SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 6 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director VADM Frank Whitworth participated in a fireside chat during the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System Worldwide Conference held Oct. 27-30 in Omaha, Nebraska. The theme of this year's conference -- Integrated Deterrence Through IT Superiority -- allowed the director, alongside Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Information Offi  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Ten defendants have been convicted in federal court for their participation in an identity theft and fraud ring based out of Columbia, South Carolina with victims in at least South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, and New York. The following defendants have been convicted of the following offenses: * Ronda Weston, a/k/a   more

QUANTICO, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: Baltimore, Maryland - Jason Edmonds, age 45 of North East, Maryland was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. In addition, the Court ordered Edmonds to forfeit $111,794.83, which is equal to the value of the bribes he received. The sentence was announced by Erek L. Barron U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 23-03526-07) on Oct. 24, 2024, entitled "Heart Transplant Program Review: Facility Leaders Failed to Ensure a Culture of Safety and the Section Chief Engaged in Unprofessional Conduct at the Richmond VA Medical Center in Virginia." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review allegations regarding t  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Nov. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Geon Thamar Newby, Jr., 37, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for the distribution of cocaine base. According to court documents and statements made in court, Newby, also known as "G" and "Gee," sold cocaine base in Ohio County. The United States argued that Newby was responsible for distributing up to 840 grams   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Michael Dale Cain, 49, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Cain admitted to a role in a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine in the Charleston area. According to court documents and statements made in court, from in or about January 2024 to in or about May   more