Government Contractor Indicted for Bribing Public Official

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment charging a North Carolina man with engaging in a bribery and fraud scheme with a former contracting officer for…

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Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Rhode Island man today pled guilty to his role in a conspiracy to file fraudulent applications for COVID unemployment relief funds in at least eight states, announced United…

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Former Greenfield Township Sewer Authority Manager Found Guilty Of Clean Water Act Violations And Wire Fraud

SCRANTON—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Bruce Evans, Sr., age 68, and Bruce Evans, Jr., age 40, both of Greenfield Township, were found guilty on…

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Middlesex police say teen girl was sextorted to share compromising photos and videos

MIDDLESEX TWP, NJ – The Middlesex Township Police Department has reported that a teenage girl was a victim of ‘sextortion’ by an online acquaintance. “An underage borough girl reported an online acquaintance…

New Jersey News

Illegal gun dealer, convicted felon busted for trafficking

NORRISTOWN, PA – Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, in partnership with Department of Justice, Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Field Divisions in Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey, announce…

New Jersey News·Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

Historic firearm collection recovered after more than 50 years

UPPER MERION TWP, MD – A number of artifacts stolen during the 1960s and 1970s have been recovered and returned to the owning museums, thanks to the efforts of Upper Merion Township…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Violently Sex Trafficking Multiple Women

CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for violently sex trafficking multiple women over the course of a decade. From 2007 to 2016, BENJAMIN…

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FORMER DETROIT POLICE DETECTIVE CHARGED WITH BRIBERY

DETROIT – A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging a former Detroit Police Department detective with bribery Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin announced. The charges were brought against Michael…

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Sayre Woman Sentenced To 37 Months’ Imprisonment For Laundering $1.89 Million In Fraud Proceeds

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christine Bradley Okpako, age 54, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 15, 2021, to 37 months’ imprisonment…

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Providence Man Admits to Defrauding Food Suppliers, Assaulting Federal Officers

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man arrested nine days after he assaulted and fled federal agents and task force officers as they attempted to arrest him on charges that he defrauded businesses…

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Three Men Facing Federal Indictment for a Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy and Related Charges

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Daquante Thomas, a/k/a “Glock,” age 19, of Baltimore, Maryland; Jourdain Larose, a/k/a “JBlacc,” age 26, of Ellicott City, Maryland, and…

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Missouri Man Indicted For Making Threats Against The Pennsylvania State Police

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Damian Smith-Birge, age 26, of Neosho, Missouri, was indicted on December 14, 2021, by a federal grand…

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Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids

A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested today for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly McCallum, 39, of Dyersburg, unlawfully prescribed…

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Luzerne County Man Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

SCRANTON: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Arless R. Leito, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted on December 14, 2021, by a federal grand…

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USP Canaan Inmate Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Possession Of A Prohibited Object

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Louis Borrero, age 38, an inmate at United States Penitentiary, Canaan (USP Canaan), in Waymart, Pennsylvania, was…

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California Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Syracuse Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Edward Mercado, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, pled guilty yesterday to traveling to New York from California for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with…

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Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids

Memphis, TN – A Tennessee nurse practitioner was arrested today for allegedly distributing prescription drugs unlawfully from the medical clinic she owned and operated. According to court documents, Kelly McCallum, 39, of…

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Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Two Florida men pleaded guilty this week in the Northern District of Ohio for leading a nationwide scheme to fraudulently obtain over $35 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by…

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Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division announced that John Murray Rowe, Jr., 63, of Lead, South…

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Justice Department Announces Series of Cases to Combat Addiction Treatment Kickback Schemes in Orange County

SANTA ANA, California – Over the past 10 months, the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 10 defendants – four of whom were taken into custody today – for…

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Government Contractor Indicted for Bribing Public Official

Rhode Island Man Admits to Defrauding COVID Relief Unemployment Programs in Eight States

Former Greenfield Township Sewer Authority Manager Found Guilty Of Clean Water Act Violations And Wire Fraud

Middlesex police say teen girl was sextorted to share compromising photos and videos

Illegal gun dealer, convicted felon busted for trafficking

Historic firearm collection recovered after more than 50 years

Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Violently Sex Trafficking Multiple Women

FORMER DETROIT POLICE DETECTIVE CHARGED WITH BRIBERY

Sayre Woman Sentenced To 37 Months’ Imprisonment For Laundering $1.89 Million In Fraud Proceeds

Providence Man Admits to Defrauding Food Suppliers, Assaulting Federal Officers

Three Men Facing Federal Indictment for a Murder-For-Hire Conspiracy and Related Charges

Missouri Man Indicted For Making Threats Against The Pennsylvania State Police

Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids

Luzerne County Man Indicted On Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

USP Canaan Inmate Charged With Assault With A Dangerous Weapon And Possession Of A Prohibited Object

California Man Pleads Guilty to Traveling to Syracuse Intending to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Child

Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Arrested for Unlawfully Distributing Prescription Opioids

Two Florida Men Plead Guilty to $35 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage

Justice Department Announces Series of Cases to Combat Addiction Treatment Kickback Schemes in Orange County

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