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.…
North Versailles Felon Indicted for Illegally Possessing Ammunition
PITTSBURGH – A resident of suburban Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…
June 3, 2021
Richmond Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Charges
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Richmond, Kentucky man was convicted on Tuesday, by a federal jury sitting in Covington, of distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, distribution of heroin, possession of…
May 27, 2021
Illinois Man Named in 2-Count Indictment Charging Drug Law Violations
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. The…
June 3, 2021
Six Former Railroad Employees Charged With Fraudulently Obtaining Federal Disability Benefits
CHICAGO – Six former railroad employees have been indicted on criminal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits. The indictments accuse the defendants of working other jobs while providing false information…
May 27, 2021
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19
FORT SMITH – The Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding indictments, in seven federal districts across the…
May 27, 2021
Former Chief of Staff to Illinois Speaker of the House Indicted for Allegedly Lying Under Oath to Federal Grand Jury
CHICAGO — The former Chief of Staff to the Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives was indicted today for allegedly providing false material declarations under oath to a federal grand jury…
May 27, 2021
Fort Bragg Marriage Fraud Arranger Sentenced for Marriage Fraud and Conspiracy
NEW BERN, N.C. – An ex-soldier from Fayetteville was sentenced today to 44 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On August 18, 2020, Ebenezer Yeboah Asane, a/k/a “Ben” pled…
May 27, 2021
Wilmington Man Convicted of PCP Distribution Plot
NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Wilmington man yesterday on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture…
May 27, 2021
Rhode Island Woman Charged with Phishing Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island woman was charged today with sending phishing emails to candidates for political office and others. Diana Lebeau, 21, of Cranston, R.I., was charged in an Information with…
June 3, 2021
Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation
BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Antonio Curio-Ruiz, 53, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by U.S.…
June 3, 2021
Heroin Dealer Sent Back to Federal Prison
A Chicago man who intended to distribute fentanyl and a heroin/fentanyl mixture was sentenced today to more than five years in federal prison. Chanord Hawkins, age 28, from Chicago, Illinois, received the…
May 27, 2021
Dominican National Sentenced for Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…
June 3, 2021
Fort Myers Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Eleven Years In Federal Prison
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Edgar Vazquez (36, Fort Myers) to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than…
June 3, 2021
Three defendants admit participating in dog-fighting operation dismantled in Dodge County
DUBLIN, GA: Three of seven defendants have admitted in court to participation in a dog-fighting operation broken up in 2018 in Dodge County. Benjamin Shinhoster III, 41, of Augusta; Deveon Hood, 34,…
May 26, 2021
Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Pension Contribution Reports
BOSTON – An owner of a New Hampshire asbestos abatement company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to making false statements to employee pension plans. Gary McCaffrey, 66, of Salem,…
June 3, 2021
Grand Jury Returns Two Indictments
The charges against Fitzpatrick are the result of an investigation by the La Crosse Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Anderson is handling…
May 26, 2021
South Carolina Inmate Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Military Sextortion Scheme
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Wendell Wilkins, 32, of Spartanburg, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to money…
May 26, 2021
Nigerian National Charged for Role in Unemployment and Money Laundering Schemes
BOSTON – A Nigerian national was charged yesterday in connection with his alleged involvement in multiple criminal schemes, including romance scams targeting the elderly, the submission of fraudulent pandemic-related assistance claims using…
June 3, 2021
Mahoning County Man Pleads Guilty to Using a Firearm to Threaten a Jewish Community Center in Youngstown
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that James P. Reardon, 22, of New Middletown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to a two-count indictment charging him with transmitting a threatening…
May 26, 2021
Three charged in nationwide scheme to sell hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Texas paper tags
HOUSTON – Authorities are searching for two men indicted for using fictitious car dealerships to issue nearly 600,000 automobile paper tags and selling them on the internet without selling any cars, announced…
June 23, 2021
- NJ TRANSIT Service Still Disrupted After Severe Storms Damage Rail Infrastructure
- Truck Driver Who Killed Pennsylvania Trooper Was Haitian National Who Illegally Entered U.S.
- American Cruise Ship Full of Gay Man Banned from Docking in Turkey
- New Jersey Weather: Scorching Fourth of July Heat to Give Way to Storms, Cooler Temperatures
- Two Friday Fires in Lakewood at Ocean County Park, Recycling Facility