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…
Governor Hochul: Forcing your children to wear masks for 2 years is “not that big a deal…we’re not backing down”
NEW YORK, NY – Since March of 2020, children have been forced to wear facemasks in schools all across America, some for up to 8 hours per day or more. Now, New…
ICE announces extension to I-9 compliance flexibility
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued…
ICE HSI holiday counterfeit operation seizes $1 million in counterfeit drugs, products
NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans seized 59,425 counterfeit items valued at more than $1 million during a holiday-related intellectual property rights surge…
4 Houston-area men charged in $35M COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
HOUSTON — A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a superseding indictment against four additional individuals for fraudulently obtaining and laundering millions of dollars in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.…
North Texas man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to export weapons and ammunition following an ICE HSI, federal partner assisted, investigation
LAREDO, Texas – A North Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to more than five years in prison for attempting to export firearms, firearm magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico.…
3 more individuals charged with sex trafficking young runaway girls in Houston-area human trafficking conspiracy
HOUSTON – Three more individuals have been indicted and additional charges have been filed in a human trafficking conspiracy involving young runaway girls on the “Bissonnet Track” in southwest Houston. U.S. Immigration…
In New Jersey, Phil Murphy, Democrats continue to ignore COVID-19 natural immunity
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Michael Testa, after listening to compelling testimony during a virtual hearing on naturally developed immunity, called on Governor Murphy to revise the state’s COVID…
Phil Murphy, Democrats to blame for New Jersey’s “brain drain” as college-aged residents flee tyrannical COVID-19 nanny state
TRENTON, NJ – More college-age residents are leaving New Jersey than any other state, and the 10th District lawmakers say that is a powerful indicator of bigger problems in Democrat-controlled New Jersey.…
New Jersey businesses crippled by Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 lockdown could soon see relief if new bill passes
TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa’s legislation that would provide a COVID-related tax benefit to the state’s small businesses was advanced today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Testa’s bill, S-4254, gives…
Three Men Facing Federal Indictment for a Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy and Related Charges
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Daquante Thomas, a/k/a “Glock,” age 19, of Baltimore, Maryland; Jourdain Larose, a/k/a “JBlacc,” age 26, of Ellicott City, Maryland, and…
Missouri Man Indicted For Making Threats Against The Pennsylvania State Police
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Damian Smith-Birge, age 26, of Neosho, Missouri, was indicted on December 14, 2021, by a federal grand…
Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids
A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested today for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly McCallum, 39, of Dyersburg, unlawfully prescribed…
Luzerne County Man Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges
SCRANTON: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Arless R. Leito, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on December 14, 2021, by a federal grand…
USP Canaan Inmate Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Possession Of A Prohibited Object
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Louis Borrero, age 38, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan (USP Canaan), in Waymart, Pennsylvania, was…
Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Yomelvin Abreu Bonilla, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful…
Melvin, Iowa Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Offense
A man who possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced December 14, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Todd Gruis, 50, from Melvin, Iowa pled guilty on September 7, 2021,…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Syracuse Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Edward Mercado, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, pled guilty yesterday to traveling to New York from California for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with…
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL COPELAND, 58, of Bloomfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to…
Worcester Man Sentenced for Cocaine Distribution
BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today for distributing nearly one kilogram of cocaine. Julio Rivera, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to five years in…
Chester County Woman Sentenced to Over One Year for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Emily Baier, 28, of West Chester, PA, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and five years of supervised release by United…
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