U.S. News by State

SOUTHPORT, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division served a search warrant at a residence in Southport yesterday, April 27, 2021. During the search, investigators located over …

AUGUSTA, GA –   An Augusta man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal hospitality services by claiming …

BOSTON – A member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings”) was sentenced yesterday for being a felon in possession of a …

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that Karen Rhett, 58, of Mount Pleasant, pled guilty to federal charges involving the embezzlement of over $1,000,000 from …

BOSTON – A Revere man was sentenced in federal court in Boston yesterday for cocaine possession and attempting to launder money to Colombia. Jairo Agudelo, 34, was sentenced by U.S. …

WASHINGTON – Jeanine Henderson Arnett, 43, the former Executive Director of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and her husband, Diallo Arnett, 47, pled guilty on April 20, 2021 and April …

LOUISA, VA – Edward Gerald was on a winning streak. He’d just won $15 playing a Virginia Lottery game. He bought some more tickets with his winnings and, this time, won …

Manassas, VA – Rosalind Abdool describes herself as a calm, not-very-excitable person. However, that easygoing demeanor was put to the test when she discovered she’d won $1 million in the March …

 The Florida Lottery announces that Kristina Ritchey, 29, of Bell, claimed a $500,000 top prize from the 20X CROSSWORD Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Gainesville …

The Florida Lottery announces that Aaron Blue, 69, of Hollywood, and John Fabian, 40, of Ormond Beach, each claimed a top prize from the GOLD RUSH SUPREME Scratch-Off games using …

A lucky serviceman with a bit of pocket change and an eye for what’s new is smiling just a bit wider this week. That’s because the 48-year-old’s pocket change soon …

MOUNT VERNON, NY – The New York Lottery today announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the April 26 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $58,872, was purchased at …

One New York Lottery CASH4LIFE ticket matched the five white balls drawn for the Tuesday, April 27, drawing winning the $1,000 a week for life second prize. In addition, two …

HAMDEN, CT – On April 26, 2021, at approximately 5:30a.m. Hamden Police responded to CVS, 2045 Dixwell Avenue on the report of suspicious activity. Upon arrival, officers observed extensive damage …

FREDERICK, MD – At approximately 4:15 p.m., on April 27, Frederick County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a welfare check at the 7000 block of Hames Court in the Farmbrook …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Bradley Boisen, age 25, of Waterford, New York, appeared in court today on a charge that he attempted to pay $60 to an adult in order …

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN CIOFFI, 35, of Trumbull, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in …

LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two Los Angeles-area men on conspiracy and hate crime offenses for allegedly attacking five victims at a family-owned …

Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge John L. Badalamenti today sentenced Montonio Moore, aka “Trigga Slim” (40, Cape Coral), to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Moore …

BOSTON – A Salem man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 36, of Salem, pleaded …

BOSTON – A former Boston Police Officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with committing over $20,000 in overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) …

HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Gerard Gaffney, age 19, of Mount Ranier, Maryland, was sentenced on April 26, 2021, to …

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Brookside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (BRNC), located in Warrenton, has agreed to pay compensatory damages and a civil penalty, as well as enact remedial actions for residents …

WASHINGTON – A New York man pleaded guilty today to violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act based on his trafficking of African wild cats in interstate …

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 120 months’ imprisonment and lifetime supervised release on his conviction of possession of material depicting …