MACON, Ga. – Four co-defendants found guilty on various methamphetamine distribution charges were sentenced to prison this week as a result of an investigation centered on drug trafficking in and around …
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DeSantis Announces Actions Against Developers Associated with Hilltop Village in Jacksonville
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) is taking action against the companies associated with Hilltop Village, a rental housing development …
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DeSantis Announces More than $114 Million for Wastewater Treatment Grants to Improve Water Quality Across the State
MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Shawn Hamilton and local officials to announce the awards for the Wastewater Grant Program, which …
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Florida Secretary of State to Investigate Facebook for Alleged Violations of Election Laws
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis directed Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee to investigate Facebook for alleged election interference, following a bombshell report that the tech giant put its thumb on …
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Terran Orbital will Invest $300 Million in Florida to Construct the World’s Largest, State-of-the-Art, Commercial Spacecraft Facility
EXPLORATION PARK, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis announced Terran Orbital’s decision to choose Merritt Island for the construction of its Commercial Spacecraft and Constellation Facility, bringing valuable spacecraft manufacturing opportunities …
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Fully vaccinated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh Tests Positive for COVID-19
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is fully vaccinated, but on Friday, the court announced he had tested positive for COVID-19. Kavanaugh has no symptoms. “On Thursday, per the Court’s …
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Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Serve Three Decades in Federal Prison
OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, GERMAINE COULTER, SR., 48, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit …
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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Christian Lamar Goode, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has admitted to his role in a multi-state organized drug trafficking enterprise dubbed the “19th Street Enterprise,” Acting United States …
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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Sarah Kuhn, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Kuhn, 30, pleaded guilty today to …
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Cleveland Man Sentenced to 57 Months After Conviction of Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Darryl Borden, 43, of Cleveland, was sentenced today by Judge Patricia A. Gaughan to 57 months imprisonment after Borden pleaded guilty in …
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CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dejuan Bernard Williams, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. …
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GREAT FALLS — A Great Falls man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine in the community after law enforcement stopped him on his way back from Missoula and found about a …
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Two More Mexican Nationals Are Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to International Timeshare Telemarketing Scam
NEW ORLEANS – CLAUDUA ANTILLON ZAHUITA, age 38, and SERGIO LEON KURI, age 40, both residents and citizens of Mexico, were sentenced to prison on September 29, 2021 by U.S. District …
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BOSTON – A Maine woman was arrested today in connection with stealing federal housing benefits from 2004 to 2020. Rebecca Amelia Cranford, 62, was charged with one count of theft …
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NEWNAN, Ga. – Jay Diamond, who has a criminal history with over 30 misdemeanor and traffic convictions, has been sentenced on two counts of false impersonation of a federal Air …
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Federal Judge Sentences West Bank Drug Dealer to 140 Months Imprisonment
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DAVID TRAN, age 42, of Bridge City, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 29, 2021 by the Honorable Jane Triche Milazzo to 140 months in the Bureau …
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INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man was sentenced yesterday to more than 11 years in prison following his guilty plea to bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of …
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Three Houston men have pleaded guilty to a string of Love’s Travel Stop robberies throughout Texas and Louisiana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Christopher …
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Multiple Federal Indictments for Straw Purchases of Guns Allegedly Used in Violent Crimes in Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS – On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across …
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Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
by DOJ Pressby DOJ Press(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kenneth Wayne Collins, 29, of Conway, S.C., on 14 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. …
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Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Laufer, age 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, today to eight months in federal prison, followed by …
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Former Belmont County attorney charged with stealing more than half a million dollars from elderly victim with dementia
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged a former Belmont County attorney with crimes related to stealing more than half a million dollars from an elderly woman with …
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Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Prince George County, Virginia to Enforce Servicemember’s Employment Rights
RICHMOND, Va. – The Justice Department announced today that it filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Prince George County, Virginia, …
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SC AG Wilson’s statement on federal judge’s ruling blocking ban on K-12 mask mandates
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – In response to a federal judge’s ruling blocking Proviso 1.108, which prohibits the use of state funds to enforce K-12 school mask mandates, Attorney General Alan Wilson …
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Senate Confirms Warren Ally Rohit Chopra To Head Consumer Finance Bureau
The Senate confirmed Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a 50-to-48 party-line vote Thursday, continuing the Biden administration’s trend of placing aggressive regulatory enforcers in …