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July 29, 2026

Challenge Accepted: Justice Dept. Says After Gov. Mikie Sherrill Refuses Federal Request for New Jersey Voter Data

New Jersey is Home to America’s Safest Drivers, New Report Claims

Trenton, NJ – If you live in New Jersey or have ever driven through New Jersey, you might have just raised your eyebrows, but a new study actually suggests New Jersey is…

Lacey Woman Stabbed Her Dog, Lunged at Cops With Knife Before Being Shot, Video Shows

State PBA Says Tices Shoal Party Still On After Deadly Week on the Barnegat Bay

Orlando Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Tax Fraud

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Wendel Algarin to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Algarin had pleaded guilty…

Armed Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Prison

Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Johnathan Anton Williams (39, Ruskin) to eight years and eight months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during…

Justice Department and Department of Education Announce Successful First Year of New Student-Loan Bankruptcy Discharge Process

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department, in close coordination with the Department of Education, announced today a successful first year of the new process for handling cases in which individuals seek to discharge…

Carter Lake Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A Carter Lake man was sentenced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to 114 months in prison following his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or…

Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivers Remarks at Jails and Justice Support Center Event

Thank you so much, Karhlton. I’m very pleased to join you today. I want to thank Sheriff Quiroz and everyone at the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office for serving as our hosts for…

Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Firearm While Out on Bond for Possessing a Firearm

COLUMBIA, S.C. —Nicholas Vanover, 26, of Columbia, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Vanover had been charged with…

Jury Convicts Felon with Violent Criminal Past for Illegally Possessing Gun

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Valdosta, Georgia, resident with a lengthy and violent criminal history of illegally possessing a firearm after officers discovered an AK-47 style firearm during a…

Brothers sent to prison for operating $13M multi-state stolen goods enterprise

HOUSTON – Two naturalized U.S. citizens from Lebanon residing in Houston have been sentenced for their roles in large scale organized retail crime schemes, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Yasser Saleh…

Federal Correctional Officer Sentenced to 96 Months for Sexually Abusing Multiple Female Inmates

A former Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) correctional officer was sentenced today to 96 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sexually abusing multiple female inmates and making…

Six Arrested for Conspiracy and Operation of An Illegal Cockfighting Gambling Business

HONOLULU – Edward Caspino, 46, of Waianae, William Caspino, 48, of Waianae, Lavern Joseph, 71, of Waianae, and Kerilyn Keliinoi, 31, of Waianae were arraigned today on a four-count Indictment returned by…

Denver Men Sentenced on Charges of Distributing Narcotics

DENVER—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Robert Adam Ross, a/k/a “Chicago,” age 42, and Jeremy Ford Moore, age 39, both of Denver, Colorado, were sentenced to 103…

Two defendants charged in narcotics ring facing additional charges

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment charging Joseph Zaso a/k/a Joey Cracks a/k/a Sosa, 39, of Buffalo, NY, and…

Buffalo man arrested on cocaine charge

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Nicholas Piraino, 30, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution of cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty of…

Rochester man going to prison for 19 years for four home invasions targeting drug dealers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Robert Forbes, Jr. a/k/a Ra Ra a/k/a Henny, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of two counts of Hobbs Act…

Latest Prison Sentence In Unprecedented Firearms Trafficking Operation

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Charles O’Bannon, 25, of Villa Rica, Georgia, was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment for his role in a multi-conspirator firearms trafficking operation…

Spokane Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

Spokane Washington – Today, United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Jody Lee Wallette, 36, of Spokane, Washington, to 20 years in federal prison for Distribution of 50 Grams or More…

Worcester Man Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Being a Felon in Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

BOSTON – A Worcester man was arrested today for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Yoelfi Feliz, 27, was charged by criminal complaint…

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 Economic Assistance Loans

Jackson, Miss. – A Texas man pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 economic assistance loans. According to court documents, Ganiyu Abayomi Jimoh, 30, of Houston, Texas, conspired…

Harlem man sentenced to 18 months in prison for drive-by shooting of residence on Fort Belknap Indian reservation

GREAT FALLS — A Harlem man who admitted to shooting into an occupied house in Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 18 months in prison,…

Notorious Hacker Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

WASHINGTON –Thomas Kennedy McCormick, aka “fubar,” of Cambridge, Mass., was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in the racketeering conspiracy to develop…

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