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September 24, 2021

Defense News in Brief: MCPON Hosts Leadership Mess Symposium

Source: United States Navy

The Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) hosted the 2021 Leadership Mess Symposium (LMS) in Arlington, Va. September 22 to 23.

More than 100 command master chiefs, force master chiefs, and fleet master chiefs came together to discuss the future of the force. COVID-19 mitigation efforts were a top priority for those present, as they discussed issues affecting warfighting readiness, enlisted leader development, and Culture of Excellence initiatives.

September 24, 2021

Defense News in Brief: P-3C Orion

Source: United States Navy

The P-3C Orion is a land-based, long-range, anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft. In operation since the 1960s, its known as the workhorse of the fleet. The P-3C Orion and the signals intelligence variant, the EP-3E Aries, are still in service and performing missions all over the world.

September 24, 2021

Security News in Brief: Shipping Company Fined $2 Million in a Multi-District Case for Concealing Illegal Discharges of Oily Water into the Atlantic Ocean

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited (DWM), a Cyprus-based company that operates several commercial vessels, was sentenced today in federal court before U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Beach Smith in Norfolk, Virginia, after pleading guilty to violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships that had occurred on the Motor Vessel (M/V) Protefs.

September 24, 2021

Security News in Brief: Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- September

Source: United States Department of Justice News

TULSA, Okla. – Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the September 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which must be proven in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt to overcome a defendant’s presumption of innocence

September 24, 2021

Security News in Brief: Maryland Tax Preparers Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Defraud the IRS

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Two Maryland tax return preparers were sentenced to prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and preparing false tax returns. Lenore Worthy was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison and Veronica Fortune was sentenced on Sept. 14 to 12 months and one day in prison.