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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday July 20, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Army Criminal Investigation Division Partners With Polish Law Enforcement for Bomb Blast-Scene Evidence Workshop
QUANTICO, Virginia, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: By Thomas B. Hamilton III, Army Criminal Investigation Division POZNAN, Poland - Special Agents of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division recently participated in a trailblazing post-blast investigation workshop with Polish law enforcement partners. From June 26-27, 2024, the Eastern Europe Resident Agency, part of Army CID's Europe Field Office, joined personnel   more

Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Director Rebecca Hersman Recently Visited the Royal United Services Institute
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, July 20 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: DTRA's Director Rebecca Hersman recently visited the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for discussions in London, England on July 17. Ms. Hersman leads more than 2,200 military and civilian experts operating in over 50 countries, to provide the Department of Defense, the U.S. Government, and international partners with leading-edge capabilities to counter and deter adversary use of WMDs and em  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Virginia Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: A Virginia man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 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. Joseph Brody, 24, o  more

Unveiled: Minted U.S. Marine Corps Coins for 250th Anniversary
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, July 20 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Shaemus Sawyer, Marine Corps Base Quantico TRIANGLE, Va. - The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and the U.S. Mint unveiled a trio of commemorative coin designs honoring the 250 years of Marine Corps service and sacrifice during a minting ceremony July 17, 2024, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. "Next year will mark 250 years of the Marine Corps making Marines and winnin  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: North Chesterfield Drug Trafficker Returning to Prison for 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Convictions
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: A North Chesterfield man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, in 2020, law enforcement agencies began investigating a drug trafficking organization operating in the Richmond and Petersburg areas. Law   more