News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


Felon Who Attempted to Rob Home Depot in Golden Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - Aaron Carson Cheek, age 27, of Golden, was sentenced yesterday to serve 84 months in federal prison for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence by U.S. District Court Judge Christine M. Arguello, Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer and ATF Denver Field Division Special Agent in Charge Debora Livingston announced. Cheek was in custody prior to the sentencing hearing, and was remanded following the sentencing hearing.


News Release: BOSTON - Jose Mejia Ruiz, 40, was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.


Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new and stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ).


Parmelee Man Charged for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Parmelee, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


News Release: HOUSTON - Two Romanian men have pleaded guilty for traveling to Houston to place card skimmers on ATMs and stealing money from bank accounts, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, a citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign...


U.S. Department of Labor and New York Manufacturer Reach Settlement to Improve Safety and Health

News Release: NEW YORK, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Acme Parts, Inc., of Brooklyn have reached a settlement agreement to improve Acme Parts' workplace safety and health.


U.S. Attorney, DEA In Kentucky, And Law Enforcement Announce Prescription Drug Take Back Day To Safely Remove Medications From Local Homes

News Release: More than 70 locations this Saturday where Kentuckiana residents can safely and anonymously dispose of potentially dangerous prescription medications.


News Release: Defendant prohibited from being in the City of Brockton.


Misdemeanor Immigration Prosecutions – September and October 2017

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - The following is a summary of misdemeanor immigration prosecutions from September and October 2017.


News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Oct. 23, 2017, Dontaurus Ricks (age: 42), of Milwaukee, was found guilty by a jury of his peers of possessing a firearm despite previously being convicted of a felony.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


Puerto Rican Children to Receive Free School Meals

Release: Robbinsville, NJ, Oct. 27, 2017 - Children in Puerto Rico will receive free school meals in an effort to provide further relief to those affected by Hurricane Maria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced. The measure will potentially affect more than 1,550 schools and 450,000 children.


News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Justin Crandall, age 28, of Sidney, New York, pled guilty today in federal court in Binghamton, New York, to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Vadim Thomas, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office...


News Release: Defendant among the 103 Individuals Federally Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


Council Bluffs Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that on Oct. 27, 2017, William J. Allen, a/k/a Billy Allen, 32, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Following the prison term, Allen will serve five years on supervised release.


News Release: Local Hiring Authority Gives Locals Advantages.


News Release: On Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a 90-minute, 1/2-mile hike in Chickamauga Battlefield discussing the monuments located along Battleline Road. This tour begins inside the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center and will caravan to the program location.


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew J. Sutton.


DEA Charlotte District Office To Hold 14th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Charlotte District Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its 14th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017 from 10...