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Federal Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for 2023-10-26 ( 4 items )  
DLA Headquarters Kicks Off Combined Federal Campaign With $300K Goal (10)
FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Beth Reece Just $100 will shelter a homeless child for two weeks. Another $60 will train 20 individuals to prepare for community risks and disasters. And $120 will spark four young girls' interest in science, technology, engineering and math by giving them a chance to meet leaders in STEM fields. Those are just a few of the possible outcomes of the Combined Federal Campai more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Convicted Felon Sentenced for Pandemic Fraud and Firearm Offenses (10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: A man who formerly resided in Hampton was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for his role in a fraud conspiracy as well as illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. According to court documents, from about May 2020 through September 2021, Jovaughn E. Turner, 21, joined others to submit fraudulent claims for pandemic-related  more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney Will Thompson Affirms Commitment to Goals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release: Each October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) provides an opportunity to honor victims and survivors and recognize the dedication of advocates, service providers, justice professionals, law enforcement officers, and first responders who tirelessly work in support of survivors. The prevalence of domestic, dating and intimate partner viole more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crimes (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Will Thompson, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Two out-of-state men were sentenced to prison today after admitting to charges resulting from a January 5, 2022, raid on a Huntington storage unit. Phillip Antoine Rucker, also known as "Chocolate," 43, of Proctorville, Ohio, was sentenced to nine years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised releas more PR