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Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest
Man Sentenced to 33 months in Prison for Possessing Molotov Cocktails at La Mesa Protest NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 13, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Zachary Alexander Karas was sentenced …
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Maryland Man Sentenced to 7 ½-Year Prison Term For Fraud, Money Laundering, and Identity Theft Scheme
WASHINGTON – Kelvin Otunyo, 37, of Hyattsville, Md., was sentenced today to 90 months in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in …
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Three men formerly employed at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina were arrested today on charges of bribery of a government official. Calvin Alfonza Jordan, 64, Edward Wade Crisco, …
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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 …
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High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges for Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need after Telemedicine Sessions
LOS ANGELES – A High Desert physician remains in federal custody today after his arrest Wednesday on charges of illegally dispensing prescriptions for often-abused controlled substances – including opioid-based …
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Border agents seize hundreds of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards
by Dinesh Patelby Dinesh PatelMEMPHIS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis flagged a suspicious shipment coming from Shenzhen, China en route to the central business district …
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Aboard an almost fully vaccinated Carnival cruise ship, 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday just before arriving in Belize City, according to the Belize Tourism Board. While crew …
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Lambda variant causing havoc in South America, nearly 1,000 cases reported in U.S.
Several countries in South America are experiencing coronavirus surges due to the lambda variant, which studies show could prove more evasive to vaccines, the New York Post reported. First identified …
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Parent beats teacher after mask mandate argument on first day of school
A parent at a California public school allegedly attacked a teacher Wednesday, leaving him bruised and lacerated, after the two got in an argument over mask mandates, a local news …
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California orders all teachers to show proof of vaccination or get tested weekly
SACRAMENTO, CA – California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a health order mandating all K-12 teachers in the state must be fully vaccinated or submit to routine COVID-19 testing as …
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California surf instructor killed his two kids, claims they had “Serpent DNA”
A federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday charges a California surfing school owner for allegedly taking his two children to Mexico and killing them, according to federal authorities. Matthew Taylor Coleman, …
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Inside the alleged Texas “COVID Camp” where hundreds of positive migrants are being hidden from public view
MISSION, Texas — Hundreds of illegal migrants crowded under a pavilion in Anzalduas Park where temporary tent facilities were set up to house people who tested positive for COVID-19 over …
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Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have been directed by their headquarters to stop using the term “Mexican cartel” when speaking with the media, according to an email …
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Victorville Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Causing False Statements to Be Made in Bankruptcy Court Petitions
LOS ANGELES – A San Bernardino County man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for continuing to act as a bankruptcy petition preparer …
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District Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Assaults, Including One Prosecuted as Hate Crime
WASHINGTON – Nicole Gogan, 41, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from two assaults that took place this spring, including …
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Special Assistant U. S. Attorney Steven Lee (619) 546-8893 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 6, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman announced federal drug charges today (August …
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San Fernando Valley Man Found Guilty in Terror Plot to Bomb a Rally in Long Beach
LOS ANGELES – A federal jury this afternoon convicted a San Fernando Valley man for attempting to bomb a rally in Long Beach for the purpose of causing mass …
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Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Methamphetamine Charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to a federal methamphetamine charge. According to court documents, the Parkersburg Police Department stopped Justin Andrew Beardsley, 33, on Lynne Street …
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Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Columbia, Mississippi woman pled guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of health care fraud. According to court documents, beginning in 2016 and continuing for …
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Louisiana Compound Marketer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Pay Illegal Kickbacks and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States
Gulfport – A Monroe, Louisiana man pleaded guilty today to engaging in a multi-million dollar conspiracy to pay illegal health care kickbacks and conspiracy to defraud the United States, announced …
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Federal Jury Convicts St. Paul Man in Target Headquarters Arson
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury found a St. Paul man guilty of arson and riot after looting, damaging, and burning businesses in downtown Minneapolis, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders …
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Ex-Marine Again Convicted of Using Drugs and Force to Sexually Abuse Young Girls in Cambodia
LOS ANGELES – At the end of a re-trial prompted by appellate court reversal, a federal jury today convicted a retired Marine Corps captain who traveled to Cambodia in …
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Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Mark Lee Morgan of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced in federal …
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Minneapolis Man Indicted for Violent Robbery of a Minneapolis Business
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a Hobbs Act robbery that resulted in the shooting death of a store clerk, announced Acting …