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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Active Duty, Reserve Airmen Capture Men's and Women's Air Force Marathon Titles
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: As the Air Force Marathon volunteers and participants began to arrive in the early morning hours of Sept. 21st, off in the distance, a passing weather front flashed lightning, threatening to dampen the day's events. It turns out that the only lightning present was two F-35 Lightning II aircraft roaring by to officially start the 28th Annual Air Force Marathon. At the end of th  more

Channel Cleared in Fairport Harbor by Corps of Engineers Dredging
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Buffalo District issued the following news release: Fairport Harbor, Ohio -- Biennial dredging of Fairport Harbor's federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is complete. Dredging of Fairport Harbor ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways. "Maintaining safe navigation across Great Lakes' harbo  more

Channel Cleared in Fairport Harbor by Corps of Engineers Dredging
DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: Fairport Harbor, Ohio -- Biennial dredging of Fairport Harbor's federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is complete. Dredging of Fairport Harbor ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways. "Maintaining safe navigation across Great Lakes' harb  more

F-35 Lightning II leads charge in 5th-generation warfare, strengthens global partnerships
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: National Harbor, Maryland -- The F-35 Lightning II is redefining modern air combat and bolstering international defense partnerships, positioning itself at the forefront of the United States' efforts in the great power competition. During a panel discussion at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference, top Air Force leaders highlighted the transformative  more

It Takes a Team to Build Family Resilience
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jim Varhegyi, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs On a recent beautiful Saturday afternoon, a group of family members and helping agency representatives from Wright-Patterson gathered at a horse farm just outside of Dayton, Ohio, for a horsemanship class meant to foster resilience and build camaraderie in a traditionally underserved community. Sixteen familie  more

Laredo CBP officers apprehend man wanted for rape
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Port of Entry this weekend encountered a man wanted by the Columbus, Ohio Police Department on an outstanding felony warrant for rape. "Sexual abuse can be devastating to those who endure it," said Port Director Alberto Flores, Laredo Port of Entry. "Thorough border inspections help stop those   more

SEC Litigation: Court Enters Final Judgments Against All Defendants in Marijuana Company Fraud
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:22-cv-1554; N.D. Ohio Sept. 1, 2022) involving Swaffer, et. al.: * * * On September 5, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio entered final judgments by consent against Kris A. Swaffer ("Swaffer"), the president of POHIH, Inc., and Sean K. Williams, the chief operating officer of a related entity, and relief defendant Rosalyn K. Swaffer. On September 13, 2024,   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Terry James Cox, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Nov  more