Staten Island lottery player scores $50K Powerball win at local liquor store
Winning ticket sold at Hylan Boulevard retailer after Wednesday night’s drawing SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A Powerball player who purchased a ticket on Staten Island is holding a winning ticket worth $50,000 after…
Morris County Law Enforcement Heightens Security Amid Concerns Related to Terrorist Attack in Israel
MORRISTOWN, NJ – Morris County law enforcement agencies are ramping up their vigilance in collaboration with state and federal partners, following a global “Day of Jihad” declaration by the former leader of…
Senator Cory Booker Featured in Video Showing Multiple Ways to Vote in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ — U.S. Senator Cory Booker has partnered with New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and several other nonprofit organizations to release an animated video aimed at educating voters…
Arrest Made in Connection to August Harlem Shooting
NEW YORK CITY – Authorities have arrested 33-year-old Hector West of the Bronx on Thursday, October 12, at approximately 1:25 p.m. West is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.…
Herpes Cases Reported in Horses in North Jersey
Sussex County, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has placed a Sussex County property under quarantine following the confirmation that two horses contracted Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM). This marks…
Monmouth County Filmmakers Team Up with Music Legends for New Episode of ‘Scrawl’
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County filmmakers Doug Bollinger and Keith Collins have joined forces to create a new episode for their independent series, Scrawl. The duo, renowned for previous works such as…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Hosts Third Community Event as Part of DOJ’s United Against Hate Initiative
PHOENIX, Ariz. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona held its third United Against Hate event yesterday at Memorial Hall at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Arizona.…
Member of Violent New Haven Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge
KIVEON HYMAN, also known as “Tiny, ” 25, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to an offense stemming from his role in…
Belton Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearms Stashed During Police Pursuit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Belton, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms that he stashed under the deck of a residence while fleeing from police officers…
Massachusetts Businessman Pleads Guilty to Million Dollar Payroll Tax Fraud Scheme
BOSTON – A Melrose man pleaded guilty today to a decade-long tax fraud scheme in which he failed to pay employment taxes he had withheld from employees of his two businesses. …
Associate of Minneapolis Highs Gang Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – An associate of the Highs, a Minneapolis street gang, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm,…
Brookline Man Sentenced for Possessing Machine Guns
BOSTON – A Brookline man was sentenced today for illegally possessing two privately made machine guns. Stewart Silvestri, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 42…
Lynn Woman Sentenced for Stealing Social Security Benefits Intended for Her Deceased Mother
BOSTON – A Lynn woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for stealing over $50,000 in Social Security benefits intended for her deceased mother over a period of three and…
Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Fake NASA Contracts
RICHMOND, Va. – A Marne, Michigan, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud charge arising from his participation in an investment fraud scheme. According to court documents, beginning in at least…
Mexican National Sentenced for Entering the United States After Prior Removal
BANGOR, Maine: A Mexican national was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for entering the United States after a prior removal. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Eduardo Ruiz Rojas,…
Box Elder man sentenced to 22 months in prison for assaulting partner on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation
GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man who admitted to assaulting a woman on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 22 months in prison, to be followed by two…
California Attorney Sentenced for Selling Unregistered Securities
BOSTON – A California attorney was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with the illegal sale of over $1.3 million worth of unregistered shares of a Massachusetts-based health care…
Ghanaian National and a Florida Resident Indicted for Money Laundering
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Ghanaian National and a resident of Florida have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for money laundering, United States Attorney Eric G Olshan announced today.…
Nurse practitioner arrested, charged with selling oxymorphone
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Ostolski, 55, of North Tonawanda, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute oxymorphone. The charge…
IRS Contractor Pleads Guilty to Disclosing Tax Return Information to News Organizations
An IRS contractor, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty today to disclosing tax return information without authorization. “By using his role as a government contractor to gain access to private…
United States Attorney’s Office hosts second anti-hate crime forum
WINSTON-SALEM – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina (USAO-MDNC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) hosted their second anti-hate crime forum today in Winston Salem,…
