News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


BLM Albuquerque District Reopens 2018 Nominations to Resource Advisory Council

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Albuquerque District is reopening the public call for nominations for six open positions on its Resource Advisory Council (RAC).


BLM announces infrastructure improvements at Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area

News Release: LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office will begin an infrastructure improvement project to enhance recreational use at the Copper Basin Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area in October. The work will include repairing, sealing and striping the parking lot and reconstructing an access road.


News Release: CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINTS. To file a complaint or ask questions about a civil rights violation, including disability discrimination, or veterans and service members' rights, please contact the Civil Rights Coordinator at 251.441.5845.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Shenika D. Boyd, aka “Misses," age 38, of Albany, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison, to be followed by 6 years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine.


Previously Deported Jamaican National, With Prior Murder Conviction, Sentenced In Albany On Illegal Drugs, Firearms Charges

News Release: ALBANY: Charles Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced Thursday that U.S. District Court Judge Leslie Abrams sentenced Michael O’Neal Walker, also known by the names Kevin Omar Foster, Kevin Nunyi Lewis, Mosiah Omar Wright and Nunyi Jacob Wright, age 41, of Montego Bay, Jamaica, for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Jack Ray Snyder, 61, of Truckee, charging him with tax evasion and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Grand Reopening of the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center - October 20, 2018

News Release: On Saturday, Oct. 20, Wright Brothers National Memorial will hold a grand reopening ceremony for its National Historic Landmark visitor center. The park will be open from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Entrance fees will be waived on this very special day.


Fort Knox Soldier Pleads Guilty to Production of Child Pornography by Parent, Transportation and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Fort Knox, Kentucky soldier pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings, to five counts of production of child pornography by a parent, 10 counts of transportation of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.


News Release: BOSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Marshalls, and the Bureau...


News Release: Defendant, who is being Prosecuted as Part of the HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico, Faces Prison Sentence within the Range of 30 Years to Life if Deemed a Career Offender.


Dallas Texas Man Sentenced To Over 6 Years In Federal Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Fayetteville, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Juan Francisco Alcocer, age 32, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced yesterday to 75 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Boston Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Distributing Drugs in and Around Public Housing Development

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston gang member pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing crack cocaine in a Jamaica Plain housing development.


Two charged with methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, firearms violations, and assault on a federal officer

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Ruben Gonzalo Duran-Sanchez, 42, and Daniel Delgado, 27, both Mexican nationals, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance...



News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced ERIC LASHAWN WILLIAMS, a.k.a. “E" and “EZ," age 35, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 70 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.



Dozens Arrested in and Around City of Lawrence as Part of Project Safe Neighborhood Sweep

News Release: BOSTON - Dozens of individuals were arrested today on federal drug, firearms, and immigration offenses, as well as state warrants. In addition, 11 criminal aliens were arrested and will be processed administratively. Today’s sweep, netting more than 35 criminals in and around the City of Lawrence, is part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative (PSN), which aims to bring together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime.


Jamaican National Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Bribery

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Damion Christopher Alexander Brown, 43, a Jamaican national residing in Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, and bribery of a public official, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


News Release: SYRCAUSE, NY - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division, United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Joseph Cronin, and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced that Alonzo Harris, 43, of Youngtown, Arizona, was convicted today of federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges following a four-day jury trial.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 33-year-old pilot, formerly of Kemah, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.