ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Sembach, Germany -- Dr. Michelle Howard-Brahaney, Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe director for student excellence, announced that Dr. Sara Schmidt was selected as the next community superintendent for the Wiesbaden/Sembach/Baumholder DoDEA-Europe Central District. "Dr. Schmidt is an accomplished leader and dedicated professional. I am pleased to announce her se more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: YOKOSUKA, Japan The U.S. Navy qualified the first Royal Australian Navy officer on a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 12. In a pier-side ceremony, Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7 awarded Royal Australian Navy Lt. Cmdr. James* the first U.S. Navy Submarine Warfare Device earned by a Royal A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A jury convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, Virginia, on Dec. 13 for charges relating to his efforts to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least October 2019 through October 2022, Chhipa collected and sent money to female ISIS members in Syria to  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: An Arlington-based business owner pled guilty yesterday to wire fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud eight companies of over $2 million. According to court documents, from at least January 2020 through December 2022, Kiel Brendan Brandt, 34, owned and operated Epsilon Acquisition Services, a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. F more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Adrian Horton, also known as "Big Guy" and "Fat Boy," 23, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court  more PR

ELKINS, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Matthew Logan Frame, 38, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 165 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers were called to a gas station in Belington, West Virginia, on a shots fired incid more PR