Peekskill Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After Dogtopia Video, SPCA Says
A Peekskill man faces an animal cruelty charge after video allegedly showed him slamming a senior dog onto a grooming table at Dogtopia in Mount Kisco.…
High Bacteria Levels Trigger Swimming Advisories at 10 New Jersey Beaches
Ten New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories after elevated Enterococci bacteria levels were found in Monmouth, Ocean and Cape May counties.…
East Brunswick Police Searching for Owner of Dog Found on Old Stage Road
East Brunswick Police are searching for the owner of a dog found on Old Stage Road and are asking anyone who recognizes the pet to contact officers.…
Two Manatee County Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle today sentenced Raphael Simean Bennett, Jr. (35, Bradenton) and Andre Renodd Ackerman, Sr. (34, Palmetto) for their respective roles in a conspiracy to…
Metropolitan Police Department Officer and Maryland Woman Indicted for Bribery Scheme to Provide Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims in Exchange for Cash Payments
WASHINGTON – A Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer and a Maryland woman were indicted on charges in connection with a bribery scheme to unlawfully provide information…
Former Boston Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Overtime Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A former Boston Police Sergeant pleaded guilty today in connection with an ongoing investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s evidence warehouse. William Baxter, 62, of Hyde Park,…
Preston County man admits to drug and firearms charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David Ray Deberry, of Terra Alta, West Virginia, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Deberry, 34, of Terra Alta, West…
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition And Guilty Plea Of Israeli Securities Trader For Participating In A Global Insider Trading Ring
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…
Jefferson County man admits to firearms charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Warren Long, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Randolph J. Bernard announced. Long, 33, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Pittsburgh Felon Charged with Possessing a Stolen Firearm and Fentanyl
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing a mixture of fentanyl and a stolen firearm, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…
Alleged NCAA ticket fraudster taken into custody
HOUSTON – A 46-year-old California resident has been charged in a nationwide ticket scam that included a Texas A&M football game, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. A Houston federal grand…
Justice Department files lawsuit against the State of Georgia to stop racially discriminatory provisions of new voting law
ATLANTA – The U.S. Justice Department announced today that it filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State, and the Georgia State Election Board over recent voting…
Middlesex County Man Charged with Conspiring to Defraud New Jersey Banks by Depositing $1 Million in Stolen Checks.
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man was indicted today for his role in a scheme to defraud banks of more than $1 million using stolen and counterfeited checks and…
Philadelphia Man Who Raped Child for Eight Years Indicted for Concealing His Crimes to Obtain U.S. Citizenship
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Sumo Dukulah, 47, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment on the charge of procurement of citizenship by false statement. According…
Riders in nude Philly bike ride will have to wear face masks
PHILADELPHIA, PA – They are going to ride around the city of Philadelphia completely nude, almost. Organizers of this year’s Naked Bike Ride can take off all their clothes, except for that.…
Four shot including two children in Columbus highway shooting
COLUMBUS, OH – Two children and two others were shot and taken to the hospital where they were in critical condition initially. Three of the victims have been upgraded to stable conditions…
Ohio Haunted House Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Crime
COLUMBUS, OHIO – David Fachman, 59, of New Albany, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of willful failure to pay over tax to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). …
Jury Convicts Former Police Officer For Attempting To Entice A 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity And Soliciting Child Sex Abuse Images
Jacksonville, Florida – A federal jury has found Andrew Christian Hammock (48, Boca Raton) guilty of attempting to entice a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity and produce visual depictions of…
Ciattarelli snubs NJEA giving Phil Murphy pole position in coveted August endorsement
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli says he’s a moderate and not a Trump loyalist. He says he can win in November by being more in the…
Nogales Man Sentenced for Drug Charge After Tunnel is Discovered Under His House
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jovany Alonso Robledo-Delgado, 35, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 41 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised…
Owner of Chicago-Area Restaurant Franchises Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for Underreporting $2.5 Million in Taxes
CHICAGO — The owner of five Chicago-area Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant franchises has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for filing false corporate tax returns that underreported $2.5 million…
Jury Convicts Two Men for Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy Involving U.S. Department of Defense Contracts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted two men today for participating in a bribery and kickback conspiracy involving a contract for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General (DoD…
Imposter sent to prison after claiming to be federal immigration officer
LAREDO, Texas – A 53-year-old Laredoan has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to wire fraud and extortion under color of official right, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.…