Source: United States Department of Justice News
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming has completed arraignment hearings and set a trial date for five defendants charged by indictment with conspiracy to make false statements during the purchase of firearms and to unlawfully transport and transfer firearms outside of the state of Wyoming.
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Timothy John Watson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for unlawfully possessing a firearm silencer, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Watson, 31, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to one count of “Possession of Unregistered Firearm Silencer.”
Source: United States Department of Justice News
In recognition of World Mental Health Day, today the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) jointly issued a fact sheet to support students with mental health disabilities, their families, and their schools in the era of COVID-19. Along with the fact sheet, OCR released a letter to educators highlighting the civil rights obligations of schools and postsecondary institutions to students with mental health disabilities.
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Ocala, Florida – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Wendell Doyle Goney (51, Mount Dora) with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and destruction of aircraft. If convicted of both counts, Goney faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Goney that the United States intends to forfeit a rifle and ammunition allegedly used in the commission of the offenses.
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MONTEREY, Calif. – As cyber operations gained prevalence as a national security imperative, the National Security Agency (NSA) organized the National Center of Academic Excellence (NCAE) in Cybersecurity program to develop cohesive and collaborative educational programs with community colleges, colleges and universities that provided core competencies and standards, ultimately supporting the development of talented cyber professionals for a broad swath of federal agencies.