Wildwood Air Show Returns Sunday After F-22 Raptors Thunder Over Packed Beach and Boardwalk
The Wildwoods Air Show returns Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. with the F-22 Raptor, F-16s, MiG-17, Coast Guard aircraft, warbirds and aerobatics.…
Manchester Township Will Be Next Town to Fall to Overdevelopment, Expansion
Manchester Is Looking More Like the Next Jackson as Land Buyers Move In…
Police Officer Sickened by 9-11 Response Says Town Took His Accrued Time Away at Retirement
Retired Jackson Police Sgt. Michael Grochowski says a Ground Zero-related illness ended his career and is challenging the loss of accumulated vacation time.…
Former City of Shreveport Employee Sentenced for Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Tory Deshawn Jackson, 42, of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to…
Tampa Men Plead Guilty To Armed Robbery Spree And A Shooting, Possessed Notebook Of Criminal Ambitions
Tampa, Florida – Tyee Spike II (18, Tampa) and Jeffrey L. Davis (22, Tampa) have pleaded guilty to committing a string of armed commercial robberies. Spike pleaded guilty to participating in 10…
Grant County man admits to firearms charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Bryan Edward Summerton, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Summerton, 35, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Former Pharmacy Technician Pleads Guilty to Prescription Fraud
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty today to acquiring over 50,000 dosage units of prescription medications through fraudulent means. “Pharmacy technicians are entrusted with safeguarding and maintaining prescription medications…
Prison Inmates Among Four Defendants Indicted for Unemployment Insurance Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Two New York State prison inmates and two others were indicted last week for conspiring to defraud COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment insurance programs administered by the New York State…
Member of Brooklyn-Based “KavKaz Nation” Crime Syndicate Indicted for Extortion and Other Charges
A five-count indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Roman Nikoghosyan, a member of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eurasian organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Manhattan Beach and…
Lowell Man Sentenced for Gun Trafficking
BOSTON – A Lowell man was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021 for firearms trafficking related to five separate sales, including the sale of an illegal sawed-off shotgun. Rathsomnang Neth, 24, was…
Harrison County woman sentenced for meth charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Amber Ramos, of Hepzibah, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Ramos, also…
Maryland man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antonio Cortez Darden, of Maugansville, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Darden, 44, pleaded guilty this week to one…
Denton Sex Offender Indicted for Failing to Register
SHERMAN, Texas – A Denton man has been indicted on federal sex offender registry violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Chad Allan Titus,…
Georgia man admits to having more than 50 grams of methamphetamine
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – James Matthew Hembree, of Snellville, Georgia, has admitted to a methamphetamine charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hembree, 40, pleaded guilty today to one count of…
Former CEO Of Publicly Traded Houston Company Pleads Guilty To Accounting Fraud Scheme
Ilan Graff, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today the guilty plea of JEFFREY HASTINGS, the former chief executive officer and chairman of the…
High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges for Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need after Telemedicine Sessions
LOS ANGELES – A High Desert physician remains in federal custody today after his arrest Wednesday on charges of illegally dispensing prescriptions for often-abused controlled substances – including opioid-based medications –…
Philadelphia Man Charged With Seven Armed Robberies of Philadelphia and Montgomery County Banks and Pharmacies
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Daniel King, 25, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Superseding Indictment with three counts of bank robbery; four counts of armed…
Stroudsburg Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Duus, age 35, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on August 11, 2021, to 120 months’ imprisonment…
Dracut Man Arrested for Armed Robbery
BOSTON – A Dracut man was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with the armed robbery of three convenience stores in Lowell and Tewksbury on Christmas Eve 2020. Michael Vangpa, 32, was…
Former Social Services Employee in Harnett County Sentenced for Theft of Government Funds
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Fayetteville, North Carolina woman, Lakisha Victoria McDougald, was sentenced today to 30 months and three years of supervised release for theft of government funds. McDougald was also ordered…
26 Fully vaccinated Carnival cruise ship crewmembers test positive for COVID-19
Aboard an almost fully vaccinated Carnival cruise ship, 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday just before arriving in Belize City, according to the Belize Tourism Board. While crew members are…
Lambda variant causing havoc in South America, nearly 1,000 cases reported in U.S.
Several countries in South America are experiencing coronavirus surges due to the lambda variant, which studies show could prove more evasive to vaccines, the New York Post reported. First identified in Peru,…
Parent beats teacher after mask mandate argument on first day of school
A parent at a California public school allegedly attacked a teacher Wednesday, leaving him bruised and lacerated, after the two got in an argument over mask mandates, a local news outlet reported.…