Tropical Storm Heads Toward Gulf Coast As Louisiana Still Recovers From Hurricane Ida

Tropical Storm Nicholas made its way toward the Texas and Louisiana coasts Monday, threatening the region with more heavy rain and flooding, multiple sources reported. A hurricane watch was issued for parts…

Millions scratch-off winner in Swanton wins $1-million annuity prize

SWANTON, OHIO – A trip to the grocery store turned into a windfall for Rose and William Raczko of Swanton, who recently claimed the top prize in the Ohio Lottery’s $30 Millions scratch-off. https://www.ohiolottery.com/Games/ScratchOffs/$30-Games/Millions The Raczkos…

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Federal prosecutions target illegal firearms possession, drugs

SAVANNAH, GA: At least seven defendants face federal charges including those for illegally possessing firearms after separate indictments by a U.S. District Court grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while…

Facebook Becomes Debt Collector For Minority-Owned Businesses

Facebook is spending $100 million to buy up the outstanding invoices of small businesses owned by women, racial minorities, veterans, disabled people and LGBTQ+ people, the company announced last week. The Invoice…

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Here’s How Democrats Plan To Hike Taxes To Pay For Their $3.5 Trillion Budget

House Democrats will consider nearly $3 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade in an attempt to pay for their $3.5 trillion budget that includes most of President Joe Biden’s domestic…

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Unvaccinated 11 Times More Likely To Die From COVID-19, New CDC Study Says

Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. The study, which examined…

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U.S. Manager of Money Laundering Ring in a Nigerian Romance Scam Sentenced

An Oklahoma man was sentenced today in the Northern District of Oklahoma to four years in prison for managing a group of money launderers in an online Nigerian romance scam that defrauded…

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Passing Altered Postal Money Orders and Theft

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ANTOINE MERCHANT, age 32, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty on August 26, 2021 to conspiracy to pass altered U.S. Postal…

Jonesborough Man Sentenced For Methamphetamine And Firearm

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On September 9, 2021, Robert Harrison Blevins, 54, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District…

Buffalo Man Going To Prison For Stealing Car Parts, Bourbon, And Electronics From Railroad Cars

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Birdwell, 39, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of breaking into and…

Bridgeport Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Stemming from Courthouse Shooting

MARQUIS ISREAL, also known as “Garf” or “Gbaby,” 25, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to racketeering offenses related to his participation in a gang-related shooting in front of a…

Former Kentucky Warehouse Owner, Former Crop Insurance Agent Sentenced for Charges Related to Crop Insurance Fraud

LEXINGTON, Ky.— Michael McNew, former resident of Mt. Sterling, was sentenced to 86 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Court Judge Karen C. Caldwell for conspiracy to commit wire fraud,…

Federal Jury Finds Swain Co. Man Guilty Of Second Degree Murder

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A federal jury in Asheville convicted Shane McKinley Swimmer, 21, of Cherokee, N.C., of second degree murder late yesterday, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western…

Knoxville Man Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Defraud The Small Business Administration’s COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On September 9, 2021, James Waylon Howell, 39, currently of Knoxville, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in…

Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Southbridge man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to methamphetamine distribution. Christopher Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a mixture and substance containing…

Peoria Man Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child As a Registered Sex Offender

PEORIA, Ill. – James Wright, 50, of the 1500 block of South Easton Avenue, in Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on September 9, 2021, to 37 years (444 months) in prison, to be…

Owner of Maryland Company Providing Prosthetics and Orthotics Materials to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Sentenced to Federal Prison for Paying Gratuities

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Bruce Thomas, age 53, of Germantown Maryland, yesterday to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, with…

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