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*Indiana Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday February 01, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Colo. U.S. Attorney: Venezuelan Man Charged With Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime
DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jose Manuel Guerra-Caballero, 37, of Venezuela, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to the complaint, Guerra-Caballer  more

Drone Activity Reported Near Sites of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 1 -- The Indiana Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Drone activity reported near sites of highly pathogenic avian influenza Hoosiers encouraged to report drone activity near quarantine sites to local law enforcement The Indiana Department of Homeland Security, along with local and federal officials, continue to monitor an increase in drone activity near sites where outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been ident  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Fort Wayne Man Convicted at Trial of Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses
FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Late Yesterday, Detric L. Cummings, 42 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was found guilty of firearm and drug trafficking offenses following a four-day jury trial, presided over by United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady, announced Acting United States Attorney Tina L. Nommay. Cummings was charged in an indictment with a total  more

Ind. U.S. Attorney: Northern District of Indiana USAO Collects Over $5,219,650 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2024
HAMMOND, Indiana, Feb. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Acting U.S. Attorney Tina L. Nommay announced today that the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Indiana collected $5,219,650 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2024. Of this amount, $2,667,519 was collected in criminal actions and $2,552,131 was collected in civil actions. The Northern District of Indiana also w  more

Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Keep AM Radio in New Vehicles
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Keep AM Radio in New Vehicles WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined with a group of colleagues in reintroducing the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. The legislation would direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require automakers to maintain AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles at no additional charge. "AM radio play  more