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Federal Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday October 27, 2019 ( 6 items )  

Conn. U.S. Attorney: Former Norwich Pharmacist Admits Forging Prescriptions to Acquire Oxycodone and Alprazolam
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, John H. Durham, issued the following news release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC TINGLEY, 43, formerly of Lebanon, Connecticut, and currently residing in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to an offense stemming from his use of forged prescriptions to acquire thousands of oxycodone and alprazolam tablets from the  more

Naval War College: U.S. Transportation Command Leader Discusses Power Projection in Great-Power Competition
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 24 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, commander of U.S. Transportation Command, spoke to U.S. Naval War College students on Oct. 22 about the importance of power projection as the nation faces peer competitors. "Our ability as a nation to be able to project military power over global distances at our time and place of choosing is indeed a strategic, competitive advantage," Lyons told his audience in Spruance Auditorium. "It  more

NUWC Division Newport Engineer Wins Compass Distinguished Achievement Award From Marine Technology Society
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 24 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Dr. David Rivera, a senior research electronics engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Undersea Warfare (USW) Electromagnetic Systems Department, has won the Marine Technology Society's 2019 Compass Distinguished Achievement Award. This annual award honors an individual who has sustained career achievements that have had a significant impact in the fields of marine scienc  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: DEA to Accept Electronic Vaping Devices and Cartridges on National Drug Takeback Day
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 26 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at 594 collection sites throughout New England, operated by  more

Two Rhode Island Groups Invited to Apply for Water Infrastructure Loans to Improve Water Quality and Create Jobs
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting a total of 38 projects in 18 states to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. Together, the selected borrowers will apply for WIFIA loans totaling approximately $6 billion to help finance over $12 billion in water infrastructure investments and create almost 200,000 jobs. Two of the projects are i  more

U.S. Naval War College Holds Workshop Looking at Contemporary Air Wars
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 22 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: A U.S. Naval War College workshop on Oct. 17 took a deep look at the role of air power in contemporary wars, weighing success or failure in military and foreign policy terms. The event comes at the midway point of a book project with Cambridge University Press that will compile analysis of air campaigns waged by the United States and other world powers since the end of the Cold War. Many of the workshop particip  more