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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 12, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Ala. U.S. Attorney: Court Sentences Two Fentanyl Traffickers From India to 46 Months Imprisonment
MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: On October 11, 2024, 2024, United States District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Sundar Chebiam and Roshan Landge each to 46 months imprisonment for Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Both men are from India and are illegally in the United States. Documents filed with the court established that on February 1, 2023, US Customs and  more

Ala. U.S. Attorney: Elmore County Man Sentenced to 165 Months in Prison Following Federal Drug Conviction
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama issued the following news release: Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced the sentencing of a Millbrook, Alabama man for possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute the illegal drugs. On October 10, 2024, a federal judge sentenced 44-year-old Derrick Andrea White to 165 months in prison. In addition, the judge ordered that White serve three years of supervi  more

Attorney General's Office Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

Bradleys Ready to Roll in Croatia
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Sarah Zaler NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. - Twenty-two Bradley M2A2 Infantry Fighting Vehicles arrived in Croatia last December to be restored at Djuro Djakovic Special Vehicles (DDSV) facility. Less than a year later, the first three Bradleys have come off the refurbishment line, ready to enhance and modernize Croatia's infantry capabilities. The foreign military sales case currently includes   more

Delta Regional Authority: Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $3.6 Million Into Mississippi Communities
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: * * * DRA invests more than $3.6 million into nine projects impacting Mississippi communities through States' Economic Development Assistance Program * * * The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in collaboration with the state of Mississippi, recently invested more than $3.6 million toward nine projects in Mississippi through its States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) -- one of D  more

Florida Division of Emergency Management: ICYMI - Governor Ron DeSantis Issues Updates on State Response and Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Milton
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The Florida Division of Emergency Management issued the following news release: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Executive Director Kevin Guthrie, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, and Major General John D. Haas Adjutant General of Florida in Sarasota County to provide updates on immediate response efforts for Hurricane Milton. Around 8:30 PM EDT last night, Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Categor  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: CEO of Nigerian Airline and Co-Defendant Indicted for Obstruction of Justice
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Allen Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government in an effort to end an investigation of him that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering. Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline's Chief of Administr  more

Idaho A.G. Labrador Joins 20-State Coalition to Stop Medicare Nursing Home Rule Change
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 20-state coalition in a lawsuit seeking to stop a Biden-Harris administration Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) rule that would cost states hundreds of thousands of dollars and drive nursing homes out of business. The suit is led by the attorneys general from Kansas, Iowa and South Carolina. Currently, nursing homes are required by Congress   more

International Officer School students visit Alabama Supreme Court
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: A total of 34 international officer students from 27 different countries had the opportunity to visit the Alabama Supreme Court October 11, 2024. During their visit, Sheriff Derrick Cunningham, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Pate, Deputy Attorney General Clay Crenshaw and Justice William B. Sellers sat with the students to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court and how it operates. To furt  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Leads Amicus Defending Cooperative Federalism
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led an amicus brief in Center for Biological Diversity v. EPA at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The filing, which urges the federal appeals court to reverse a lower court ruling against the State of Florida's permitting system, was joined by 18 additional States to defend cooperative federalism. The State of Florida ado  more

Wis. A.G. Kaul Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more