, with campuses in Escondido and Poway. This settlement ar  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced nine individuals to federal prison for their respective roles in a multi-kilogram cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation. The multi-agency investigation lasted two years and spanned from Central Florida to Arizona and California. Each individual charged in the case was found guilty by a jury or pleaded guilt  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: Fourteen indictments were unsealed today charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based, Sinaloa Cartel-linked fentanyl-and-methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking, firearms, and money laundering offenses. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 400 federal, state, and local law enforcement officials arrested 36 defendants and executed 25 sea  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Victorville, California, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on June 3, 2024. Terry Morris III, age 24, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in five Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Washington 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 e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 5 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in Maui and all Hawaii 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 redu  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 5, 2024, the nominations of five individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Mark G. Eskenazi, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2027, vice James J. Sullivan, Jr., term expired. * Michael G. Heath, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotent  more