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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday August 24, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Cherie Freed Retires From NCUA
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration today announced the retirement of Cherie Freed, regional director of the NCUA's Western Region, effective August 24, 2024. "Cherie's dedication to public service and the NCUA has been nothing short of exemplary," NCUA Chairman Todd M. Harper said. "She excelled at building internal and external coalitions, she was passionate abou  more

ERO Washington, D.C. arrests Bolivian national convicted of sex crimes against Virginia minor
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ANNANDALE, Va. Enforcement and Removal Operations D.C. apprehended an unlawfully present 36-year-old Bolivian noncitizen convicted of sexually assaulting a Virginia child. He is also charged with DWI and possession of child sexual abuse material. Officers with ERO Washington's Fugitive Operations Team arrested Jose Fabricio Veizaga-Vargas, Aug. 19 in Annandale  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Sixth Tri-Cities Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: A Hopewell man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine throughout the Tri-Cities region of Central Virginia. According to court documents, from at least May 2021 through October 2023, Cleveland Lamont Parson, 51, conspired with Aaron Larde  more