News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


News Release: The National Park Service is now accepting applications for Commercial Use Authorizations to conduct water based commercial activities at Buffalo National River. Approved water based commercial activities include guided fishing and sightseeing conducted by jon boat or drift boat.


Columbus Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aaron Travis Daniels, 20, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus was arrested today for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


Maquoketa Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl Analogue Resulting in Death and Serious Bodily Injuries

News Release: A man who conspired to distribute a mixture containing heroin and a drug called furanylfentanyl to one individual who died and two others who were seriously injured pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Colleen Calamia, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to harboring and concealing a federal fugitive, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and U.S. Marshal Conrad E. Candelaria.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A total of 15 people are in custody following law enforcement actions in multiple cities that began on Friday involving a drug and money laundering conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation dubbed Operation...


Somerset County Man Admits Role in Five Bank Robberies, One Attempted Bank Robbery

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bound Brook, New Jersey, man today admitted robbing five banks and attempting to rob another between June 2014 and June 2015, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - An independent film producer was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for interstate transportation of stolen property related to the theft of nearly $1.5 million that should have gone to his partner in a film production deal.


Hobbs Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Karen Diaz, 42, of Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction.


Conyers Mourns Loss of Janet Reno

News Release: Detroit, MI - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13) today released the following statement on the passing of former United States Attorney General Janet Reno...


Man sentenced to 35 years for armed assault near the Gateway Arch

News Release: A federal judge handed down a 35-year prison term to the man who committed armed assault and robbery last September within Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.


Former Marion Investment Broker Sentenced To Two More Years In Federal Prison After Obstructing Justice During His Prior Criminal Prosecution

News Release: A former investment broker who was previously sentenced to more than nine years’ imprisonment for defrauding his investment clients was sentenced today to two more years in federal prison for obstructing justice during the course of proceedings related to his fraud prosecution.


Wichita Man Sentenced For Armed Robbery at Park City Liquor Store

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man who was shot while attempting to rob a Park City liquor store was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Justice Department to Monitor Polls in Shelby County on Election Day

News Release: Memphis, TN - The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor the election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in Shelby County, Tennessee, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group.


Ocala Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

News Release: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Corey Lawayne Mosley, 40, of Ocala, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking by coercion. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Accepts Comments for the 2017 Special Recreation Permit Applications

News Release: MONTROSE, Colorado. - The Bureau of Land Management Uncompahgre Field Office is seeking public comments on 26 Special Recreation Permit applications including five new applications and 21 applications for renewals.


News Release: Robert Wozniak Faces up to 10 Years in Prison.


LRGP Member Sentenced on RICO and Drug Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gregory Scott, 33, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of RICO conspiracy and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to 92 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Trace Evidence Databases: A Force Multiplier for Forensic Investigators

News Release: A window is broken. A home is burglarized. Investigators identify a suspect and find a sliver of what appears to be glass embedded in his shoe. In the forensics lab, examiners determine, using advanced microscopy and chemical analysis, that the characteristics of that sliver match those of the broken glass in the burgled home.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738 and Andrew J. Galvin (619) 546-9721.


Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 28 States on Election Day

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that its Civil Rights Division plans to deploy more than 500 personnel to 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for the Nov. 8, 2016, general election.