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Federal Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for Friday September 13, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Army civilian and Army Reserve Soldier recognized for supporting EOD technicians at premier CBRNE command
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. A U.S. Army civilian was recognized for supporting Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians who serve in the U.S. Department of Defense's premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command. Michael S. Nastari was selected as the 20th CBRNE Command Civilian of the Quarter for April through June 2024 for his service as a Milit  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Methamphetamine Trafficker is Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Christopher DeShawn Nelson, 42, of Asheville, was sentenced to 141 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release today for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire  more

N.Y. U.S. Attorney: North Carolina Native Pleads Guilty to Gun Trafficking Charges
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Kenneth Locke, age 23, who currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to conspiring with others to unlawfully obtain firearms from a licensed dealer by making false statements, also known as "straw purchasing" firearms. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of th  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: North Carolina Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A North Carolina man was found guilty of assaulting law enforcement and other felony and misdemeanor offenses related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. A federal ju  more