50-Year-Old Woman Killed in Head-On Crash in Baltimore County
A 50-year-old Reisterstown woman was killed after police say a Ford F-250 crossed double yellow lines at high speed and struck her Lexus head-on.…
Cash-Strapped Lakewood Cuts Busing for 300 Public School Students Days Before Classes Begin
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – More than 300 Lakewood public school students are losing bus service just days before the start of classes, leaving parents scrambling to figure out how their children will get…
How Pennsylvania Lured One of New Jersey’s Largest Companies Across the Delaware
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Pennsylvania didn’t just land another corporate headquarters last week. It took one of New Jersey’s most recognizable Fortune 500 companies from across the Delaware River — and Gov.…
Former CFO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling over $1.6 Million
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Firle, 51, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Firle was the Chief…
Massachusetts Men Sentenced for Home Invasion Robbery and Discharging Firearms During Robbery
PORTLAND, Maine: Two Massachusetts men were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for interfering with commerce through acts of violence, conspiring to do so, and discharging a firearm during the…
West Virginia Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Bank Robbery
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A West Virginia man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbing a bank in Moorhead, Minnesota. According to…
Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang
BEAUMONT, Texas – Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Anthony Levi Cochran, 39, of…
Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. Jaishawn Harris, 19, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, on March 11,…
Charleston Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Charleston woman who conspired with multiple individuals to distribute methamphetamine in 2018 and 2019 was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison. According to…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. On February 25, 2019, Maurice Lavelle Miller, Jr., 31, sold approximately one gram of heroin to a confidential…
Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charge Stemming from 2018 Murder
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TA’RON PHARR, also known as “250,” 21, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A.…
East Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl Analogue
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM VALERIO-PALERMO, also known as “Willy,” 35, of East Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Alvin…
AAR Corp. Agrees to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations on Aircraft Maintenance Contract and to Pay Penalties Assessed by the FAA
AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, have agreed to pay the United States $11,088,000 to resolve False Claims Act…
Newport, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To 10 Years For Online Enticement Of A Minor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Wesley Safrit, 33, of Newport, N.C. was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney to 120 months in prison for the online enticement of a minor,…
Owner Of Spring Hill-Based Crestar Labs, LLC Charged In Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
Learn about the true impacts of prescription opioid misuse and heroin use. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are working together to help…
Leader Of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Distribution That Resulted In The 2018 Death Of Colin Kroll
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL TAVAREZ, a/k/a “A,” a/k/a “Mike,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to distribute…
Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing Credit Card Manufacturing Equipment
Jacksonville, Florida – Eugene Stephan Cole (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possession of credit card manufacturing equipment. He faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison and payment of…
Melrose Man Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Scam
BOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in connection with his role in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Alan Neal Scott, 68, pleaded guilty to four counts…
Des Moines Man Sentenced for Defrauding WIC and SNAP Programs
Des Moines, Iowa – A Des Moines man was sentenced on Friday, July 2, 2021, to 15 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to court documents, Osman Rashid…
Dickinson County Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy
A Dickinson County man who conspired to distribute meth pled guilty July 7, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jared Wolthuis, 32, from Milford, Iowa, was convicted of conspiring to distribute…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man For Gun and Drug Offenses
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 1, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging a New Orleans man for violations of the Federal Gun Control and Federal Controlled Substances…
Jefferson Parish Man Indicted For Making Threatening Phone Calls
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans today announced RUSSELL VENNELL, age 59, of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, was charged on July 1, 2021 in a one-count indictment by a federal…
Oath Keepers Member Arrested on Conspiracy Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Florida man and member of the Oath Keepers was arrested Friday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the…