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Federal Tipoffs Involving Michigan Newsletter for 2024-12-01 ( 6 items )  
CBP Officers Arrest Prior Felon for Gun Possession (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: LEWISTON, N.Y. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a commercial vehicle that was encountered at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered a commercial truck operated by a 62-year-old United States citizen. The driver was attempting to travel to Michigan with a commercial shipment  more PR

FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Michigan (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-655) on Nov. 26, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received Michigan Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Michigan (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet sit more PR

FEMA Awards $1.9M to Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to Develop Code Training and Outreach Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHICAGO Through the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, FEMA has awarded $1.9 million to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA). The funds will be used to support the development and implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing building code compliance across the state, including assessing the n more PR

Michigan Guard, Sierra Leone Develop New Partnership (10)
STUTTGART, Germany, Nov. 28 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Capt. Andrew Layton, Michigan National Guard FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Subject matter experts from the Michigan Army and Air National Guard visited Sierra Leone Nov. 14-23 to begin developing their State Partnership Program relationship with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces. The Michigan specialists engaged with their RSLAF co more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Joe Dante Townsend, 32, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 11, 2024, Townsend was a backseat passenger in a vehicle pulled over by law enforcement officers on the 1600 block of Ninth Avenue in Huntington. Offi more PR

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime (10)
BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Jesse Robert Phillips, 40, of Burtchville, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Phillips admitted that he possessed approximately 19.8 grams of fentanyl on April 30, 2024, in Beckley that he intended to distribute. Phillips further a more PR