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Federal Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2024-04-20 ( 5 items )  
Air Force Institute of Technology Faculty Member Elected Fellow of the Institute of Navigation (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 20 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: Dr. Sanjeev Gunawardena, electrical engineering research associate professor within the Air Force Institute of Technology's Graduate School of Engineering and Management was inducted as a 2024 Fellow in The Institute of Navigation in January 2024. "Dr. Sanjeev Gunawardena has been elected for his contributions to the innovation, education, standardization, and proliferation of satellite navigat more PR

Air Force Institute of Technology Team Wins First Place Hackers Choice Award at DOD's BRAVO 11 Hackathon in Hawaii (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 20 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: A team led by Air Force Institute of Technology faculty members Lt. Col. James Dean and MSgt. Benjamin Johnis, along with master's student Lt. Josiah Stearns, delivered a fully functional prototype that automatically identifies malicious navigation signal interference with 96% accuracy as part of the Bravo 11 Bits2Effects Hackathon in February. As a result, the AFIT-led team received first place more PR

Department of Labor Finds Employee Fatally Injured After Manufacturer Failed to Protect Her From Caught-Between, Struck-by Hazards (10)
FRANKLIN, Ohio, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Faurecia Emissions Control Systems faces more than $300K in proposed penalties * * * An Ohio subsidiary of one of the world's largest automotive suppliers could have prevented a 26-year-old employee in Franklin from being fatally crushed in October 2023 if the company had provided proper machine guarding. Investigators with the U.S. Department of L more PR

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Local Men Sentenced to Imprisonment for Illegal Trafficking in Firearms (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Willie Earl Jackson, age 26, of Cleveland, and Shane Plats, 31, of Ashtabula, were sentenced to imprisonment by U.S. District Judge John. R. Adams. Jackson had earlier pled guilty to engaging in the business of dealing firearms without a federal firearms license and trafficking in firearms. Plats had earlier plead guilty to engaging in the business of dealing firearm more PR

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio: Cleveland Man Sentenced to More Than 30 Years in Prison for His Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization (10)
AKRON, Ohio, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Brandon Bryant, 28, of Cleveland, was sentenced 365 months (more than 30 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and use of a communications facilit more PR