News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


Wilmington Man Sentenced to 190 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced TALIH RIK ANTHONY REEVES, 36, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 190 months imprisonment, followed by 48 months of supervised release.


Brunswick County Man Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that United States District Court Judge James C. Dever III sentenced RODNEY TROY WILLIAMS, 50, of Bolivia, North Carolina, to 204 months in prison, followed by 60 months of supervised release.


Former Owner and CEO of Yellowstone Partners Investment Firm Indicted for Fraud

News Release: BOISE - David Hansen, 47, formerly of Idaho Falls, was indicted yesterday, by a federal grand jury sitting in Boise on 17 counts of wire fraud and six counts of tax fraud, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.



Tickets Now on Sale for Fort Pulaski Candle Lantern Tours

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski will once again commemorate the Confederate Nog Party of 1861 on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 and Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. The long lived Savannah tradition returns after a stormy two years, with night-time tours of the fort by candlelight and oil lamps.


BLM Christmas tree permits available in Grand Junction

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - This holiday season, permits are available for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management public lands in the greater Grand Junction area from Nov. 23 - Dec. 24.


USDA Launches New Biosecurity Campaign Asking All Poultry Owners, Workers and Hobbyists to Protect the Health of Live Poultry

Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2018 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is launching a new outreach campaign focused on preventing the spread of infectious poultry diseases in both commercial and backyard poultry. Considering the devastating impact of the ...


Bolivar Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Bolivar, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the internet.


USAO NDTX Weekly Roundup -- 11/16/18

News Release: SENTENCING - Eddie Galindo-Mendez, 44. On Nov. 9, Eddie Estuardo Galindo-Mendez was sentenced to just under 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to bank robbery. He admits that he robbed Lubbock’s Happy State Bank in November 2017. Dressed in a large coat, gloves, hat, and sunglasses, Mr. Galindo...


United States Files Suit Against Franklin, Tennessee-Based Pain, MD, LLC and Related Pain Clinics and Owners

News Release: Lawsuit Alleges False Claims Act Conduct at Pain Management Clinics in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia.


Tohono O’Odham Nation Man Charged with Multiple Counts of Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging ADRIAN JOSEPH VALDEZ, 33, with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.[1] VALDEZ was previously charged via federal compliant on Oct. 18, 2018. He made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Jon T. Huseby in U.S. District Court on Oct. 24, 2018.


Arms trafficker found guilty of conspiring to supply and use anti-aircraft missiles after pleading guilty to other arms offenses

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted a black-market arms dealer of conspiring to acquire, transfer and use missiles and missile systems designed to shoot down aircraft.


Chinook and Cayuse passes to close for the season on Tuesday, Nov. 20

News Release: MOUNT RAINIER - The gates to Chinook and Cayuse passes through Mount Rainier National Park are about to swing shut for the season.


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate judges and indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed. Indictments are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


BLM Christmas Tree cutting permits available beginning November 19

News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District will have Christmas tree cutting permits available for purchase November 19 through December 24 at the Winnemucca District Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Permits are also available at the Pershing County Farm Service Agency, located at 110 American Blvd., Lovelock, NV, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.


Old-Fashioned Christmas at the Preserve

News Release: Strong City, KS: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce the upcoming good old-fashioned Christmas event on November 24th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. All activities are free and open to the public.


Financial Analyst Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $1.1 Million from Honeywell

News Release: ATLANTA - Errol Buggs, a principal finance analyst for Honeywell International, Inc., was sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $1.1 million from his employer in a fraud scheme.


BLM Christmas tree permits available in Dolores

News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - This holiday season, permits are available for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management public lands in the greater Dolores area from Nov. 23 - Dec. 24.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Nov. 13, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers $1,000 Reward in Carlsbad, New Mexico Bank Robbery

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers $1,000 Reward in Carlsbad, New Mexico Bank Robbery.