WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Following a two-week trial, a federal jury on Friday in the Eastern District of Virginia convicted a Richmond-area couple of conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, harboring for financial gain and document servitude in connection with their operation of a gas station and convenience store in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The evidence presented at trial demonstrated that, between  more PR

MEADOWS OF DAN, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: The National Park Service announces a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) process is now open to submit ideas for temporary food service during the 2024 season at Mabry Mill, located at milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The purpose of this RFEI is to identify interested individuals, organizations, or businesses that offer creative id more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following letter (No. 24-CU-01) on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * To: Federally Insured Credit Unions Subject: Examination Program Status: Active Dear Boards of Directors and Chief Executive Officers: This letter outlines the NCUA's supervisory priorities and other updates to the agency's 2024 examination program. We focus on the areas posing the highest risk to credit union members, the credit union industry, and t more PR

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Johannes Schmidt, Office of Public Affairs and Communication, Marine Corps Systems Command In a decisive move meant to ensure dominance over the electromagnetic spectrum, Marine Corps Systems Command is on track to upgrade 50,000 legacy radios with state-of-the-art multi-channel, crypto-compliant models in Fiscal Year 2024. In line with Force Design's call for rapid force modernizati more PR

QUANTICO, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, Office of Public Affairs and Communication, Marine Corps Systems Command In a decisive move meant to ensure dominance over the electromagnetic spectrum, Marine Corps Systems Command is on track to upgrade 50,000 legacy radios with state-of-the-art multi-channel, crypto-compliant models in Fiscal Year 2024. In line with Force Design's call for rapid force modernization, MARCO more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought and excessive heat that occurred July 15 through Sept. 15, 2023. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: A father and son from Virginia both pleaded guilty today to felony charges related to their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their 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. Farhad Azari, 63, and Far more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Following a two-week trial, a federal jury on Friday convicted a Richmond-area couple with conspiracy to commit forced labor, forced labor, harboring for financial gain, and document servitude in connection with their operation of a gas station and convenience store in North Chesterfield. The evidence presented at trial demonstrated that, betwe more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Timothy Priddy, 49, of Buffalo, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today to making a false statement. Priddy admitted that he lied to federal investigators about the verification of invoices for COVID-19 testing that he certified while an official with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (WVDHHR). According to cou more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Isaiah Vaniah McDade, 46, of South Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of fentanyl and a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, between August 10, 2022 and September 16, 2022, McDade sold approximately 5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant over th more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Jamie Lyn Music, 41, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 24, 2021, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic s more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office has added a new prosecutor to its Clarksburg location. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that Will Rhee has joined his office and will handle a diverse criminal caseload, to include violent crime and white-collar cases. Rhee was a professor at the West Virginia University College of Law for the past 15 ye more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: Les Van Bumpus, 35, of Charleston, was sentenced today to eight years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Bumpus admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston area. According to court documents and stat more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Kayla Dawn Powell, 37, of Hurricane, and Donald James Duty, 52, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. Powell and Duty admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Huntington area. According to court do more PR