News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Francisco Javier Ochoa-Anaya, 49, residing in Denair, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 26 years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Workers accomplished one of EM’s today after safely tearing down the last of 10 buildings at the Radioactive Materials Handling Facility (RMHF) at the Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) in Ventura County, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael Castelluccio, age 42, of Fultonville, New York, pled guilty today to unlawfully transferring an unregistered short-barreled rifle that had machinegun capability.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against two Stockton residents and alleged members of the Everybody Killa (EBK) street gang, charging them with conspiring to deal firearms without a license and other charges, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Also possessed two firearms he used in his drug trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: GULF BREEZE, FL. - Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announce the start of the fall 2020 season for the onsite cleanup of asphalt fragments and road base materials at the national seashore. In-water asphalt and other miscellaneous non-natural debris removal at Fort Pickens will begin Friday, November...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Defendant Illegally Funneled Money From Company To Purchase $2 Million Home.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Crescent City, Calif. - Redwood National Park announced the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 2020 Centennial Grove Trail and Berry Glen Connector Trail Environmental Assessment (EA). The FONSI identifies the selected alternative and is the decision-making document for the project.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Michael Erin Vandeventer, 21, of Sparks, Nevada, charging him with interference with commerce by robbery, known as Hobbs Act Robbery, and conspiracy to commit interference with commerce by robbery, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, and part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee for all visitors to honor those who served in our armed forces.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: On Friday, November 6, many areas in Rocky Mountain National Park will reopen after being closed since Oct. 22, due to the East Troublesome Fire. Areas that will reopen include roads, parking areas and trails in Wild Basin, Longs Peak, Lily Lake, Twin Sisters, Lumpy Ridge and US 34 through the Fall River Entrance to Many Parks Curve as well as the Endovalley Road. Old Fall River Road will be open to bicycles, leashed pets and walkers.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A former Valdosta State Prison corrections officer was sentenced to federal prison today after being caught smuggling contraband cell phones and methamphetamine into the prison, said Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: A Lubbock man who plotted a mass shooting has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for making false statements to a federally-licensed firearms dealer, and the court recommended he be evaluated for civil commitment prior to his release, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Billy J. Williams, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon and Renn Cannon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Portland Field Office, announced today that a federal grand jury in Portland returned an 5 Count Indictment against Troutdale, Oregon...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Two Fayetteville men pled guilty to charges stemming from the burning of Fayetteville’s Market House during the period of civil unrest in May 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: In El Paso this morning, federal authorities arrested 65-year-old businessman Daniel Steadley for knowingly selling fraudulent healthcare insurance to customers and pocketing their monthly premiums, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer and FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Kremmling Field Office reduced the size of the East Troublesome Fire emergency area closure today, opening previously closed BLM lands north of U.S. Highway 40 and west of Grand County Road 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Javier Enrique Lima of St. Thomas was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to possessing and transporting a firearm with an obliterated serial number and fleeing a designated customs facility without authorization.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 5, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Okaloosa and Walton counties who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Sally, high winds, excessive rains and flooding that occurred from Sept. 14 through Sept. 19, 2020, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
