Patrick Dwayne Murphy Found Guilty By Federal Jury

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that Patrick Dwayne Murphy, age 52, of Vernon, Oklahoma was found guilty by a federal jury…

Three Springfield Residents Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Three Springfield, Missouri, residents were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. Jeremy A. Ingram, 42, Laurie B. Holmes,…

Tennessee Department of Human Services Agrees to Pay $6,854,416 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection With Snap Quality Control

The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) has agreed to pay the United States $6,854,416 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the U.S. Department…

Gas Station Manager Arrested and Charged with Billing Fraudulent Fuel Charges on Amtrak Vehicles

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey gas station manager was charged today in connection with entering fraudulent charges on fuel credit cards assigned to at least four Amtrak vehicles, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Phil Murphy to announce school face mask mandate tomorrow

TRENTON, NJ – After saying the decision is up to local school boards, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will announce a mandatory mask mandate for New Jersey public school students on Friday.…

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Former Roseville Firearms Dealer Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Using Peace Officers’ Identities to Obtain and Sell New Off-Roster Firearms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joseph John Deaser IV, 51, of Arizona, was sentenced today to four years in prison for aggravated identity theft and the illegal sale of firearms by a federally licensed…

Fairmont man admits to his role in a drug conspiracy

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Nathaniel Lee Williams, of Fairmont, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Williams, also known…

Two dozen defendants indicted in investigation of Washington, Ga., area drug trafficking operation

AUGUSTA, GA: A multi-agency drug trafficking investigation has culminated in the criminal conspiracy indictment of 21 defendants in the Southern District of Georgia. Operation Wynner Storm, initiated by the Wilkes County Sheriff’s…

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

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On August 5, 2021, Porsha Tims Bush, 41, of Knoxville, entered a guilty plea to one count of executing a wire fraud scheme in the United States District Court…

Ten migrants killed, others critical after over-packed van crashes into pole

At least ten migrants have been killed in a crash involving a van packed with as many as thirty migrants 80 miles north of the Mexico border. The crash happened south of…

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DeSantis says Biden is America’s biggest importer of COVID-19 as immigrants continue to flow across the border untested

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed President Joe Biden after the President singled out Florida’s latest executive orders banning mask mandates and forced COVID-19 vaccinations. This week, President Biden said DeSantis wasn’t doing…

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Congresswoman pushing for eviction moratorium was evicted twice and sued for stiffing her landlord

Congresswoman Cori Bush knows what it feels like to owe her landlord thousands of dollars because she can’t afford to pay rent. She has not only been evicted twice in her 45…

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One killed in crash on Highway 1145 in West Baton Rouge Parish

Port Allen – Shortly before 7:30 pm on July 31st, 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a two-vehicle serious injury crash on US Hwy 190 at the intersection…

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Mandatory evacuation notice issued around Dixie Fire

Cal Fire has issued “Mandatory Evacuation Orders” for the following areas: • The area south of Hwy 44 from the Lassen County line east to A21 including Silver Lake, Juniper Lake, and…

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Man Sentenced for Inappropriately Touching a Customer at a Sapulpa Convenience Store

A Tulsa man was sentenced today in federal court for inappropriately touching a 17-year-old customer at a Sapulpa convenience store, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell…

Man Sentenced to 420 Months in Prison for Enticing and Sexually Abusing a Minor

A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 420 months, or 35 years, in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for enticing and sexually abusing a minor. Emilio Moran, 39,…

Rosebud Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 2, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…

Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 210 Months’ Imprisonment for Distributing More Than 30,000 Kilograms of Cocaine to The United States

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Carlos Gentil Ordonez Martinez was sentenced to 210 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Edward R. Korman for conspiracy to internationally distribute cocaine. As…

Two North Louisiana Men Headed to Federal Prison

MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that two North Louisiana men each have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Judge Terry…

Federal Grand Jury A Indictments Announced- August

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August 2021 Federal Grand Jury A. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…

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