News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Nicholas Walker, 29, formerly of Litchfield pleaded guilty to possession of stolen mail, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - A federal grand jury has indicted two McNairy County residents on multiple federal charges. U. S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the indictments today.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man will spend more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a cross-country drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed cocaine and marijuana throughout coastal Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - Nine members of the Gangster Disciples have been indicted for distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictments today.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: For Possession With Intent To Distribute Heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - As part of the Administration’s priority to sustainably develop America’s energy and natural resources, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released an environmental assessment for public review that evaluates a Lease-by-Application (LBA) for Peabody Energy Twentymile Coal, LLC’s, Foidel Creek Mine near Hayden, Colo.

By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: PAGE, Ariz. - The Department of the Interior initiated a high-flow release of water on November 5 from Glen Canyon Dam. This is the first high-flow release under the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan, which was approved in December 2016. This experiment will help rebuild beaches, ...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management will waive entrance fees for visitors to BLM recreation sites this Sunday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE - Josue Rocha-Vallejo was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Edward J. Davila, United States District Judge.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) reached a consent decision with Wagener Dairy Cattle LLC (Wagener Dairy) and Kenneth Wagener for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Terms of the settlement are set forth in a consent decision...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Donovan Young, 21, of Albuquerque, N.M, made his initial appearance this morning in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with carjacking and firearms offenses. Young remains in federal custody pending preliminary and detention hearings scheduled for tomorrow.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that the former St. Martinville, Louisiana, Police Department (SMPD) Deputy Chief of Investigations, Codi Dodge, 35, was found guilty today in the Western District of Louisiana of four felony counts, including a civil rights violation for using excessive force against an arrestee, and three counts of obstruction and conspiracy to cover up the incident.

By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm at the Nashville International Airport (BNA) checkpoint this morning.

By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District will be hiring seasonal firefighter and fuels technicians to serve in the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices areas. The vacancies will be posted on the federal government employment website USAJobs.gov on Nov. 13, 2018. The wildland firefighting program provides vital support for the BLM’s ongoing mission to keep communities safe and public lands healthy and productive.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict today against AKAYED ULLAH in Manhattan federal court on all six counts of the Indictment, which...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Ricky McDonald, 36, of West Fort, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to access device fraud today in U.S. District Court. McDonald appeared before Judge John A. Ross who accepted his plea and set his sentencing for Feb. 12, 2019. McDonald remains in federal custody pending sentencing.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project, a Federal Law Enforcement Initiative to Combat Corruption, Fraud, and Abuse in South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that the former St. Martinville, Louisiana, Police Department (SMPD) Deputy Chief of Investigations, Codi Dodge, 35, was found guilty today in the Western District of Louisiana of four felony counts, including a civil rights violation for using excessive force against an arrestee, and three counts of obstruction and conspiracy to cover up the incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Stephen G. Olivo, 58, formerly of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, and most recently of Caribou, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to failing to register as a sex offender.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A citizen of Mexico has pled guilty to a fraud charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.