HAMPTON ROADS, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on Oct. 7, 2024, by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti at the Hampton Roads Navy birthday ball: * * * Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Admiral Caudle. Thank you everyone. Thank you so much for such an incredible welcome. And let me just echo what Admiral Caudle just said. Happy birthday, Navy. Honorable Kiggans, Mary Dyer, Mayor Alexander Admiral Caudle, lieutenant general Shea, flag general, officers Se  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Minds will meet machine when 14 academic institutions from across the nation compete in person in the Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge Oct. 22-23 at the University of Mary Washington's (UMW) Dahlgren Campus in King George, Virginia. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) selected the following teams: Catholic University College of William and Mary George Mason University Loyola Univers  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Baltimore District issued the following news release: WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) signed an agreement that will initiate the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Backup Water Supply Feasibility Study aimed at developing coordinated and implementable solutions that ensure abundant water supply, including the identification of a s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged 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. John Paul Borde  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: An Annandale-based doctor, who conspired with others to distribute more than 7,000 oxycodone pills, 34,000 milliliters of hydrocodone-chlorpheniramine solution, and 107,000 milliliters of promethazine-codeine solution, pled guilty this week in federal court. Rotimi Iluyomade, 68, of Alexandria, Virginia, waived his right to be indicted and pled guilty to a two-  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: Two executives at a contractor for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) pled guilty to theft of government property after diverting over $12 million from an Air Force contract to pay for unrelated personal and business expenses. According to court documents, Thomas D. Burns, 74, of Gainesville, and Daniel B. Tolley, 63, of Purcellville, founded SP Global, Inc. (SPG) in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: A Providence Forge man pled guilty today to embezzling funds from his former employer, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program (Birth-Injury Program). According to court documents, John Hunter Raines, 38, was the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director of the Birth-Injury Program. The Birth-Injury Program pays mone  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A previously convicted felon who illegally possessed a firearm and possessed distribution quantities of methamphetamine pled guilty recently to a pair of federal charges. Troy Alexander Stamper III, 34, of Ivanhoe, Virginia, pled guilty last week to one count of possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of posses  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Jesus Emmanuel Davis, 25, of Charleston, was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of protonitazene and isotonitazene. According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 7, 2023, Davis sold five pills to a confidential informant  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Two Michigan men were sentenced today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in Monongalia County. Giovanni George, age 34, of Taylor, Michigan, was sentenced today to 141 months in federal prison. Addonis Moore, age 29, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 121 months. Both previously pled guilty to a charge o  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Pansy Loraine Ray, age 44, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ray assisted Donald Cantrell, Jr., another defendant in this case, by hiding drugs and drug proceeds. Investigators searched Ray's home and fou  more