Joe KellyLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed the Lancaster County attorney to be the next U.S. attorney for Nebraska.
U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, said after the confirmation vote Thursday that Joe Kelly “has the right experience and relevant skills for this role. …”
Kelly is in his second term as Lancaster attorney and previously worked as chief deputy attorney and deputy attorney in Lancaster County. He received his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Kelly replaces Deborah Gilg (gihlg), who became Nebraska’s first female U.S. attorney after being nominated by President Barack Obama.
OSCEOLA, Neb. (AP) — A man accused of stealing from two southeast Nebraska churches has been sentenced to jail.
Court records say 21-year-old Wesley Trueax Jr., of Geneva, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor theft charges. He was sentenced last week to 230 days for each crime, to be served at the same time. He must also make restitution of $500. The judge gave him credit for 95 days already served.
The records say Trueax took an envelope of church offerings and an iPad on Nov. 7, 2016, while at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Osceola, seeking a ride to Columbus. The envelope was recovered later.
Authorities also say he took a camera from United Methodist Church in Osceola.
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of two people have been found in a Bellevue trailer home, but that they died of natural causes.
Officers found the bodies of a 64-year-old woman and 65-year-old man around 7:15 p.m. Thursday after a neighbor called police to say she had not seen the couple for several days.
Bellevue police say the two died of natural causes and there is no foul play is suspected. Autopsies are scheduled.
Police have not released the names of the couple pending notification of their family members.
Bellevue is about 10 miles (16.09 kilometers) south of Omaha.
NSP PhotoInvestigators with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) and partner agencies have seized 37 pounds of methamphetamine during an operation in Central Nebraska. The operation occurred on Wednesday, February 14, at the Alda exit on Interstate 80.
NSP and the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force received information that a large shipment of drugs may be traveling through Nebraska. Investigators acted on the information, which led to the seizure. The methamphetamine carries an estimated street value of $829,000.
Javier Reynosa-Flores, 26, and Jorge Montellano, 27, both of Coachella, California, were arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. Both were lodged in Hall County Jail.
A third male suspect was questioned and released, but is considered a person of interest. The investigation is ongoing.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man who had his attempted sexual assault conviction overturned by the Nebraska Supreme Court has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor in the case.
31-year-old Curtis Lavalleur pleaded no contest last week to third-degree sexual assault and was sentenced to 360 days in jail. Because he was given credit for the 422 days he’d already served, he won’t serve more time, but he will have to register as a sex offender.
Prosecutors had accused Lavalleur of sexually assaulting a co-worker after a night of drinking in 2012. He was convicted of attempted first-degree sexual assault the next year and sentenced to two to three years in prison. But the state’s high court ordered a new trial in 2014, saying the trial judge wrongly applied the state’s rape shield law in refusing to allow a defense attorney to question the victim.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A woman has been charged in Nebraska with bilking thousands of dollars from people she met on dating websites, including more than $279,000 from one Omaha victim.
Douglas County Jail records say 38-year-old Julie Cahlaway was taken into custody Tuesday and is charged with two counts of theft by deception. Court records don’t list the name of an attorney who could comment for her.
Investigators say she preyed on the sympathy of the Omaha man, spinning a tale of medical and legal problems that led to her obtaining more than $279,000 from him.
With the eyes of the entire world on Pyeongchang, South Korea, nothing
Drew Purviance, Eagle Technology Solutions
makes for a better target for hackers and malicious attack groups.
The Olympic Committee has reported it has had several machines succumb to a new malware referred to as “Olympic Destroyer.” With the 2014 Sochi Olympics making about $53 million in revenue, the Olympics are a huge target for ransomware attacks. Money though isn’t always the motive, though. In this case, it appears the attackers just want to disrupt the games and show off their skills.
The Olympic Destroyer malware’s current goal is making devices totally unusable, achieving this by deleting files critical to allowing the operating system of the machines to run but, at the same time, using network devices to further its progression to other machines. This sophisticated malware is also stealing credentials from the machines it has infected. Olympic Destroyer contains two modules it uses to steal credentials — one of them steals the credentials from an internet browser and the other from the local machine’s administrator credentials.
You might have noticed on Feb. 9 that the official Winter Olympics’ website was down for the majority of the day — roughly 12 hours — which left attendees unable to print tickets to events. The malware was able to take down the website with the malicious attack, and it also brought down several television feeds. In January, researchers for various companies reported a Russian hacking group had been sending phishing emails with malicious attachments to South Korean organizations as well as groups that work with the Olympics.
Russia’s foreign ministry has denied any allegations and has said “no evidence would be presented to the world.” So far, investigators of the attacks have made no claims as to who has initiated this attack on the Winter Olympic Games.
At a time when the world is supposed to come together for the love of sports, there are still people out there with malicious intentions fixating on poisoning any happiness this world can get.
If you are concerned about Ransomware in your organization, contact ETS about employee training and ways to help educate your staff and have the necessary “safety nets” in place in the unfortunate event you experience a compromise
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — An August trial has been scheduled for a Grand Island resident accused of fatally shooting another man on New Year’s Day.
24-year-old Herbey Portillo Jr. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and a weapons charge. His trial is set to begin Aug. 6.
Police arrested Portillo on Jan. 2 after finding him hiding in a Grand Island garage. He’s accused of killing 19-year-old Trevor Sok. Police found Sok injured around 3:45 a.m. Jan. 1 at a Grand Island home. He later died at a hospital.
YORK, Neb. (AP) — A trial on drug charges has been scheduled for a California couple who have said the marijuana they are accused of hauling through Nebraska was intended for Christmas gifts.
Court records say 70-year-old Barbara Jiron, of Clearlake Oaks, California, pleaded not guilty Monday to four felony charges, including two for pot possession. Her husband, 80-year-old Patrick Jiron, also has pleaded not guilty. Their trial is set to begin May 22 in York.
Authorities have said that when the Jirons were arrested Dec. 19 along Interstate 80, they said they didn’t know it was illegal to transport marijuana through Nebraska. They told authorities the 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of pot was intended as presents for relatives in Vermont and Massachusetts.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A 61-year-old middle school teacher has died after his SUV crashed in northwest Omaha.
David Markley, a seventh-grade science teacher at Kiewit Middle School, died after crashing his car while crossing Blair High Road early Tuesday morning.
Rescue squad personnel from Irvington and Bennington responded to the crash. Markley was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Millard Public Schools spokeswoman Rebecca Kleeman says Markley had taught in the Millard district for 10 years. A letter that went to Kiewit families from Principal Marshall Smith says Markley had a heart attack while driving to school.
