News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. - Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Tyler Hull, age 38, of Fulton, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to unlawfully distribute and possess with the intent to distribute eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance.


Arizona man sentenced to 10 years for child pornography charges

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - A southern Arizona man will spend the next 10 years behind bars for child pornography offenses committed over two years ago, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse.


Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty today to his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Lawrence to Cape Cod.


News Release: TYLER, Texas - A Tyler woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.


Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing American Troops in 2008

News Release: Former Taliban Commander Charged with Killing American Troops in 2008.



Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Delmar Bank Robbery

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jesse Clarence Odum, age 35, of Pensacola, Florida, pled guilty today to an indictment charging him with robbing a Pioneer Bank branch.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Marvin, South Dakota, man convicted of Production of Child Pornography was sentenced on October 4, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as Sex Offender

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on October 5, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a transient man convicted of failure to register as a sex offender was sentenced on October 4, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Grand Portage Flag Now Flies at Isle Royale National Park

News Release: “An exciting and special day!" was heard many times on the day in August when the Grand Portage Tribal flag went up a new pole to fly beside the US flag at Windigo. Flying the flag in the park honors the significant, long-lasting, and current connection between the Grand Portage Ojibwe and Isle Royale, the place they call Minong, the Good Place.


Regtech and Fintech Opportunities in Hong Kong

Release: Topic: Regtech and Fintech Opportunities in Hong Kong.


19 Defendants Charged With Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

News Release: 18 Former Players of the National Basketball Association and a Spouse of a Former Player Alleged to Have Submitted Nearly $4 million in Fraudulent Reimbursement Claims for Medical Services that They Never Received.


HSI Nogales investigation results in drug trafficker sentenced to 5 years

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - A twice removed Mexican national was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for drug trafficking, following an investigation by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted by the United States Border Patrol.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - A public funeral for Drug Enforcement Administration Supervisory Special Agent Michael G. Garbo will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021, at Calvary Chapel in Tucson.


Chairman David Scott Statement Following Hearing to Review the State of the Livestock Industry

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott issued the following statement regarding today’s Hearing, “To Review the State of the Livestock Industry" after having heard testimonies from a distinguished group of witnesses.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kevin J. Bell, 41, Eau Claire, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. This term of prison will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Bell pleaded guilty to this charge on July 14, 2021.


Cumberland County Man Charged With Manufacturing an Explosive Device and With Possessing Multiple Bombs and Precursor Materials

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man will make his initial appearance today on charges related to his explosive devices and the materials used to manufacture them, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.