News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


Illegal Alien Convicted Of Possessing Loaded Firearms And Felony Assault On A Federal Officer

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Oniel Christopher Russell (40, Jamaica), a/k/a OG Russel, guilty of possessing firearms and ammunition as an illegal alien and felony assault on a federal officer. He faces a maximum penalty of 18 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 9, 2018.


Fort Worth Man Convicted For His Role in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury has convicted Jeremy Crabtree, 41, on a felony drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


U.S. Department of Labor Urges Employees and Employers Engaged In Snow Removal and Cleanup to Be Aware of Potential Hazards

News Release: Media Contacts: Leni Fortson, 215-861-5102, uddyback-fortson.lenore@dol.gov. Joanna Hawkins, 215-861-5101, hawkins.joanna@dol.gov. Release Number: 17-1712-PHI. -------------------------------. U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at


Six Defendants Admit to Trafficking Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Six defendants charged in an indictment returned in November 2017 appeared this week and last week in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant to plead guilty to their involvement in a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in the Lubbock, Texas area, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.


Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Intimidating Flight Crew and Flight Attendants Resulting in Emergency Landing in New Mexico

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Robert Tomblin, 55, of Phoenix, Ariz., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to interfering and intimidating flight crew members and flight attendants requiring an emergency landing in New Mexico.


News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - A federal jury last week convicted a North Texas man on a felony drug charge following a two-day jury trial.


Updated Guidance on Managing Sagebrush Habitat Seeks Sustainable Working Landscapes and Habitat Conservation on Public Lands

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today issued updated policy statements designed to maintain healthy sagebrush habitat in the West, while continuing to allow multiple use and local economic development.


Bureau of Land Management concludes nuisance wild burro gather near Pahrump

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management concluded a wild burro bait and water gather northwest of the town Pahrump on December, 28, 2017. The BLM gathered 117 wild burros.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Saipan Construction Company After Three Fatal Exposures to Hydrogen Sulfide Gas

News Release: SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited USA Fanter for serious confined space violations after three employees died from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Saipan Construction Company  After Three Fatal Exposures to Hydrogen Sulfide Gas

News Release: SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited USA Fanter for serious confined space violations after three employees died from exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas.


U.S. Labor Department Cites Tampa Electric and Gaffin Industrial Services After Molten Slag Release Fatally Injures 5 and Burns 1

News Release: APOLLO BEACH, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Tampa Electric Co. and Gaffin Industrial Services Inc. after five employees were fatally injured, and one other suffered serious burns.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.