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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Dramatic Changes in Science & Engineering Landscape Call for New U.S. Strategies
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Board issued the following news on July 22, 2024: * * * National Science Board releases new policy brief * * * It is time for new approaches that embrace a dramatically changed science and technology landscape to secure U.S. leadership and deliver the benefits of scientific and technological progress to all Americans. That's according to a new policy brief the National Science Board released today (https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publicat  more

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Completes USS Minnesota Submarine Maintenance
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) workforce successfully completed an extended docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA) of USS Minnesota (SSN 783) July 3 delivering the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine back to the fleet. "The project team excelled at engaging the correct personnel to resolve issues and collaboratively work with pertinent players to accomplis  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Fentanyl Trafficker Who Smuggled Fake Oxycodone From LAX to Dulles in Laundry Product Bottles Sentenced to 10+ Years
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Andre Malik Edmond, 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison for participating in a massive fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake oxycodone pills from Southern California to destinations throughout the United States, including the District. Edmond, aka "Draco," was one of 24 co-defendants arrested over the c  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Fraudulently Obtain Unemployment and COVID-19 Benefits
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Joshua Lambert, 36, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $10,616 in restitution for conspiring to steal public money, property or records. Lambert admitted that he fraudulently obtained $10,616 in unemployment benefits, including COVID-19   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update - California Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: Ildiberto Gonzalez Jr., 30, of San Bernadino, California, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine. Gonzalez admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According   more