Former Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois told The Epoch Times that he denies the allegations in a new federal lawsuit filed against him and others by ICE detainees. “There have been multiple litigations over the past few years that have been repeatedly unfounded,” DuBois said. “ICE representatives visit the facility on an almost daily basis,…

A new task force targeting public corruption and financial crimes in Orange County, New York, was formed by Sheriff Paul Arteta and district attorney David Hoovler on March 1.   Hoovler told The Epoch Times that one catalyst for the task force is residential contractor fraud, which is expected to go up as building season…

In his first report to the county public safety committee on Jan. 19, new sheriff Paul Arteta said he wanted to pull back deputies on various task forces to beef up county operations.  “So much worry about taking care of the business of other agencies, specifically the federal agencies,” he said. “We are bringing our people…

On the first day of the new year, Paul Arteta took oath as Orange County’s new sheriff and promised to build on the past to make the county a safer and better place. “We’ve done incredible things at the Sheriff’s Office, and it’s just going to get better and better in the future,” he said…

Orange County’s longest-serving sheriff Carl DuBois said he made the office a better place than he found it. First elected in 2002 as a change agent on the Republican ticket, DuBois turned a scandal-burdened office into a nationally accredited operation, securing the recognition of standard-setters in almost every facet of the profession. He sailed to…

Montgomery Deputy Police Chief Paul Arteta won the sheriff race in Orange County, New York, on Nov. 8. He got 60 percent, or 69,807 votes, as a candidate for both the Republican and Conservative parties, according to unofficial results published by the Orange County Board of Elections. Bernie Rivers, the Democratic Party candidate, got 40…

MONTGOMERY, N.Y.—The Epoch Times sat down with Paul Arteta, the Republican candidate for Orange County Sheriff, at a coffee shop on Sept. 26. Arteta won the Republican primary, besting Orange County Undersheriff Kenneth Jones by about 15 points. He will face Democratic candidate Bernie Rivers in the general election. Carmen DeStefano, a retired investigator, is…