News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


News Release: * Dunraven Pass remains open to all travel. It was scheduled to close today, October 9.


255 Arrested As a Part of Combined Law Enforcement Operation in North Mississippi

News Release: A month long joint federal, state, and local law enforcement initiative has resulted in the arrests of 255 individuals in North Mississippi on a variety of criminal charges, including homicide, assault, robbery, arson, drug distribution, illegal gun crimes and failure to register as a sex offender. “Operation...


News Release: Utah Man Charged with Assault on Federal Officer on Laguna, New Mexico, Pueblo.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Alfonso Vazquez, 31, of Roswell, N.M., with a methamphetamine trafficking offense. The charge arises from the distribution of approximately 56.5 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent. Vazquez was remanded into custody pending trial, which has yet to be scheduled.


News Release:  . Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced an upcoming prescription take-back event, scheduled for October 27th on St. Croix and St. Thomas. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day addresses a crucial public safety...


Federal Corrections Officer Indicted and Arrested for Accepting Bribes

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Anthony Robinson, 39, of Yazoo City, was arrested by FBI Agents this morning based on a one-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury charging him with accepting bribes, announced United States Attorney Mike Hurst, Christopher Freeze, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi, and Robert A. Bourbon, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-OIG), Miami Field Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the resignation of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.


Jefferson Dispatcher Charged with Wire Fraud

News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that NICOLE SERUNTINE, age 35, an employee of Company A.M.M., was charged Friday, October 5, 2018 with wire fraud.


Roswell Man Charged with Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Offense

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A U.S. Magistrate Judge sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., found probable cause to support a criminal complaint charging Alfonso Vazquez, 31, of Roswell, N.M., with a methamphetamine trafficking offense. The charge arises from the distribution of approximately 56.5 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent. Vazquez was remanded into custody pending trial, which has yet to be scheduled.


News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park Fire Management Staff plan to initiate a 100 acre prescribed fire project in the Manzanita Lake area during the early to mid-October, pending weather conditions. Ignition is expected to occur over a cumulative 2-3 day period with residual burn down predicted to take place up to 2 week after final ignition operations. The fire will be regularly staffed and.


Former Forest City Investment Adviser Sentenced to Nearly Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Fraud and Identity Theft

News Release: A North Iowa former investment adviser who stole over $2.4 million from his clients was sentenced on October 5, 2018, to 175 months in federal prison.


News Release: BOSTON - A man with alleged ties to the Latin Gangsta’ Disciples street gang pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the sale of numerous firearms in and around Lawrence.


News Release: West Glacier, MT - West Glacier, MT - Due to continued winter weather, Glacier National Park has closed the Going-to-the-Sun Road in the Logan Pass Area for the winter season.


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Oct. 27, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host 90 minute, 1.2 mile ranger-led walking tours and living histories commemorating the 155th Anniversary of the Cracker Line’s opening along the Brown’s Ferry Federal Road, located in Moccasin Bend...


Ashland Woman Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Stephanie Allard, 39, formerly of Ashland, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for drug trafficking.


News Release: A Solon woman was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for embezzling $156,000 from a fund established on behalf of someone entrusted to her care.


Methuen Physician Convicted of Insider Trading in Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals

News Release: BOSTON - A Methuen physician was convicted today by a federal jury of insider trading in the shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals based on information gleaned from his spouse, who worked at the company.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Stephanie Murray, 30, of Loving, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 41 months in prison for her conviction on narcotics trafficking charges arising out of the sale of methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement agent. Murray will be on supervised release for three years after completing her prison sentence.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A convicted felon was sentenced Tuesday to 77 months in federal prison for illegally possessing four firearms, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah. E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, requested that Department of Commerce Inspector General Peg Gustafson investigate the Department’s decision to add a question regarding citizenship status to the upcoming 2020 Census.