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.…
Former Mayor of Columbus Sentenced for Loan Fraud
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael Eisenga, 49, Columbus, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M.…
Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of Firearm and Narcotics Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – Kenneth Clark Jr., a/k/a “Man”, a/k/a “Play”, age 30, of Port Deposit, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to a narcotics conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a firearm.…
Georgetown Woman Sentenced for Bank Fraud
BOSTON – A Georgetown woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $419,000 from her employer. Michelle Higson, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns…
Chattanooga Man Indicted For Sexual Exploitation Of A Child
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On June 16, 2021, a federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a one count indictment against Mark Alan Deakins, 61, of Chattanooga, for the sexual exploitation of a child. …
Wilmington Gang Member Receives 30 Months for Gun Offense
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Wilmington man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. On March 24,…
Indictment Charges Second Suspect for the 2015 Murder of a Woman and Her Seven-Year-Old Child During a Drug-Related Robbery
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment that adds a new defendant, Kiara Haynes, age 36, of Baltimore, charging her with two counts of using a…
Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison for Execution-Style Murder in Brooklyn Nightclub
Larry Pagett, the East Coast leader of the Eight Trey Crips street gang, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II to life imprisonment for murdering a member…
Jackson Township Mayor selling his home for $1.2 million, according to MLS
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina, who is facing two federal civil rights lawsuits and multiple workplace lawsuits as mayor and at his $104,000 patronage job at Ocean County…
York County Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking Offenses
HARRISBURG – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Luis Minier, a/k/a “Cito,” age 26, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 22, 2021, to 10 years’…
Former Colorado Man Sentenced to 51 Months for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender and Possession of an Unregistered Firearm
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A former Colorado resident, Brendan Camous, 27, was sentenced Tuesday, to 51 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Court Judge Karen Caldwell, for failure to register as a…
Acting U.S. Attorney DeHart Urges Public to Protect Seniors from Internet Crimes, After South Carolinians over 60 Years Old Lost More Than $10 Million in 2020 to Cybercriminals
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2020 Elder Fraud Report, 1,350 South Carolinians aged 60 or over…
Pasco Drug Dealer Who Ordered Dumping Of Body Of Fentanyl Overdose Victim Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Justin Case Lebarron (28, Pasco County) to life imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine resulting in death, distribution of…
Niagara Falls Man Pleads Guilty For His Role In Marijuana Conspiracy
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Marquies McTyere, 30, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge…
Former Philadelphia Water Department Employee Indicted for Theft
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Thomas Staszak, 46, of Philadelphia, PA, a former employee of the City of Philadelphia Water Department (“PWD”), was Indicted by a…
Former Chief Operating Officer of Philadelphia Technology Start-Up Charged with Securities Fraud and Embezzlement
CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man has been charged with orchestrating a long-running securities offering fraud while simultaneously embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer’s bank account,…
Pasadena Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting and Killing Victim During a Carjacking in Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland – Collin Davis, age 34, of Pasadena, Maryland, pleaded guilty on June 22, 2021 to carjacking resulting in death, related to Davis’ murder in Baltimore of an individual who he…
Monroe County Man Sentenced For Firearms Violation
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joshua Tanner, age 36, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 21, 2021, by United States …
Pike County Man Sentenced To Prison For Possession Of A Sawed-Off Shotgun
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Walter Valdivia, Jr., age 38, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 21, 2021, to 33 months’…
Coos Bay Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting a 3-Year-Old Child
EUGENE, Ore.—A Coos Bay, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for producing sexually explicit images and videos of a 3-year-old child. Keith James Atherton, 33, was sentenced to 30 years…
Rockford Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Prison for Threatening To Kill Deputy U.S. Marshal
ROCKFORD — A Rockford man has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for threatening to kill a deputy U.S. Marshal. GIANNI GASPARE ANTHONY CARDENAS, 25, pleaded guilty earlier…