NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that DELROY ANDERSON, also known as "Max," 57, formerly of Stamford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to leading a money laundering conspiracy related to his large-scale trafficking of marijuana. According to court documen  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 3 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news on July 2, 2024: * * * Forty-six Maine businesses will undertake projects to market their products to new customers across Maine and the United States * * * Governor Janet Mills announced today that 46 Maine businesses have been awarded $2.9 million in grants from her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to increase sales of Maine-made products across the United States. The Domestic Trade Program offers Maine businesses fi  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: Two people were arrested Tuesday morning for shipping an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) from New Jersey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without having obtained the required license and authorization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Fadi Nammas, 43, of Fairfax, Virginia, and Tara Jamhour, 24, of Rockaway, New Jersey, are charged by compla  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: The final defendant in a racketeering conspiracy that resulted in the nationwide lockdown of the federal prison system has pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Juan Carlos Rivas-Moreiera, a/k/a "Juan Carlos Moriera," a/k/a "Stocky" pleaded guilty on July 2, 2024, for his role in a racketeering conspiracy in furthera  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A Beaumont man has been sentenced for federal violations related to a COVID-relief fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Acheon King Aleidron, formerly known as Cameron Alexander, 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Cro  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 3 -- The Port of Virginia issued the following news: Exporters using The Port of Virginia(R) now have a new way of reaching the growing Indian Subcontinent market by utilizing a new standalone vessel service that has Virginia as its last US East Coast port call. The service, called the WIN (West India North America) service is offered by ocean carrier Ocean Network Express, or ONE, made its first call to The Port of Virginia on June 23. Stephen A. Edwards, CEO and exec  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Emmeline James, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna and Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, delivered remarks at the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, June 26 and 27. The symposium, one of the largest gatherings of military women, provides an opportunity for serv  more