News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


U.S. Attorney’s Office Works to Maintain Election Integrity

News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today his office will lead the efforts in the Southern District of Indiana for the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general election. Minkler has assigned an Assistant United States...


OSHA and the American Staffing Association renew alliance toprotect temporary workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently renewed its alliance with the American Staffing Association with the goal of protecting temporary employees from workplace hazards. All workers have the right to be safe, regardless of how long they have been on the job.


News Release: Savannah, GA: United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) R. Brian Tanner will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA...


U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez Designates District Election Officer for November 2016 Elections

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez announced today that Assistant U.S. States Attorney (AUSA) Jeremy Peña will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. AUSA Peña has been...


United States Attorney Relating To November 2016 Elections

News Release: AUSA Gregory Dean Burris Named District Election Officer To Oversee Complaints Of Election Fraud And Voting Rights Abuses.


Last Three Defendants Sentenced in Bangor Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jacob Gagnon, 27, formerly of Bangor and Van Buren, and Jamie Ketchen, 43, formerly of Bangor, were sentenced yesterday; and Ryan Ellis, 37, formerly of Greenbush and Levant, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court...


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) David A. Bragdon will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.


News Release: SAN JOSE - Baldemar Valencia Alcazar was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. The sentence follows a guilty plea entered July 6, 2016, in which Valencia admitted to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: FBI Announces Arrests Made in Connection with the Theft of 23,000 Apple iPhones.


U.S. Attorney Ortiz Appoints District Election Officer to Monitor Integrity of Polls

News Release: BOSTON - U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Eugenia M. Carris will lead the efforts of her Office to monitor the upcoming Nov. 8, 2016 general elections. The effort is part of the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program. AUSA Carris has been...


News Release: Two Years Later, FBI and Albuquerque Police Department Still Looking for Woman Who Robbed Albuquerque Bank.


Fifty-seven Pounds of Meth Earns Driver 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man from Washington state was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for drug trafficking in Kansas, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Jacinto man affiliated with the Riverside San Jacinto First Street gang was sentenced to a decade in prison Monday for his role in methamphetamine trafficking.


Geary County Man Pleads Guilty In Kidnapping, Death of Junction City Woman

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Geary County man pleaded guilty today to taking part in the kidnapping of a Junction City woman who was killed during the abduction, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


2016 Eastern District Election Officer Appointed

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney John Stuart Bruce announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) David A. Bragdon will lead the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections.


Illinois Man Sentenced on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Adam Bernaix, Edwardsville, Illinois, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment on a fraud and money laundering scheme involving false invoices submitted to his employer on behalf of a shell company he created.


Middlesex County, New Jersey, Man Admits Role In

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to traffic approximately four kilograms of ethylone from China to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


United States Attorney Appoints District Election Officer Pursuant to Nationwide Federal Election Day Program

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Leo J. Wise has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer (DEO) for Maryland in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming...


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie Pierson (619) 546-7976.


News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - On Tuesday, Oct. 25, the Bureau of Land Management will begin Stage One fire restrictions within El Paso, Jefferson, Park and Teller counties.