South Carolina School Boards Association Leaves National School Boards Association

The South Carolina School Boards Association voted to end its membership in the National School Boards Association due to the NSBA’s letter urging President Joe Biden to use federal law enforcement to…

California Man Indicted For Firearms Offenses

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A California man made his initial court appearance today for allegedly making false statements in connection with the unlawful purchase of multiple firearms and selling the firearms without…

Teach Them Diligently Resolves ADA Complaint By Providing Interpreting Services For The Deaf At Its Conventions

NASHVILLE – In response to a civil rights complaint received by this Office, Teach Them Diligently (TTD), a Christian-based home school resource community of Greenville, South Carolina, addressed the interpreting needs of…

St. Thomas Resident Sentenced for Possessing Marijuana

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, V.I., was sentenced to time served in prison for possession of…

Florida Man Admits Role in $1 Million Kickback Scheme Related to Genetic Testing

NEWARK, N.J. – A Florida man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to receive kickbacks and bribes from laboratories in exchange for referrals of patient DNA samples and genetic tests, Acting…

FBI raids homes of Project Veritas journalists over another lost Joe Biden family artifact

Days after Project Veritas founder and CEO was threatened by lawyers from the campaign of Phil Murphy for exposing high level campaign staffers comments in hidden video releases, homes of Project Veritas…

South Carolina Couple Charged with Illegally Trafficking Firearms into New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. – A South Carolina couple made their initial court appearance today on charges of trafficking firearms into New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Fuquan Haafiz Ali Bowers,…

Harrison County men sentenced for roles in bank robbery

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Harrison County men were sentenced today for their roles in the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…

St. Thomas Man Arrested at the Cyril E. King Airport with Nine Vacuum Sealed Packages of Marijuana Sentenced in Federal Court

ST. THOMAS – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced on today that Kharim Moore of St. Thomas was sentenced today to three years’ probation, fined $1,000, and ordered to complete 100…

St. Croix Woman Sentenced for Attempting to Smuggle Marijuana from Florida Through the Cyril E. King Airport

St. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Raquel Rivera, from St. Croix, was sentenced for the federal crime of possession with intent to distribute 6 kilograms of marijuana.…

Colorado Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone

DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Victor Manuel Ortega-Ochoa, age 47, was sentenced to 41 months in a federal prison followed by two years of supervised…

St. Thomas Man Who Forged Checks in His Father’s Name Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison for $303,000 Bank Fraud

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Lenroy Ravalier, Jr. was sentenced by the Honorable Robert A. Molloy to…

Convicted Felon Sentenced For Unlawful Possession Of Firearms, Including Stolen AR-15

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man with multiple prior felony convictions was sentenced today to four years and seven months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms, including a stolen…

North Carolina Man Convicted of Multi-State Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Edenton, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiring with others to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, possessing cocaine with the…

Mableton pharmacist found guilty of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances

ATLANTA – Thomas Ukoshovbera A. Gbenedio has been convicted by a federal jury of illegally dispensing and distributing controlled substances from his pharmacy. “As a pharmacist, Gbenedio was trusted to appropriately dispense…

Doocy Presses White House On Giving Illegal Migrants Money

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday why the Biden administration would give taxpayer money to migrants who broke federal law. A report…

Jury Convicts Felon of Sex Trafficking, Drug, and Firearm Charges

A federal jury convicted a Norfolk man yesterday on charges of sex trafficking, fraud, conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drugs, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to…

Atlanta restaurateur sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes

ATLANTA – Shanga A. Hankerson, the former owner of the Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced for willful failure to remit payroll taxes. “Hankerson willfully disregarded…

Monmouth County Doctor Charged with Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Unlawfully Prescribing Fentanyl

NEWARK, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, doctor was charged today for his participation in a scheme to receive bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for unlawfully prescribing…

St. Thomas Man Convicted at Trial of Felon in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced to 33 Months in Federal Prison

St. Thomas, USVI – Leroy Henry, Jr., 30, of St. Thomas, was sentenced in District Court on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Gretchen…

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