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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday March 15, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Great Falls Businessman Sentenced for Tax and Investment Fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Great Falls businessman sentenced for tax and investment fraud Defendant caused nearly $4.5M in loss to IRS and significant losses to investors ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Great Falls man was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for tax crimes and his wire fraud scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, Rick Tariq R  more

Guatemalan Fugitive Living In The United States Illegally Under Fake Identity Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Gun Trafficking
TAMPA, Florida, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Guatemalan Fugitive Living In The United States Illegally Under Fake Identity Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Gun Trafficking Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington has sentenced Ricardo Fermin Sune-Giron (34) to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic in firearms, gun trafficking, dealing in firearms without a l  more

ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 200 alien offenders during enhanced gang operation in Northern Virginia
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, law enforcement partners arrest more than 200 alien offenders during enhanced gang operation in Northern Virginia CHANTILLY, Va. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and law enforcement partners apprehended 214 illegal aliens during an enhanced targeted enforcement operation focusing on transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious i  more

New Task Force Launched in Virginia to Eliminate Transnational Criminal Organizations
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * New task force launched in Virginia to eliminate transnational criminal organizations Task Force members arrest over 200 individuals during first two weeks ALEXANDRIA, Va. - U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert of the Eastern District of Virginia along with federal and state partners announced today the recently established Virginia Homeland Security Task F  more

STB Determines Norfolk Southern's Proposed Acquisition of NPBL is a Significant Transaction
WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * STB Determines Norfolk Southern's Proposed Acquisition of NPBL is a Significant Transaction The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will review the proposed acquisition by Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (collectively, NS) to acquire control of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company (  more