Grand Jury Charges 19 Defendants in Alleged Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin via Telephone Call Centers and Launder $2 Million in Proceeds

SANTA ANA, California – Law enforcement officials today arrested 12 defendants charged in a federal grand jury indictment with conspiring to distribute at least $2 million worth of heroin by operating…

Buffalo teen indicted for fleeing crash that injured police officer

BUFFALO, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 16-year-old male from Rochester, N.Y. was arraigned this morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment…

Fake 911 call leads to probation for Buffalo man

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 61-year-old William B. Gray of Buffalo was sentenced this morning before State Supreme Court Justice M. William Boller to five years of probation.…

Ice Skating instructor stole $100k from student

LIMA, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 42-year-old Vincent Van Vliet of Lima, N.Y. was sentenced on Friday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Mark A. Montour…

Which generation is worst at tipping in America?

Have you ever wondered which American generation is the worst at tipping in restaurants? Neither have we. But, one study conducted this week showed just which generation is most likely to give…

Border agents seize meth shipment hidden inside empty peanut shells

On Tuesday, June 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee examined a shipment manifested as “REGIONAL BREAD ROASTED PEANUTS REGIONAL DUST SWEET MADE…

Frazier tosses a gem as Toms River East Little League wins championship

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Beast from the East is back and has its eyes once again set on Williamsport. This week, Toms River East Little League dominated their opponents, defeating Jackson…

New Jersey joins Google App Store lawsuit

TRENTON –Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today joined a coalition of 37 Attorneys General in suing Google for allegedly violating federal and state antitrust laws through exclusionary conduct relating to the Google Play…

Virgin Galactic Unity spaceship successfully enters orbit, launching Richard Branson into space

SIERRA COUNTY, NM – Spaceport America is officially the world’s first operating public spaceport ready to send commercial passengers into space. On Sunday, the VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the company’s…

Phil Murphy said Shot and a Beer program helped boost vaccinations but he lied

Trenton, NJ – As Phil Murphy made a red zone push to vaccinate 70% of “adults”, later to be rebranded as people, he began promoting giveaways to encourage vaccinations. Beers, hot dogs,…

24-year-old found shot, dead in overturned vehicle in D.C.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, July 8, 2021, in the 3300 block of Erie Street, Southeast. At approximately 9:04 pm, Prince…

Buffalo teenager charged with stealing car, striking cop while fleeing

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that a 16-year-old male from Buffalo, N.Y. was arraigned this morning before Youth Part Judge Kevin M. Carter on an indictment charging him with…

Shore town limits beach hours, blaming Phil Murphy for handcuffing cops’ ability to deal with unruly crowds

AVALON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s anti-police legislation that hinders the capabilities of shore police departments to enforce law and order effectively has resulted in the limiting of hours of…

Syracuse Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Brokering Illegal Gun Sales

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel Morales, age 36, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for causing the sale of firearms and ammunition to a…

Seller Of Forged Basquiats And Harings Arrested On Fraud Charges

Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced…

New York Man Who Allegedly Harassed NYPD Charged with Gun Crime

A New York man who allegedly hurled racial slurs at a police officer has been charged with a gun crime, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah.…

Ex-Attorney Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Making False Statements

ROANOKE, Va. – A former Lynchburg attorney, who specialized in elder law and estate planning, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and making false statements. According to court documents, Cherie Anne Washburn,…

Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Operating Lottery Scam that Defrauded Connecticut Victim of $1.2 Million

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STIEVE FERNANDEZ, 35, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 71 months…

Christopher Grant Convicted in Federal Court for the Murder of Illinois State Trooper Nicholas Hopkins

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Christopher R. Grant, 47, of East St. Louis, Illinois, faces the possibility of life without parole following his guilty plea earlier today to a series of federal…

Man Convicted of Conspiracy to Import and Distribute Fentanyl

A federal jury convicted a Rhode Island man today for conspiring to import and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, continuing criminal enterprise, money laundering conspiracy, and multiple obstruction offenses. According to court…

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