This Tick Now Spreading Across New Jersey Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat For Life
Lone star ticks are expanding across New Jersey, and more than 1,000 alpha-gal cases were reported as the tick-linked red meat allergy gains attention.…
Water Company Shuts Off Service at Ocean County Social Services Building
Ocean County says a mistaken water shutoff—not a plumbing failure—forced the temporary closure of its Senior Services building in Toms River.…
Lakewood Man Jailed for Burning Down Home on Delaware Trail
A 48-year-old Lakewood man has been charged with aggravated arson after investigators linked him to an Aug. 25 structure fire on Delaware Trail.…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Making False Statement
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to false representation of a Social Security number and making a false statement relating to health care matters. Ronald…
New Haven Gang Member Sentenced to 27 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAQUAN GRAY, 27, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 27…
Two Minnesota Men Sentenced for Meth Trafficking Conspiracy
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Worthington, Minnesota, man and an Albert Lea, Minnesota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a 500 Grams or More of Methamphetamine, were sentenced…
4 Men Charged With Trafficking Nearly 5 Tons Of Cocaine Hidden In Furniture
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), John…
West Virginia Man Charged With Making False Statements To FBI
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on July 21, 2021, Christopher B. Tolley, age 35, of Hinton, West Virginia, was charged in a criminal…
New York Man Pleads to Passport Fraud Conspiracy and Aggravated Identity Theft
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that THIERNO O. BAH, age 30, a resident of New York, New York, pleaded guilty on July 21, 2021 to passport fraud conspiracy…
Greensburg Doctor Pleads Guilty in Drug Conspiracy involving Arizona Pharmaceutical Company
PITTSBURGH- A resident of Westmoreland County, PA, pleaded guilty to three counts of Conspiracy to Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, Health Care Fraud, and Conspiracy to Distribute Phentermine Hydrochloride and Diethylpropion, Acting U.S.…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution
BOSTON – A Dominican national who previously resided in Clifton, N.J., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fentanyl distribution. Carlos Nunez, 49, pleaded guilty one count of conspiracy to…
Two Defendants Plead Guilty to Federal Charges Filed in Connection with Oakland-Based EB-5 Visa Investment Scheme
OAKLAND – Thomas Henderson pleaded guilty in federal court today to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of making a false statement to a government agency related…
Spring Creek Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Spring Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on July 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…
Rosebud Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 19, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Purchasing MBTA Passes Using Others’ Identities
BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with using stolen identities to fraudulently purchase MBTA passes. Kokou Kuakumensah, 31, pleaded…
Atlanta man sentenced for submitting fraudulent COVID-19 test to employer and for a separate bank fraud charge
ATLANTA – Santwon Antonio Davis has been sentenced for wire fraud related to a scheme to defraud his employer, and on a bank fraud charge related to a scheme to defraud a…
Cleveland man admits to drug charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Genghis Taylor, of Cleveland, Ohio, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Taylor, also known as “G,” 38, pleaded guilty today to…
Man from Las Cruces sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to enticement a child into sex
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ismael Valdez, 38, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced on July 19 in federal court to 12 years in prison for attempted coercion…
Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Arson of Minneapolis Pawn Shop
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Rochester man pleaded guilty today to arson of a Minneapolis pawn shop, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to his guilty plea, on May 28,…
U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago To Participate in Cross-Jurisdictional Firearms Trafficking Strike Force
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice today launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country. Leveraging existing resources, the…
Chicago Man Arraigned on Federal Carjacking and Firearm Charges
CHICAGO — A Chicago man who allegedly carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint on the city’s West Side and fired a handgun while attempting to carjack another vehicle has been arraigned in federal…
Fugitive Wanted on Child Sex Charges arrested after crossing U.S. border
MISSION, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge apprehended Lorenzo Gomez Guerra, a male lawful permanent resident from San Juan, Texas who has…
Biden goes into state of confusion when asked when children will get COVID-19 vaccine
President Joe Biden was asked when children under the age of twelve are going to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations and we’d quote him, but we’re not sure what the answer is.…