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.…
Leader Of Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The leader and organizer of a drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison for selling nearly 36 pounds of methamphetamine during the conspiracy.…
June 3, 2021
9 Department Of Correction Officers And Employees Charged With Taking Bribes To Smuggle Contraband To Inmates At New York City Jails
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…
June 25, 2021
DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat Health Care Fraud Related to COVID-19
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 United States for…
May 27, 2021
Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Commit COVID-19 Relief Fraud
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Sean M. Andre, age 31, of Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty yesterday to conspiring with an Ulster County man to fraudulently obtain more than $5.6 million in government-backed…
May 26, 2021
West Virginia and Detroit residents indicted for drug trafficking operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Doriawn Eduane-Draphel Rogers, of Detroit, Michigan, appeared in federal court today after being charged with 10 others in a drug conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard…
July 4, 2021
Former North Shore Resident Charged With COVID-Relief Fraud
BOSTON – A former North Shore resident was indicted yesterday in connection with allegedly filing fraudulent applications for loans and unemployment benefits to obtain over $660,000 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan…
June 3, 2021
Midway Man Sentenced For Possession Of Ammunition
Greeneville, Tenn. – On May 24. 2021, Justin Robert Feagins, 29, currently of Midway, Tennessee, was sentenced to 120 months by the Honorable Judge J. Ronnie Greer, Senior United States Judge for…
May 26, 2021
U.S. Attorney’s Office and State and Local Partners Announce Expansion of Firearms Prosecution Initiative Targeting Gun Violence in Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland – Today, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Jonathan F. Lenzner announced a significant expansion of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s collaborative initiative with state and local law…
June 3, 2021
School board leader sentenced in corruption scheme
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The former vice president of the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) Board of Trustees has been ordered to federal prison following her convictions of conspiracy and corruption, announced Acting…
June 3, 2021
Iowa City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Firearm Charge
DAVENPORT, Iowa – On May 21, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Parish Bennett, age 33, of Iowa City, to five years in prison for Felon in…
May 26, 2021
California Man Convicted by Alaska Jury of Multiple Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses
ANCHORAGE – A federal jury convicted a Compton, California, man yesterday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, attempted distribution of methamphetamine and cocaine, maintaining a place for drug purposes and…
May 26, 2021
Two Bank Executives Charged for Conspiring to Launder Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Through U.S. Financial System in Connection with Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme
An Austrian man was arrested today in the United Kingdom on criminal charges related to his alleged participation in a conspiracy to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through the U.S. financial…
May 26, 2021
Two Individuals Indicted for Money Laundering Related to Odebrecht Bribery and Fraud Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Peter Weinzierl and Alexander Waldstein, both citizens of Austria, for their roles in a scheme to launder hundreds of millions…
May 26, 2021
Shrewsbury Woman Sentenced for Perjury in Connection With Insurance and Tax Fraud
BOSTON – A Shrewsbury woman was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for lying about her role with a Worcester-based employment agency while testifying before a federal grand jury. Linda Le,…
June 3, 2021
Middlesex County Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Conspiring to Export Firearms and Items Subject to Export Control List to Ukraine
NEWARK, N.J. – An Edison, New Jersey man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to export, without a license, firearms, and other items subject to the export control…
June 3, 2021
Upper Allegheny Health System To Pay $2.7 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS), a health care system which operates several dental…
May 26, 2021
Houston Man Guilty of Laundering Drug Proceeds
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal violations related to drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Roberto Fuentes,…
May 26, 2021
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today, that THOMAS LANDRY (“LANDRY”), age 46, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Susan…
June 3, 2021
Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Violations Related to Identity Theft Scheme
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man has been sentenced to prison for federal violations related to identity theft in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.…
May 26, 2021
Monticello Man Sentenced To Prison For Arson Of Minneapolis Bank
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Monticello man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit arson at a Minneapolis bank. According…
May 26, 2021
- 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
- Wall Township Cancels Firecracker 5 Race After Storm Brings Down Large Trees
- More Than 150,000 JCP&L Customers Across New Jersey Remain Without Power After Severe Storms
- Monroe Township Storm Recovery Continues as Crews Clear Roads, Restore Power After Severe Thunderstorm