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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday October 02, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Army Launches a Unified Recruitment Effort at the University of Texas at El Paso
QUANTICO, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: By Vanessa Flores, White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Army launches a unified recruitment effort at the University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, TEXAS (Sept. 23, 2024) - At the University of Texas at El Paso Career Expo held Sept. 19 and 20, students were welcomed by several different employers offering Army civilian career opportunities, all situated in close proximity to each o  more

FACT SHEET: USDOT Supports Biden-Harris Administration's Response to Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the robust, whole-of-government response to Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Transportation is supporting response and recovery efforts in impacted communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. DOT personnel are on the ground in multiple locations. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has received regular briefings from USDOT oper  more

NCUA Prohibits 2 Individuals From Participating in Affairs of Any Federally Insured Depository Institution
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration issued one consent and one prohibition notice in September 2024. The individuals named below are permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. Consent Order: * Monica Jackson, a former employee of Koin Credit Union, Brentwood, Tennessee Notice of Prohibition: * Autumn  more

NGA Announces $708M Data Labeling RFP
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2024: The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has released a $708 million data labeling request for proposal. Sequoia is a single-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with an up to $708 million ceiling over an up to 7-year ordering period. The contract, NGA's largest data labeling effort to date, will support critical geospatial intelligence artificial intell  more

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab: Kate Petersen Mace Selected as High Performance Data Facility Project Director
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Mace will lead the HPDF Project team in the development of the transformational capabilities to serve the DOE community * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility announced today that Kate Petersen Mace has been named the project director for the High Performance Data Facility (HPDF) a first-of-it  more

Va. U.S. Attorney: Siemens Energy, Pleads Guilty to Stealing Confidential Competitor Information in $104M Resolution After Former Corporate Executive and Others Were Sentenced
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Siemens Energy, Inc. (Siemens), pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay $104 million to resolve the Justice Department's criminal investigation into violations related to the misappropriation of confidential competitor information. Additionally, Siemens has agreed to a three-year term of organizational probation. Siemens is a U.S.-based subs  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Michael Dayshawn Harris, also known as "Polo," 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 10 years and one month in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of quantities of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Huntington Woman Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Kyla Smith, also known as "Flaca," 29, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 10 years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Smith admitted to her role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distri  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Morgantown Construction Company Owner Indicted for Harboring Individuals Unlawfully in The United States
WHEELING, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, owner and operator of A&M Homes, LLC, in Morgantown, West Virginia, was arrested today on charges involving the harboring and concealing of persons who were not citizens and unlawfully in the United States, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. According to the filed indictment unsealed today, Re  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Unemployment and COVID-19 Benefits
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: Scott Christie, 38, of Petrolia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to theft of public money, property or records. Christie fraudulently obtained $34,801 or more in unemployment benefits, including COVID-19 supplementary funds, while a resident of Leon, West Virginia. According to court documents and statements made in court, betwe  more