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.…
Brick Dad’s School Drop-Off Ends in Police Chase at 73 MPH, Near Miss With Crossing Guards
BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Morning school traffic turned dangerous Tuesday when a Brick Township man fled from a police officer during a school zone enforcement operation, reaching speeds of 73 mph and…
Los Angeles Man Indicted for Larceny, Resisting Federal Officer, and Child Abuse
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Los Angeles, California, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny, Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, and…
Stilwell Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child in Indian Country
A Stilwell man faces charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2017 near Vinita, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. David Anthony Romannose, 44, was charged by criminal complaint with sexual…
Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charge After Allegedly Selling Cocaine While on Vacation in Chicago
CHICAGO — A woman has been arrested on a federal drug charge after allegedly selling two kilograms of cocaine while vacationing in Chicago this week. MARINA RIVERA, 33, sold the cocaine Wednesday…
California Man Arrested For $3.6 Million Paycheck Protection Program And Economic Injury Disaster Loan Fraud
SAN JOSE –A California man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic…
New York Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A New York man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in…
Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that ALTON COOKS, from Orleans Parish, pleaded guilty on July 7, 2021 to a one-count indictment. COOKS was indicted by a…
Dalton Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses
BOSTON – A Dalton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to child sexual exploitation offenses. James LaFrance, 65, pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual exploitation of children. U.S.…
California Parent Pleads Guilty in College Admissions Case
BOSTON – A California parent pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a tax offense in connection with his involvement in the college admissions case. Homayoun Zadeh, 60, an associate…
Luck Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Possessing Firearms as a Felon
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Thomas Olsem, 53, Luck, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty today, and was sentenced by U.S. District…
Identity thief who used bitcoin, ‘burner phones,’ and digital wallets to steal more than $500,000 sentenced to prison
Seattle – A prolific identity thief who traveled the country using fraud to buy luxury goods and items he could convert to cash and bitcoin, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court…
Former Office Administrator Facing Federal Charges for Defrauding Her Employer of More Than $700,000, for Fraudulently Obtaining Social Security Disability Payments, and for Tax Evasion
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Linda Pylant, age 57, of Grasonville, Maryland, for the federal charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, social security fraud,…
Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Operating Lottery Scam that Defrauded Connecticut Victim of $1.2 Million
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STIEVE FERNANDEZ, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 71 months…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for robbery and brandishing a firearm at six people
ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday of this week, United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. accepted pleas of guilty from Kevin Moore for the crimes of robbery and brandishing a…
Christopher Grant Convicted in Federal Court for the Murder of Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Christopher R. Grant, 47, of East St. Louis, Illinois, faces the possibility of life without parole following his guilty plea earlier today to a series of federal…
Virginia Diagnostic Testing Lab Agrees to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
NEWARK, N.J. – A Virginia diagnostic laboratory will pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or causing to be submitted claims for genetic tests…
Another Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge Related to 2018 Murder
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAYLEN WILSON, also known as “Jay-Dot,” 22, of Ansonia and Derby, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge…
Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl
A federal jury convicted a Rhode Island man today for conspiring to import and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple obstruction offenses. According to court…
What happened to Nicholas, the boy from 70s show Eight is Enough?
In 1977, Eight is Enough aired on television and the unspoken star of the show was then 8-year-old Adam Rich, who played Nicholas Bradford on the show. The show lasted for five…
Melbourne police chief says public works lot not being used to lure children for human traffickers
MELBOURNE, FL – The Melbourne Police Department wants to let the community know that the city public works department is not abducting children into the sex trafficking industry as many on Facebook…
Two Americans among those arrested for the assassination of Haitian president
PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI- A group of mercenaries alleged to have been involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and the attempted assassination of the country’s First Lady has been…