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Bucco Introduces OPRA Reform Bill to Counter the Exploitation of Young New Jerseyans

Today, Sen. Tony Bucco introduced a bill to protect New Jerseyans from bad-faith OPRA requests involving young individuals who are subjects of body-worn camera (BWC) footage under certain circumstances.…

Senate Clears Singer Bill to Protect New Jerseyans from Predatory Contractors

Sen. Robert Singer's bill that would establish a professional board to regulate home improvement and home elevation contractors was approved by the New Jersey Senate.…

Senate Clears Stanfield Bill Revising Farmland Appraisal Process

Sen. Jean Stanfield's bill that would help preserve more farmland in New Jersey was passed by the New Jersey Senate.…

Senate Approves Bucco Bill to Require Pothole Data in Annual DOT Report

Sen. Anthony M. Bucco's bill that would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to begin providing information about potholes in their annual report to the Legislature was passed by the New Jersey…

Pike County Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of A Sawed-Off Shotgun

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Walter Valdivia, Jr., age 38, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 21, 2021, to 33 months’…

Florida Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trafficking In Endangered Species And Illegally Possessing Firearms

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Steven Phillip Griffin, II (36, Palm Harbor) to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison, to be followed by 2…

Florida News

CEO of South Florida Armored Transport Company Charged in Multimillion Dollar Dirty Gold Money Laundering Conspiracy

Miami, Fl. – South Florida federal prosecutors have charged a Doral business owner with facilitating a $140 million transnational illicit gold smuggling operation aimed at laundering cash with alleged ties to criminal…

Florida News

Rochester Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Rochester man was sentenced yesterday to 132 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from…

Hingham Man Indicted for Role in Business Email Compromise Scheme

BOSTON – A Hingham man was arrested today in connection with a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Gustaf Njei, 26, was indicted on two counts of wire fraud, one count of structuring…

Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Illegal Possession Of Firearms

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Canadian man pleaded guilty today to possessing a firearm as an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According…

O’Scanlon: Democrats’ Lack of Budget Transparency Is Shameful

Sen. Declan O'Scanlon said a total lack of budget transparency demonstrated by New Jersey Democrats was shameful after tens of billions of dollars of spending was approved with minimal information available to…

New Jersey News·Politics

Bloods Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Two Murders in Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014. According to court documents, Mark Anthony Skeete,…

Houston men sentenced for smuggling meth in truck tires

LAREDO, Texas – Two Houston men have been ordered to federal prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to import meth into the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…

Man Charged with Attempting to Rob the Vermont Federal Credit Union in Burlington

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Donald McCandless, 42, of Norfolk, Virginia, was arrested yesterday after he attempted to rob the Vermont Federal Credit…

U.S. Attorney’s Office Seeks Temporary Restraining Order Against Minnesota Businessman Selling Counterfeit N95 Masks

EL PASO – Federal authorities in El Paso are seeking a civil injunction against 40-year-old Wayzata, Minnesota resident Scott Boynton and his business, Boynton Companies, Inc, d/b/a RELYmedia, in an effort to…

Registered Sex Offender Charged with Attempting to Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A 31-year-old registered sex offender living in Smithfield, RI, who allegedly claimed during Instagram communications with two minor boys in Florida to be 17-years-old, has been ordered detained in…

New Orleans Man Sentenced For Distributing Heroin Which Resulted in The Death of Buyer

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JARON BIAS, age 29, of New Orleans, was sentenced on June 16, 2021 after pleading guilty to Count 1 of a Superseding…

Justice Department Reaches Settlement Agreement with Physicians Group in El Paso Over Allegations of Violating the False Claims Act

EL PASO –El Paso Ear, Nose & Throat Associates (EPENT) has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid, Medicare and other federal…