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*South Carolina Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 19, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Bahrain International Airshow 2024 Showcases Longstanding Partnership
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: SAKHIR AIR BASE, Bahrain -- U.S. aircraft and servicemembers assigned to U.S. Central Command participated in the 2024 Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS24) alongside coalition and partner nations at Sakhir Airbase, Bahrain, Nov. 13-15, 2024. During this year's airshow, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Derek France, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) commander and C  more

Indiana, Oklahoma Guard, Saudi Arabia Announce Partnership
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Jeff Lowry, Indiana National Guard Headquarters INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana National Guard, Oklahoma National Guard and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a new partnership Nov. 15 under the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program. The enduring program pairs U.S. states and foreign nations to enhance mutual relation  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Drug Trafficker With Gun Sentenced to 20 Years After Leading State Troopers on High-Speed Chase
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Shoun Lamelle Wright Jr., 28, a resident of Sumter, South Carolina, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase. These charges included possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, as well as possession of a firearm by a felon. On Au  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Three New York Residents Sentenced for Fraud and Money Laundering Using Funds From Elderly Lottery Scam Victims
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Caron Pitter, age 48, Rohan Lyttle, age 49, and Charlene Marshall, age 44, were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution for their roles in a Jamaican lottery scam targeting elderly U.S. victims. Rohan Lyttle received a sentence of 97 months, Caron Pitte  more

Paragon Health Institute Issues Report Entitled 'Great Obamacare Enrollment Fraud'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Paragon Health Institute issued a 34-page report in June 2024 entitled "Great Obamacare Enrollment Fraud." The report was written by Brian Blase and Drew Gonshorowski. Here are excerpts: * * * ABOUT THE AUTHORS Brian C. Blase, PhD, is the president of Paragon Health Institute. He is also a visiting fellow at the Foundation of Government Accountability. From 2017 through 2019, he was a special assistant to the president for economic policy at the White House's Nati  more

Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Scott Calls on Biden Administration to Cease Rulemaking, Withdraw Nominations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) called on the Biden administration's financial and housing regulators to cease all rulemaking activity and for President Biden to withdraw nominations before the committee. Ranking Member Scott also reminded the regulators to comply with federal retention laws and preserve documents, records, and   more

USDA to Gather Farm Conservation Data to Learn Trends and Improve Programs and Services
ATHENS, Georgia, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release from the Southern Regional Field Office: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is reaching out to over 200 farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners across Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina to gather in-depth information about  more