News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Roofing Contractor For Repeatedly Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards

News Release: MARTIN, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Mike Krueger - doing business as Altogether Roofing in Martin, Ohio - for exposing employees to fall hazards. The contractor faces penalties totaling $247,544 for willful, repeated and serious violations of OSHA standards at construction sites in Toledo and Perrysburg, Ohio.


Department Of Justice Awards More Than $85.3 Million In Grants To Address School Violence

News Release: Schools in District of New Jersey Awarded $4.29 Million in Funding.


Former Department Of Justice Information Technology Specialist Sentenced To Federal Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Robert Thomas Darenberg, 34, of Jacksonville, was sentenced today to.


News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that former Westminster Police Officer Curtis Arganbright has been charged with violating a woman’s civil rights by having nonconsensual sex with her while she was in his police custody. Arganbright was convicted by the State of Colorado in...


News Release: DENVER - With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and visitors, including children and teens.


Former Executive Assistant Pleads Guilty in Connection with Embezzling Over $3 Million

News Release: BOSTON - The former executive assistant of a Waltham-based technology company pleaded guilty today in connection with a fraud and embezzlement scheme that netted over $3 million.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Quan Jiang, 30, a Chinese national and former engineering student at Linn Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon, was sentenced today to 37 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for trafficking fake and altered Apple iPhones.


Announcement By U.S. Attorney Jason R. Dunn On The Charging Of Former Westminster Police Officer Curtis Arganbright

News Release: Defendant previously sentenced to 90 days by State, now faces up to 10 years in federal prison.


More Than $900,000 Awarded to Local Schools to Address Violence

News Release: Nearly $1 Million Also Awarded to MO Department of Public Safety.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Last Friday, Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced a bipartisan resolution with Rep. Gregorio Sablan (D-CNMI), Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-USVI), Rep. Michael San Nicolas (D-Guam), and Rep. Jenniffer González-Colon (R-PR) rejecting the racist and imperialist...


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries conducted a saddle-trained wild horse and burro adoption event on October 19 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) south of Carson City, Nevada. All 14 animals showcased at the event were adopted.


News Release: West Virginian Business Owners Plead Guilty to Failing to Pay Employment Taxes and Individual Income Taxes.


Department of Justice Awards More Than $85.3 Million in Grants to Address School Violence

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Justice announced it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security-including funding to educate and train students and faculty-and support first responders who arrive on the scene of a school shooting or other violent incident.


Trucker Sentenced  For Stealing Load of Meat

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A California trucker working for a Kansas freight brokerage was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for stealing a load of meat valued at more than $160,000, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Chair DeFazio Criticizes FAA for Further Delay of Rule on Installations of Secondary Cockpit Barriers

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a letter to Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) raising concern over reports the agency will conduct a full rulemaking process instead of simply requiring installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all new airplanes.


Woman imprisoned after attempt to smuggle meth with son in car

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 26-year old Mexican native from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction for conspiring with intent to distribute more than 40 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Claudia Janeth Ozuna-Celaya pleaded guilty July 3.


Manchester Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Cocaine Trafficking and Firearms Charges

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Mark Manapsal, 35, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison for distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Macy Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Domestic Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Dwight Morris, 37, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Morris to 24 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal prison system. After his release from prison, Morris will serve a three-year term of supervised release.


Manchester man sentenced to 70 months for cocaine trafficking and firearms charges

News Release: CONCORD, NH- DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Mark Manapsal, 35, of Manchester, was sentenced in federal court to 70 months in prison for distribution of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Aliso Viejo man was sentenced today to 57 months in federal prison for deliberating driving his Mercedes-Benz sedan into and severely injuring a U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee at the federal building in Laguna Niguel.