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Tipoffs for Santa Fe, New Mexico (City) Newsletter for Saturday April 20, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Calif. U.S. Attorney: Ex-Employee of Federal Law Enforcement Agency Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping His Wife, Who Was Murdered After the Abduction
LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: A former federal employee pleaded guilty today to a federal kidnapping charge for plotting to abduct and kill his estranged wife, who was strangled to death in 2016. Eddy Reyes, 38, of Covina, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping resulting in death. Reyes was a civilian employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the time of hi  more

N.M. Environment Dept. Cites City of Roswell for Death of Worker in Trench and Issues $637,311 Fine
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 20 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release: The New Mexico Environment Department issued willful and serious citations with penalties of $637,311 to the City of Roswell following a six-month investigation by its Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) into the fatal injury of a city utility worker. In the early morning hours of October 21, 2023, four members of an on-call crew for the City were dispatched to repair a leakin  more

Rep. Leger Fernandez Issues Statement on Announcement of New HPCC Director, Colonel Jay Mitchel
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has named Col. Jay Mitchell as the Director of Operations, leading the day-to-day operations for both the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office (Claims Office) and Stafford Act wildfire disaster recovery operations based in Santa Fe. Mitchell is expected to begin in May and will be supported in his transition by leadership at  more