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…
Justice Department Secures Agreement with Tennessee Trucking Companies to Resolve Allegations of Hiring Discrimination
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a $700,000 agreement with Covenant Transport Inc. (Covenant), as well as the affiliated entity Transport Management Services LLC (Transport), two transportation logistics and…
Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison
Tampa, FL– U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Ja’Vion RaShard Jackson (23, Coleman) to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for…
Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Joseph Paul (30, Cordele, Georgia) to 12 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession with…
U.S. Trustee Program Provides Nearly 10,000 Language Interpretation Sessions in Fiscal Year 2023 for Debtors with Limited English Proficiency
Consistent with its commitment to access to justice for all, the U.S. Trustee Program provided 9,910 free telephone interpretation sessions for debtors with limited English proficiency in bankruptcy proceedings in Fiscal Year…
25 Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
GREENSBORO, N.C. – A federal indictment was unsealed yesterday charging 25 defendants in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy, announced Middle District of North Carolina United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston. The indictment, which…
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to Engage in Sex with a Minor
CHARLESTON, S.C. —Brandon Lazarus Pelphrey, 26, of Monroe, North Carolina, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct and Commission…
Tammy Murphy Vows Fight to Protect Children From Gun Violence While Supporting Abortion Rights
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy has made her campaign agenda clear. She intends to defend abortions and support legislation to take guns away from Americans. “We owe it…
Alabama Man Sentenced for Assaulting Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – An Alabama man was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, on a felony assault charge related to his actions during the breach of the U.S.…
Senate Passes Armenian Protection Act of 2023, Menendez Shows Strong Support
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – In a significant move, the U.S. Senate has passed the Armenian Protection Act of 2023, receiving commendation from Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). The act aims to halt military…
New Jersey Launches AI Policy for State Employees
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy announced a new policy for State employees on the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in public services. This follows his creation of an Artificial…
Ames Man Sentenced for False Presentation and Preparation of Federal Tax Returns
DES MOINES, Iowa – An Ames man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for preparing, presenting, and making false tax returns. According to public court documents, Bakou Kees Vonty, 41,…
Sigourney Man Sentenced to Mail Fraud and Defrauding the IRS
DES MOINES, Iowa – A Sigourney man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for committing fraud by selling grain as organic, which in fact was grown in violation of the…
U.S. Attorney and First Judicial District Attorney Sign Agreement to Support Federal Investigations and Prosecutions in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Los Alamos Counties
ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Mary Carmack-Altwies, the First Judicial District Attorney, signed a memorandum of understanding today whereby Assistant District Attorneys…
District Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Armed Robbery in Southeast Washington
WASHINGTON – Tramayne Moore, 26, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today to six years in prison for the brazen mid-afternoon robbery of a District man in…
District Man Sentenced to Twelve Years for Assault with the Intent to Kill While Armed
WASHINGTON – Timothy Farrow, 65, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to twelve years in prison for a brutal stabbing which took place on May 6, 2023…
Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
WASHINGTON – Reginald Johnson, 31, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced today to 12 years to serve with four years suspended and three years of supervised probation…
Fort Eisenhower woman charged with murder in child’s death
AUGUSTA, GA: A U.S. Army spouse at Fort Eisenhower is in custody on a federal murder charge. April Evalyn Short, 30, of Fort Eisenhower – formerly Fort Gordon – is charged by…
Two Corporate Executives Found Guilty in First-Ever Criminal Prosecution for Failure to Report Under Consumer Product Safety Act
LOS ANGELES – A jury has found two corporate executives guilty of federal criminal charges related to the distribution and sale of defective residential dehumidifiers linked to multiple fires in the first…
Man arrested with ten pounds of methamphetamine and three firearms sentenced to 10 years in prison
Seattle – A 43-year-old man who was arrested in Federal Way, Washington in August 2022, with ten pounds of methamphetamine for a drug deal, was sentenced to ten years in prison, announced…
New River Couple Arrested in Riverside, California for Fraud Targeting AHCCCS
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 31, and his wife, Alexis Daneen Curry, 32, of New River, Arizona, were arrested on November 2, 2023, pursuant to a federal indictment charging wire fraud…
