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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arkansas Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ark. U.S. Attorney: Baxter County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking & Firearms Offenses
HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: A Baxter County (Salem) man was sentenced yesterday to a total of 240 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of More Than Fifty Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the   more

Ark. U.S. Attorney: Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: A Fayetteville man was sentenced on Thursday, September 26, to 147 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing   more

DEA-New Orleans Division: Arkansas Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking & Firearms Offenses
HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: A Baxter County (Salem) man was sentenced yesterday to a total of 240 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of More Than Fifty Grams of Actual Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey pr  more

Department of Labor Completes Restructuring of OSHA Regional Offices, Creates Birmingham Region to Improve Operations, Address Growth
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based i  more

Department of Labor Restructures OSHA Regional Offices, Creates Birmingham Region to Improve Operations in Arkansas, Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based in  more

Soldier Accounted for from WWII (Andrews, R.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Private Rodger D. Andrews, 19, of Gravette, Arkansas, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 5, 2024. In June 1944, Andrews was assigned to Company C, 37th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater during World War II. On the morning of June 6, 1944, British, Canadian, and Amer  more