| Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Wednesday August 21, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Clean and Sanitize Assistance Is Available To Help Kentuckians
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release:
FRANKFORT, Ky. Homeowners and renters may be eligible for Clean and Sanitize Assistance from FEMA. Kentuckians whose homes were damaged by the May 21-27 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides may receive up to $300 toward cleaning expenses even if the work is already completed.
Kentuckians May Qualify if:
The impacted home was
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Ky. U.S. Attorney: Federal Grand Jury in Louisville Returns 5 Indictments Charging 37 Defendants With Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release:
On August 6, 2024, a federal grand jury in Louisville charged a total of 37 defendants from across Kentucky and California in five separate indictments involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine trafficking offenses and firearms offenses. The indictments were the result of a lengthy investigation conducted as part of the Organized Crime and Drug and Enfo
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Ky. U.S. Attorney: Former Blackberry Volunteer Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Fraud
PIKEVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024:
The former Fire Chief of the Blackberry Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) in Pike County, Christopher Chapman, 35, pleaded guilty, on Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to theft of public funds.
In 2021, as part of the American Rescue Plan Act, to support communities and local governments that were struggling due to the COVID-19
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Ky. U.S. Attorney: Nationwide Home Healthcare and Hospice Provider to Pay $3.85M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release:
Intrepid U.S.A. Inc., headquartered in Dallas, and various wholly-owned subsidiaries (Intrepid) have agreed to pay $3,850,000 to resolve allegations that Intrepid violated the False Claims Act in connection with two lines of its business: first, that Intrepid knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for home healthcare services for patients who did not qualify f
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Ky. U.S. Attorney: Texas Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Kidnapping an Adult Victim and Transportation of Minor Across State Lines
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release:
A Texas man was sentenced today to 35 years in federal prison for 14 criminal offenses, including, among others, kidnapping an adult victim and transportation of a minor across state lines.
U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announce
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W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Two More Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024:
Charles Clinton Cordle, 66, of Ashland, Kentucky, and Josie Irene Copley, 59, of Flatwoods, Kentucky, were each sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of metham
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