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President Donald J. Trump to Award the Medal of Honor
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 08 May 2018 08 May 2018
Washington, DC - On Thursday, May 24, 2018, President Donald J. Trump will award the Medal of Honor to Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (Sea, Air, and Land) Britt K. Slabinski, U.S. Navy, Retired, for conspicuous gallantry.
Greening Diplomacy Initiative Award Winners Announced
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 07 May 2018 07 May 2018
Washington, DC - Each year, the Greening Diplomacy Initiative (GDI) Awards recognize innovative leadership within the Department of State in energy and environmental diplomacy. For nearly a decade, GDI activities have helped the Department catalyze energy and environmental policy through showcased action at U.S. embassies and consulates and partnered engagement on sustainability in host nations. The Department is proud to announce this year’s winners.
Multi-agency investigation dismantles Las Cruces-based drug trafficking organizations
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- Written by DEA DEA
- Published: 06 May 2018 06 May 2018
Las Cruces, New Mexico - Sixteen individuals are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the result of a multi-agency investigation led by DEA and HSI that targeted cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine traffickers and money launderers operating in southern New Mexico, west Texas and as far east as Tennessee and South Carolina. During the course of the investigation, law enforcement authorities seized approximately 3.6 kilograms of cocaine, approximately 2.5 kilograms of heroin, approximately 13 kilograms of methamphetamine, $176,860 in assets, to include eleven vehicles, and 10 firearms.
Six Family Members Indicted on Federal Charges Related to $4 Million Extortion Scheme
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- Written by FBI FBI
- Published: 06 May 2018 06 May 2018
Washington, DC - Five people, all members of the same family, have been indicted on federal charges alleging that they took part in a $4 million extortion and money laundering scheme. A sixth family member has been indicted on charges of tampering with a witness.
57 Member/Associates of Various White Supremacists Gangs Charged in Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracies
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 06 May 2018 06 May 2018
Dallas, Texas - Fifty-seven individuals, who are connected to various white supremacist gangs have been charged in a case led by the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division and coordinated by the Texas Anti-Gang Center with participating partners such as the Dallas Police Department Criminal Intelligence Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration made the announcement along with Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Monday at a press conference.