July Heatwave Brings NYC Crimewave
As New Yorkers endured another day of extreme summer heat, the NYPD issued a wave of Crime Stoppers alerts seeking suspects in robberies, assaults, subway attacks and gun-related incidents across the city.…
19 Year-old sent to prison for making bomb threats on Twitter
BROWNSVILLE, TX- A 19-year-old resident of Harlingen has been ordered to federal prison after he claimed he was being “edgy” when threatening to destroy the Federal Reserve, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K.…
Truck Driver Gets 25 Years For Sexually Assaulting Minors During Cross-Country Trip
KNOXVILLE, TN – Jason Leonard Valdivia, 28, of Sweetwater, Tennessee, was sentenced today by visiting U.S. District Judge Laurie J. Michelson, in the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville, to serve 300…
NYC Restaurateur Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Tax Evasion Scheme, Feds Say
NYC, NY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ADEL KELLEL, owner of Raffles Bistro, formerly a restaurant located in New…
Illinois reports 12,542 new COVID-19 cases, 125 deaths
CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 12,542 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 125 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to Twelve Years For Drug Trafficking
PHILADELPHIA, PA – First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Malik Martin a/k/a “Leek”, 37, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced to 12 years in prison and five years of…
LA Woman Sentenced to 29 Months for Cocaine and Money Laundering
LEXINGTON, KY. – A Los Angeles woman, Nancy Santos, 30, was sentenced in federal court last week, to 29 months in prison, before U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom, for conspiracy to distribute…
Chambersburg Man Sentenced To 20 Years’ Imprisonment For Child Exploitation
HARRISBURG, PA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Brian A. Salvado, age 46, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 25, 2020, to…
Central Islip Man Pleads Guilty in Long Island Federal Court to Transnational Fraud Scheme
LONG ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Ajay Sharma, a citizen of India and the director and owner of APS Technology, a telemarketing call center located in…
Captain of Vessel Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Money into St. Thomas
St. Thomas, USVI – Arioc Diaz Melendez, resident of Puerto Rico, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charge of concealing…
4,714 new COVID-19 cases in Connecticut Since Friday
HARTFORD, CT – As the State of Connecticut continues taking actions in response to the global spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ned Lamont provided the following updates as of 5:00 p.m.…
Alabama reports record number of foster care adoptions in 2020
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that, for the third year in a row, Alabama reported a record number of foster care adoptions. In Fiscal Year 2020, there were 814 foster…
Independence Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Used in Shooting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm that was used to shoot another man in the leg, using the victim’s…
Clarksburg Drug Dealer Gets 7 Years In Federal Prison
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Juwan Floyd, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Floyd, age 28, pled guilty to one…
Rochester Police warn motorists to watch for pedestrians during downtown holiday season, light show
ROCHESTER, NY – The Rochester Police Department is warning motorists to drive safely during the holiday season. Motorcycle units will be watching to see who is naughty and nice on the roads…
Pennsylvania Attorney Sentenced for Role in $2.7 Million Ponzi Scheme
ALLENTOWN, PA – An Allentown, Pennsylvania, attorney was sentenced today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a $2.7 million investment fraud scheme…
Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Using Brother’s Identity to Steal Social Security Benefits
SACRAMENTO, CA — William Frances Stevens, 53, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft and has agreed to pay full restitution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W.…
Police capture Woman who robbed Gates Walgreens
ROCHESTER, NY – Last Tuesday 11/24/2020 at around 10:25 am the Gates Police responded to the Walgreens on Spencerport Road for the report of a robbery that had just occurred. The suspect…
Aryan Brotherhood Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering And Murder From Inside California Prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of 16 members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB), a prison-based gang, charged in 2019 for organized criminal activity inside and outside of California’s prisons has pleaded…
Jersey Woman Defrauded Elderly Through Lottery Scam Feds Say
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, woman was charged with defrauding elderly victims through a lottery scam in which victims were falsely told that they had won large sums of…
Colombian Man Pleads Guilty To Large Scale Drug Trafficking in Florida
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Gustavo Adolfo Pareja, 26, of Cali, Colombia, pled guilty today to conspiracy to import 50 kilograms of cocaine for distribution in the United States. Pareja was extradited by the United…