Money Mule Involved In A Business Email Compromise Scheme Is Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Chukwudi Michael Okwara, 42, of Charlotte, was sentenced to 13 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his…

North Carolina Woman Charged for Stolen Car Gets Set Free to Steal Another in Newark

NEWARK, DE – A North Carolina woman has been arrested and charged for vehicle theft and charged on a felony charge of receiving stolen property. The investigation began on Saturday when at…

South Carolina Fentanyl Trafficker Is Sentenced To 13 Years

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A South Carolina man was sentenced to 13 years in prison today for trafficking nearly a kilogram of fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District…

South Carolina Man Is Sentenced To 15 Years For Selling Guns and Drugs

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Santuron Cureton, 40, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and four years of supervised…

CRU Opens in New Orleans’ French Quarter

Atlanta, GA (PRESS RELEASE) CRU Lounge, owned by Atlanta-based entrepreneur Dennis McKinley, already the largest black-owned restaurant nightlife chain and largest hookah lounge chain in the United States, has just opened its…

Two Methamphetamine Traffickers Are Sentenced To Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Da Lee, 38, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, and Paul Mark James, 52, of Gastonia, North Carolina, to 168 months and 54 months…

Three Nigerian Nationals Extradited to the United States from the United Kingdom for Participating in Business Email Compromise Fraud Schemes

WASHINGTON – Three Nigerian citizens were extradited from the United Kingdom (UK) and arrived in the United States in relation to their alleged participation in multimillion-dollar cyber-enabled business email compromise (BEC) fraud…

Police Identify Body of North Carolina Man in Lincoln

Lincoln, DE – Police have identified the body of a man in Lincoln on Sunday. According to the Delaware State Police, on Sunday, at approximately 1:30 a.m., troopers responded to the area…

New York man whose behavior caused flight to be diverted to St. Louis sentenced to 40 days in jail, $8,000 in restitution

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross on Tuesday sentenced a New York man to 40 days in jail for causing a Las Vegas-bound American Airlines flight to be diverted…

Durham Dentist Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud

GREENSBORO – A North Carolina woman from Durham pleaded guilty on July 29, 2022, to tax fraud announced Sandra J. Hairston, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Santa Maria…

Counterfeit, Black Market Abortion Pills Are Flooding The Internet — With Help From Corporate Media

Counterfeit, Black Market Abortion Pills Are Flooding The Internet — With Help From Corporate Media Laurel Duggan on August 1, 2022 Vendors have flooded the internet with illegal, unregulated chemical abortion pills,…

‘Misinformation’: Study Debunks One Of The Media’s Biggest Lies About Abortion Restrictions

‘Misinformation’: Study Debunks One Of The Media’s Biggest Lies About Abortion Restrictions Laurel Duggan on July 29, 2022 Each of the 23 states with significant abortion restrictions has exceptions in place to…

New Poll Dashes Dems’ Hopes Of Pro-Abortion Voters Thwarting A Red Wave

New Poll Dashes Dems’ Hopes Of Pro-Abortion Voters Thwarting A Red Wave Laurel Duggan on July 29, 2022 Voters who support abortion rights are less likely to vote in the November elections…

Jason Joey Berry, 39, of Montreal, Canada, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and import it into the United States, resulting in serious bodily injury and death. The criminal conspiracy…

Georgia Man is Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Medicaid Programs in Three States

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Georgia man was sentenced to prison for participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million,…

Superseding Indictment Charges Murder-For Hire Of Nashville Man & Woman

NASHVILLE – Four men indicted in December in a kidnapping conspiracy that resulted in the murders of a Nashville man and woman in March 2020 have now been charged with murder for…

Georgia Man Is Sentenced To Prison For Defrauding Medicaid Programs In Three States

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Georgia man was sentenced to prison for participating in a scheme that defrauded the Medicaid programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia of more than $5 million,…

North Carolina Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling Unapproved Covid-19 Remedies

CONCORD – Diana Daffin, 69, of Charlotte, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in federal court to selling unapproved drugs with the intent to defraud or mislead the…

Chinese Government-Backed Student Groups Pose ‘Greatest Threat To American Colleges’: REPORT

Chinese Government-Backed Student Groups Pose ‘Greatest Threat To American Colleges’: REPORT Philip Lenczycki on July 25, 2022 Chinese government-backed student groups pose a clear and present danger to U.S. colleges, a report…

Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A former registered nurse who worked in the Emergency Department at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (SMJH) in Charlottesville, pled guilty today to obtaining controlled substances, fentanyl, and hydromorphone, by…

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