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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Saturday September 07, 2024 ( 17 items )  

Credit Union Assets & Loans Grow, Delinquencies Increase, Net Income Down
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * NCUA Releases Second Quarter 2024 Credit Union System Performance Data * * * According to the latest financial performance data released today by the National Credit Union Administration, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $79 billion, or 3.5 percent, over the year ending in the second quarter of 2024 to $2.3 trillion. The delinquen  more

David Kretz Selected as Europe Central District Chief of Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Louis D'Angelo, Department of Defense Education Activity - Europe Central Superintendent, announces the selection of Mr. David Kretz as the Europe Central Chief of Staff. Kretz, a seasoned DoDEA Europe leader, will be joining the Europe Central District in Sept. as the District Chief of Staff in Kaiserslautern, Germany. "Kretz's exceptional track record and deep commitmen  more

Department of Defense's Education Activity Pacific Begins Universal Prekindergarten
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: DoDEA Pacific launched Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) this week at its 23 primary schools in Guam, Korea, mainland Japan and Okinawa. Four-year-old students hugged and high-fived their parents "goodbye" before walking through the doors of DoDEA schools across the region. "Welcoming Universal Prekindergarten into our school communities is an exciting milestone, and the succe  more

Litigation: SEC Charges TikToker Teddy Miller, 2 of His Companies for Fraud
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-cv-00479; S.D. W. Va. filed Sept. 4, 2024) involving Theodore Miller, et al.: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged West Virginia resident Theodore "Teddy" Miller and his companies, Bear Industries, LLC and Bear Investments and Business Consulting, LLC (collectively "Bear Entities"), for operating two unregistered, fraudulent real estate schemes that raised a  more

Mike Pflugrath Selected Assistant Principal of Department of Defense's Education Activity Virtual High School
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is excited to welcome Mike Pflugrath as the new Assistant Principal of the DoDEA Virtual High School (DVHS), effective immediately. Mr. Pflugrath joins the DoDEA family following his retirement as Principal of Osbourn High School, where he led the school for the past five years. Mike Pflugrath's career is distinguished by h  more

Shannon White Selected as Professional Development Specialist With Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Department of Defense Education Activity - Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership Chief Dr. Chris Marczak is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Shannon White as Professional Development Specialist with Pacific CIL. Ms. White began her career in education in the late 1990s as a high school math teacher in Berkshire County, MA, where she dedicated 20 years to fosteri  more

Stacie Lamoureux Selected as Professional Practice Improvement Specialist for Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: OKINAWA, JAPAN - Department of Defense Education Activity - Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership Chief Dr. Chris Marczak is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Stacie Lamoureux as Professional Practice Improvement Specialist. Dr. Lamoureux brings 28 years of experience as an educator to the Pacific CIL. Her career in education began as a junior high math teacher i  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Norfolk Man Sentenced for Latest Drug Trafficking Crimes
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: A Norfolk man with multiple previous convictions for drug trafficking crimes was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, between May 2022 and October 2022, Home  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Tenacious Task Force Investigation Results in 17 Convictions in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Seventeen members of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) have pled guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and other drugs. According to court documents, from at least February 2021 through October 2023, the conspirators, led by Corey Wright, 47, of Chesapeake, and Malik Dillard, aka "Mayo," 48, of Virgin  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Federal Inmate and Maryland Woman Indicted on Drug Charges
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Olona Roba, a federal inmate at United States Penitentiary Hazelton, and Sakile G. Fiddermon, of Fort Washington, Maryland, were indicted on heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine charges. Roba, 26, and Fiddermon, 23, were each charged with conspiring to smuggle heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and suboxone into the penitentiary. According to the   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio County Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Operation
WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Daryl Smith, 50, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to the distribution of cocaine base. According to court documents, Smith was selling cocaine base in Ohio County. Smith is one of 12 defendants involved in a drug trafficking operation that spanned from Las Vegas, Nevada to the Ohio Valley. Smith faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A fede  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Admits to Methamphetamine Trafficking
WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Stephan G. Ward, 32, of Akron, Ohio, has admitted to the distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Ward, also known as "YG," was delivering methamphetamine to others for distribution in Marshall County. Ward faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: Timothy Edwin Payne Jr., 43, of Belpre, Ohio, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 4, 2022, Payn  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: South Charleston Man Indicted on Federal Fraud, Money Laundering and Obstruction Charges
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment yesterday charging Theodore Miller, 34, of South Charleston, with wire fraud, money laundering, and obstruction. The indictment alleges that, beginning as early as October 2021, Miller conceived and perpetrated two fraudulent schemes to bolster his businesses' monthly cash flow an  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Tennessee Man Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Kenneth Ray Frye, 51, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl charges. Frye was charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: West Virginia Man Admits to Fentanyl Charge
ELKINS, West Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: David Laquan McGowan, 41, of Huntington, West Virginia, has admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. According to court documents, McGowan was selling fentanyl in Randolph County. During a traffic stop, a search of the vehicle revealed narcotics hidden in the ceiling of McGowan's car. McGowan is facing at least   more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: West Virginia Residents Admit to Roles in Drug Trafficking Operation
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three West Virginia residents have admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in the Northern District of West Virginia. Joshua Noel, 42, of Elkins, West Virginia; Jennifer Clapper, 37, of Morgantown, West Virginia; and Jamie Purtee, 33, of Morgantown, West Virginia, each pled guilty to methamphetamine charges. According to   more