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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Wednesday August 14, 2024 ( 7 items )  

City Bus Route Offers Patrons Affordable Transportation Between Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune issued the following news: By Cpl. Zeta Johnson, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jacksonville Transit's Scarlet Express bus route was created to improve the quality of life for Marines and Sailors by providing an affordable mode of transportation from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune and Camp Johnson to Jacksonville. The Scarlet Express, a bus service exclusive to Common Access Card (CAC) hol  more

DEA-Atlanta Division: Federal Jury Convicts High-Level Operative in Craven County Drug Trafficking Organization
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Division issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted Lucio Camargo Garcia, an armed New Bern drug trafficker and leader in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for moving kilogram quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in and around the Craven County area. Garcia, age 45, was convicted on one count of conspiracy, six counts of drug distribution and possess  more

Litigation: SEC Charges Ex-New York Certified Public Accountant in Penny-Stock Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-02062; N.D. Tex. filed Aug. 13, 2024) involving Stephen Durland: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a complaint against North Carolina resident Stephen Durland, formerly a certified public accountant licensed in New York, for his role in an alleged $112 million pump-and-dump scheme orchestrated by Texas resident Philip Verges. The Commission previously filed   more

Miss. U.S. Attorney: Former Biloxi City Councilman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops
GULFPORT, Mississippi, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A former Biloxi City Councilman was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. According to court documents and information presented to the court, in 2019, Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, founded the Candy Shop, LLC to operate Candy Shop stores in Mississippi and North Carolina. T  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Federal Jury Convicts High-Level Operative in Craven County Drug Trafficking Organization
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted Lucio Camargo Garcia, an armed New Bern drug trafficker and leader in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for moving kilogram quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in and around the Craven County area. Garcia, age 45, was convicted on one count of conspiracy, six counts of drug distribution and possession wi  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Fentanyl Distributor Pleads Guilty to Gun Offense in Federal Court
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: A Charlotte fentanyl distributor appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler today and pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Demetrius Lamar Mattox, 39, will remain in the custody of the U.S. M  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Secures Agreement With North Carolina Department of Adult Correction to Expand Religious Opportunities in State Prisons
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) expanding opportunities for group religious practice throughout the state prison system and allowing access to kosher-for-Passover meals and Seders. The agreement resolves the Justice Department's in  more