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Federal Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday December 01, 2019 ( 5 items )  

Fairchild Aircrews Refuel Oregon Air National Guard Partners, Complete 'Oceanic' Training
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Washington, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: Team Fairchild aircrew members from the 97th, 93rd and 384th Air Refueling Squadrons conducted an air refueling training mission with Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing F-15C Eagles, Nov. 23, over Oregon. Fairchild conducted this training with the ANG to meet air refueling training requirements for both units en route to completing oceanic training over Hawaii. "Even  more

Ore. U.S. Attorney: Chinese National Pleads Guilty Smuggling More Than 300 Endangered, Vulnerable Turtles From the U.S. to China
EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A Chinese national pleaded guilty today for directing a scheme whereby hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles were purchased in the U.S. and smuggled via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China. Xiao Dong Qin, 34, a resident of Shanghai, China, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to smuggle goods from the U.S. According to court documents, beginning i  more

Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Securing Smart TVs
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. Today: building a digital defense with your TV. Yes, I said your TV. Specifically your smart TV...the one that is sitting in your living room right now. Or, the one that you plan to buy on super sale on Black Friday. Smart TVs are called that because they connect to the Internet. They allow you   more

Public Comment Period Extended on Klamath Irrigation Power Cost Reports
KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation and Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) today announced the extension of a public comment period to Dec. 2 for two Klamath Project and Upper Klamath Basin power reports--The Klamath Basin Affordable Power Studies Power Cost Benchmark Report and Klamath River Basin America's Water Infrastructure Act Affordable Power Measures Report. The dr  more

White House Issues Statement on Immigration Policy
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The White House issued the following statement by Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham on immigration policy: "Yesterday, a single district court in Oregon has decided immigration policy for the Nation. Congress plainly provided the President with broad authority to impose additional restrictions or limitations on the entry of aliens into the United States. "The relevant portion of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides: "Whenever the President finds that the entry of  more