Defense News in Brief: CNO Media availability prior to WEST 2022

Source: United States Navy

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday spoke with media during a WEST 2022 Curtain-Raiser Media Availability on February 16, 2022. The following is a transcript of the conversation.

(Moderated by Commander Courtney Hillson, Public Affairs Officer to the Chief of Naval Operations)

Security News in Brief: Wisconsin Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Adult and Minor Victims

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin, today announced the conviction of Cory Hereford, 50, of Beloit, Wisconsin, on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, maintaining a property for the purposes of distributing and using controlled substances, and of having committed sex trafficking of a minor while being a person previously convicted of a crime that required registering as a sex offender.

Security News in Brief: Office Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud

Source: United States Department of Justice News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Cranston woman who, while working as office secretary to a local auto body business, devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain the proceeds of nearly 200 checks provided to customers by their insurance companies to pay for vehicle repairs, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.