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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday July 03, 2024 ( 6 items )  

FBI Helps Public to Recognize Signs of Concerning Behavior
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * In Bid to Prevent Mass Attacks, the FBI Asks Public to 'Talk to Someone You Trust' if You Notice Concerning Behaviors * * * FBI Cleveland and the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit are urging people to take notice when their friends, family, classmates, and coworkers show disturbing signs they may be on a "pathway to violence." Drawing on years of research on targeted violence and mass shooters--to include the mass shoo  more

Newell Named Los Alamos' Battelle Inventor of the Year
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Scientist Recognized for Quantum Research Applied to Cryptosystems * * * Raymond Newell, a research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was recently named Battelle's Inventor of the Year for Los Alamos. The annual award recognizes inventors from Battelle and from Battelle-managed laboratories, including Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, the N  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Charter Schools Founder & Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit Bank Fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A Central Ohio man who founded and served as the superintendent of two Columbus charter schools pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to conspiring to commit bank fraud. Abdirizak Y. Farah, 59, admitted to fraudulently using school funds to help purchase his New Albany home. Farah founded Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus (FLANC) on Dublin Granvil  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit Goods
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Shane Burdue, 46, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced to 14 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary trafficking in counterfeit goods. He was also ordered to serve two years of supervised release and pay $4,081.50 in restitution to the Coalition to Advance Protection of Sports Logos (CAPS). Burdue began receiving international shipments, which included counterf  more

Robins AFB: 78th Air Base Wing Change of Responsibility Ceremony
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Tommie Horton, 78th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 78th Air Base Wing command chief, gives remarks after officially accepting the duties of command chief during the first 78th ABW Change of Responsibility Ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, July 1, 2024. Prior to taking over as the 78th ABW command chief, Morales served as the 88th ABW command chief at W  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Ohio man pleaded guilty on July 1, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Kyle Andrew Campbell, 31, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a felon  more