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Jeff Tims (shortened) is the SNN federal news press release curator. Stories published by Jeff Tims are not necessarily written by him, but obtained through government press releases.

Tragic Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 13-Year-Old in Nashville Home

March 26, 2024

NASHVILLE, TN — A devastating incident occurred Saturday night when a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot inside her family’s Edgehill Avenue residence. The girl’s mother has reported to authorities that the shooting…

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Police Blotter

Harassing Missouri Landlord Sued by Feds

March 26, 2024

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Justice Department has initiated legal action against Jimmie Bell, a Springfield, Missouri landlord, accusing him of sexually harassing female tenants, a violation of the Fair Housing Act. Filed…

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New York News

Defendant Sentenced To 17 Years For Murder-For-Hire Scheme And Related Shooting In Poughkeepsie

March 7, 2023

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Partners with the Justice Department to Combat Redlining

Government News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island announces today that it is partnering with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as it launches the department’s new…

October 25, 2021

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Agents Arrest 17 People in Large-Scale Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Involving Fentanyl, Heroin, Crystal Methamphetamine and Firearms

Government News

ST. LOUIS – This week the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals Service, and United States Postal Inspection Service arrested 17 people in Missouri, Arizona, California, and Mexico linked to an organized…

October 25, 2021

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Justice Department Announces New Initiative To Combat Redlining

[KANSAS CITY, KAN.]— The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas announced its partnership with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division as it launches the department’s new Combatting Redlining Initiative. Redlining…

October 25, 2021

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Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty To Murder-For-Hire Charge

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On October 25, 2021, Nelson Paul Replogle, 59, of Knoxville, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of Murder-For-Hire in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Indictment Unsealed Charges Three in Fraud Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Providence on Friday charges three individuals with allegedly participating in a so called “Grandparent Scam” to defraud at least eleven…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Two Harrisburg Men Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Offenses

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tyquann Langston, age 26, and Donza Brown, age 58, both of Harrisburg, were sentenced by U.S. District Court…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Man Residing in Bakersfield Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Attempting to Sell Large Amount of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Mario Quintero Beltran, 31, a citizen of Mexico unlawfully residing in Bakersfield, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl,…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Omaha Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Government News

Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Jose Ivan Marino-Meza, 25, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John M. Gerrard to 11 years and three months…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Proctor Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on October 25, 2021, Robert Callahan, 37, of Proctor, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William K.…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Lincoln Couple Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

Government News

Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Raymond Michael Maestas, 28, and his wife, Jaesa Suzanne Vaughn, 28, both of Lincoln, Nebraska, were sentenced today by United States District Judge John…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Outdoor Apparel Company Owner Guilty of Violating National Forest Service Regulations as part of Marketing Campaign

GRAND JUNCTION – David Lesh was found guilty of violating National Forest Service regulations for snowmobiling at Keystone Resort, which was closed in April 2020. United States Magistrate Judge Gordon P. Gallagher…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Using The Internet To Attempt To Entice And Meet A 12-Year-Old Child For Sex

Government News

Jacksonville, Florida – United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Wayne Dale Epps, Jr. (36, Jacksonville) to 12 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to entice…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Additional Carjacking and Firearm Charges Added to Federal Indictment Accusing Chicago Man of Murdering Rideshare Driver

CHICAGO — A newly filed federal indictment adds additional carjacking and firearm charges against a Chicago man accused of murdering a rideshare driver during a carjacking earlier this year. EDMOND HARRIS, 18,…

October 25, 2021

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Fresno Man Sentenced to over 2 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Government News

FRESNO, Calif. — Eugene Dajohn Marshall, 31, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to two years and eight months in prison, for being a felon in possession…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

Two Thomson Penitentiary Inmates Sentenced to Additional Prison Time for Assaulting Another Inmate

ROCKFORD — Two Thomson Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional prison time for assaulting another inmate. U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp, Jr. on Thursday sentenced JASON MACKENZIE, 40, to eight years in…

October 25, 2021

1 min read

HSI, joint law enforcement partner, investigation leads to a dozen human trafficking arrests

Government News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A two-day undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation was…

October 23, 2021

1 min read

Human smuggler pleads guilty to operating Phoenix stash house

Government News

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to his role as operator of a human smuggling stash house in Phoenix, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and…

October 23, 2021

1 min read

Phoenix Man Sentenced to Over 4 Years for Abusive Sexual Contact

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Yesterday, Virgil Fabian Brown, Jr., 44, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 54 months in prison, followed by ten years of supervised…

October 23, 2021

1 min read

Doctor and Owner of Medical Practice Indicted for Health Care Fraud

TUCSON, Ariz. – On Wednesday, a federal grand jury returned a fifty-count indictment, charging Linh Cao Nguyen, M.D., 48, of Peoria, Arizona, with Health Care Fraud, False Statements Relating to a Health…

October 23, 2021

1 min read

Phoenix Man Sentenced to 4 Years for Assault

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Wednesday, Augustine Apkaw, 34, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.…

October 23, 2021

1 min read

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