Friday - October 18, 2024
Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Thursday July 18, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ensuring Excellence: Army Sustainment Command is Key to Safety at Cadet Summer Training
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- In the sweltering heat of Fort Knox, Kentucky, thousands of cadets are currently honing their leadership skills, from drill and ceremony to obstacle courses and night infiltration courses. Beyond the tactical drills and field exercises lies a critical piece to their success - hundreds of hours of planning and work from the  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Lexington Man Sentenced for Armed Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: A Lexington man, Khmari Smith, 21, was sentenced on Tuesday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, to 32 years, for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses. In May 2023, law enforcement began investigating an individual distribu  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Sentenced for Armed Methamphetamine Trafficking
LONDON, Kentucky, July 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: A Hamilton, Ohio, man, Charles Sparks, 60, was sentenced on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, to 200 months for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to his plea agreement, on April 4, 2023, law enforcement conducted a traffic s  more

West Point Transforms to Address Future Warfare Challenges
FORT KNOX, Kentucky, July 18 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Maj. Renee San Juan, USMA Associate Dean for Communications WEST POINT, N.Y. - As the battlefield continues to rapidly evolve, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has launched two transformations to prepare graduates to lead now and through the next evolution of warfare. First, West Point established the Department of English and World Languages. How we communicate--in any language and across any cul  more