Female carjacker “Tesla” dragged victim causing serious injury

MECHANICSBURG, PA – On August 15, 2021 at about 6:15 PM, Upper Allen Police were dispatched to the 500 block of McCormick Road for an active disturbance. An investigation determined that the…

Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

Most Americans support the Child Tax Credit, but why won’t Republicans?

As tens of millions of American families across the country began to see the second round of monthly cash payments appear in their bank accounts Friday, Republicans in Congress remained oddly quiet.…

Community News·Government News·Politics

Migrants say the COVID-19 spike is not their fault, “It’s everywhere”

MCALLEN, Texas — Several illegal migrants told the Daily Caller News Foundation that they aren’t responsible for spreading COVID-19 in America. Migrants who illegally crossed into the U.S. near the Hidalgo Point…

In the News

This cat led rescuers to an 83-year-old woman who fell down a 70-foot deep ravine

Usually, it’s the first responders who would get the credit for a daring rescue of an elderly woman who fell down a ravine, but this time, it’s the one who led rescuers…

Pets and Animals

Six Men Indicted for Violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ERIC RODRIGUEZ, QUAN LEWIS, CHRIS HABISREITINGER, GREG TRAHAN, TRAVIS GIBSON and RYAN MOREAU were charged on August 13, 2021 in a 7-count superseding indictment by a Federal Grand…

Virginia Beach Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme Undermining Maritime Safety

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for mail fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, from July 2016 to…

Army Veteran Sentenced in Maryland to Federal Prison for Supplying Forged Military Discharge Certificates to Individuals Applying for Military Waivers to Obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced Philip Mungin, age 58, formerly of Bryans Road, Maryland and currently residing in Mira Loma, California, to three months in federal prison,…

Jury Convicts Hampton Woman on Heroin and Money Laundering Charges

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – On Friday, a federal jury convicted a Hampton woman on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.…

Joint Law Enforcement Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of 25 Defendants On Federal Drug And Gun Charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that a multi-agency investigation into methamphetamine trafficking and illegal firearm possession in Western North Carolina has led to federal drug and…

Long-time Fugitive, Self-proclaimed Offshore Gambling Operator Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Wire Fraud and Perjury

Miami, Florida – On Friday, a federal district judge in West Palm Beach sentenced a Boca Raton resident who was on the lam for 15 years to 48 months in prison for…

Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Posting Threats to Kill Members of Congress and Illegally Possessing Ammunition

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Eduard Florea pleaded guilty before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak to one count of transmitting threats to injure and one count of…

She left her husband in the morgue after getting thousands in GoFundMe funeral donations

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Pemberton Township woman who lost her dearly departed husband was down on her luck, so she did what many people do these days. She started a GoFundMe…

Burlington County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Watch: US Embassy in Afghanistan evacuated as last helicopter leaves compound

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The American consulate in Afghanistan successfully withdrew from the country’s embassy in Kabul in the early hours of Monday morning ahead of an advancing Taliban army that has taken…

US and World News

Weed, booze, cash, and other wacky COVID-19 vaccination incentives

State leaders introduced a variety of creative incentives to promote the coronavirus vaccine, including material goods, cash, travel perks, free food, drinks, and even weed — but some experts are unsure that…

Government News·New Jersey News·Politics

Financial Adviser Sentenced to Three and a Half Years in Prison for Swindling Millions From Clients

CHICAGO — A Chicago financial adviser has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for swindling more than $3 million from clients, including a man who received compensation…

John Thomas Burnette Convicted Of Five Counts

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Tallahassee has convicted John Thomas Burnette, 44, of Tallahassee, Florida of one count of Extortion Under Color of Official Right, two counts of Honest Services Fraud…

Judge sentences St. Louis man for tax evasion

ST. LOUIS – On Wednesday, August 12, 2021, United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Nicholas Franke, 58, of St. Louis, Missouri, to a 24-month term of imprisonment to be…

Social Security Employee Charged With Pandemic Fraud Scheme

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Takiyah Gordon Austin, age 46, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, was charged ina 29-count Indictment on July 20,…

Former Mayor of Adelanto Arrested on Wire Fraud and Bribery Charges Alleging Illicit Payments for Support of Commercial Marijuana Activity

RIVERSIDE, California – The former mayor of Adelanto was arrested today by special agents of the FBI on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he accepted more than $57,000 in bribes…

Member of Brooklyn-Based “KavKaz Nation” Crime Syndicate Indicted for Extortion and Other Charges

A five-count indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Roman Nikoghosyan, a member of a violent, Brooklyn-based Eurasian organized crime syndicate that operated primarily in the Manhattan Beach and…

50,000- Page 1121