MONTEREY, California, May 1 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Since 2020, when Fort Lauderdale Assistant Fire Rescue Chief Tim Heiser graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Master's Program, he's been trying to disseminate the core message and recommendations of his thesis, "Pills, Powders, and Overdose: An Analysis of America's Illicit Fentanyl Crisis," on the background, dangers, and recommendati  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A federal grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment alleging Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Rabon, and Keanna Smith-Stewart conspired with each other, and other members of an Oakland-based street gang, to rob several San Francisco Bay Area businesses, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of   more

SAN JOSE, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Shane Brightpath Mike pleaded guilty in federal court today to failing to pay over employment taxes withheld from the wages of his company's employees, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department's Tax Division, and IRS Criminal Investigation Acting   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Miguel Ramos was sentenced today to five years in prison for crimes including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine base, cocaine, and heroin, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Following a nine-week trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were found guilty of racketeering activity that included murder and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. A federal jury found California State Prison Sacramento inmate Ronald Yandell, 61, guilty of   more

LIVERMORE, California, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomed more than 200 students and chaperones from the Central Valley to 'STEM Day at the Lab' on Friday, April 19. STEM Day is a biannual daylong interactive event focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities for students (grades 5-8) from underserved communities. The event marked an opp  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A California man today admitted his role in a narcotics conspiracy involving approximately 1.9 kilograms of a substance containing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Aaron Joseph, 41, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging cons  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26. The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines that revitalize the defense workforce by addressing critical skill gaps. "The   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kalien Frazier, 29, of Oakland, California, was charged today by indictment with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for a bank insider scheme, in which he used his position as a bank employee to access, misappropriate, and sell bank customer ac  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas businesses and residents affected by severe storms, flooding, hail and straight-line winds that occurred April 8 - 26 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a reque  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, May 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: Tanker units from across the continental United States will conduct air refueling training between 3 - 11 May in coordination with AF Global Strike Command. During the training window, there may be an increase in evening aircraft activities with aircraft noise. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office b  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has indicted an early bitcoin investor and promoter, who obtained the moniker "Bitcoin Jesus," on fraud and criminal tax charges, the Justice Department announced today. Roger Keith Ver, 45, a former California resident whose most recent residence was in Tokyo, Japan, was arrested this weekend in Spain based on the U.S. criminal charges  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A member of the Hoover Criminals Gang was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed narcotics, including crack cocaine and methamphetamine, which were sold from his storefront in South Los Angeles. Andrew Tate, 56, a.k.a. "Batman," of South Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed today charging two California men for allegedly conspiring to defraud investors in a multi-year scheme involving the acquisition and sale of Airborne Wireless Network (stock ticker: ABWN) securities. Kalistratos "Kelly" Kabilafkas, 48, of Moorpark, and Jack Edward Daniels, 74, of Agoura Hills, are charged with one count of conspir  more