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.…
Laurel meth trafficker sentenced to more than 14 years in prison
BILLINGS – A Laurel man who admitted meth trafficking and firearms crimes after investigators found seven pounds of the drug along with firearms in a search of his residence was sentenced today…
Centreville Man Pleads Guilty to Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
Baltimore, Maryland – William Tyler Beck, age 30, of Centreville, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to coercion and enticement of a minor. The plea was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the…
Todd County Man Indicted for Assaulting a Federal Officer
Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Todd County, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. Alejandro Santistevan,…
Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Pleads Guilty
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Nicholas Pilchak (619) 546-9709 and Jaclyn Stahl (619) 546-8456 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 16, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Jennings Ryan Staley, a physician who attempted to profit…
Former Daycare Director Sentenced for Submitting False Documents to Tennessee Department of Human Services
Memphis, TN – Ollie Stephenson, 55, of Germantown, Tennessee, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for submitting false documents to the Tennessee Department of Human…
Previous Drug Offender and Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Baltimore, Maryland – Troy Lee Neal, age 42, of Elkton, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. Neal has prior criminal…
Two Charged with Conspiracy in Scheme to Attack Democratic Headquarters in Sacramento
WASHINGTON – Today, the federal court in San Francisco unsealed an indictment charging two California men with conspiracy to destroy a building affecting interstate commerce, and related crimes, in a scheme to…
Onslow County Man Convicted on Weapon and Drug Trafficking Crimes
RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Jourden Tairee Shepard, 23, of Onslow County earlier this week on two counts of a three count indictment charging him with of (1) possession of a…
Three Men Arrested at Downtown Denver Hotel Charged with Being Prior Felons in Possession of a Firearm
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Ricardo Rodriguez, age 44, Richard Platt, age 42, and Gabriel Rodriguez, age 48 (no relation), have each been charged…
Three Individuals Facing Federal Charges for Participating in a Healthcare Fraud Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Nursing Degrees
Baltimore, Maryland – A criminal complaint has been filed charging Patrick Nwaokwu, age 50, of Laurel, Maryland; Musa Bangura, age 62, of Manassas, Virginia; and Johanah Napoleon, age 45, of Wellington, Florida…
Woman Sentenced for Intimidating Sex Trafficking Victim
An Amarillo woman was sentenced today to 34 months in federal prison for harassing a sex trafficking victim in an attempt to dissuade her from testifying against her trafficker, announced Acting U.S.…
Indictment Charges 4 Ecuadoran Nationals for Participating in Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Ramsey E. Covington, Acting Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England; Matthew B. Millhollin, Special Agent…
Violent felon convicted for crime spree that included a carjacking, attempted robbery, and firearm offenses
SAVANNAH, GA: A U.S. District Court jury found a previously convicted felon guilty on all charges for a violent 2019 crime spree across south Georgia. Alfred Wisher, 39, faces a minimum sentence…
Athens, Georgia Resident Sentenced to Prison in Elder Fraud Investigation
ATHENS, Ga. – An Athens, Georgia, resident was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution and a fine for illegally operating an unlicensed money transmitting business targeting elderly victims. Colin Moore,…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Social Security Misuse and Theft of Government Funds
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with misusing another individual’s Social Security number to receive housing and unemployment benefits. Ramon Hiciano, 59, formerly…
Three Men Guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances
These charges stem from a long-term investigation conducted by numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies including: the Southeast Iowa Narcotics Taskforce; Burlington Police Department; Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office; Federal…
Nearly three dozen charged in Middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy
DUBLIN, GA: Thirty defendants are charged in a Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56…
Brown County, Ohio man sentenced to 17 years in prison for distributing images of child sexual abuse
CINCINNATI – Wayne Cusimano, 55, of Hamersville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 204 months in prison for distributing child [censored]ography through Kik messenger chat groups. According to court documents,…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty yesterday to fentanyl distribution charges. Luis Aybar-Guerrero, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with…
Federal Inmate Found Guilty of Mailing Suspicious Letters to United States Senate
LAFAYETTE, La. – Clifton Lamar Dodd, 49, a federal inmate, has been found guilty by a jury in Lafayette of mailing a number of hoax letters to United States Senate post office…