EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Told Former Agents The Bureau Will ‘Stay In Its Own Lane’ And Won’t Be Attending School Board Meetings

FBI Director Christopher Wray “made it clear” during an October speech that FBI agents “would not be attending school board meetings” and the Bureau “would stay in its own lane,” a former…

November 12, 2021

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Mandatory School Masking Ends In Florida

Florida News·US and World News

Miami-Dade, Broward and Alachua counties are ending mandatory in-school masking following a prolonged legal battle between school districts and the state. “The data do not support any clinical benefit for children in…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Serial Child Sex Offender Convicted of Child Exploitation Offenses

Government News

A federal jury convicted a Texas man today for multiple child exploitation offenses involving an 11-year-old child. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Martin Renteria, 52, of Midland, enticed…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Former Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements in Connection With An Investigation Into Church Sex Abuse

Government News

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Robert Brennan, 83, of Perryville, MD, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Anita B. Brody to lying to investigators…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Armed robber sentenced for attacking customers at and stealing opioids from multiple pharmacies

Government News

NEWNAN, Ga. – Anthony Lavell Williams, Jr. has been sentenced for perpetrating a string of armed robberies in Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, and Hall Counties during which Williams assaulted pharmacy customers and…

November 11, 2021

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Justice Department Sues Uber For Overcharging People With Disabilities

Government News

SAN FRANCISCO — The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a…

November 11, 2021

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Luzerne County Man Charged With Drug Trafficking

Government News

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 9, 2021, James Artis-Bryan, age 41, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Georgia company and owner sentenced for role in scheme to evade U.S. national security trade sanctions

Government News

SAVANNAH, GA: A Georgia company and its owner have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in an international scheme to evade United States national security laws. Dali Bagrou, 60, of…

November 11, 2021

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Atlanta man sentenced for stealing veteran’s disability benefits

Government News

ATLANTA – William F. Dorsey Jr., has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling over $150,000 from his father’s beneficiary account funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “Stealing from a…

November 11, 2021

2 mins read

Husband and Wife Team, and Their Inmate Accomplice, Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds and Economic Injury Disaster Loans

Government News

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brandon Segers, 33, and Dionne Segers, 32, both of Philadelphia, PA, and their inmate accomplice, Michael Matthews, 42, of Richmond, VA,…

November 11, 2021

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Former GE Engineer Sentenced to 24 Months for Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets

Government News

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jean Patrice Delia, age 46, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from the General Electric Company (GE).…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Defendants Charged in $4M Unemployment Fraud Case

Government News

DETROIT – Two Michigan men have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in a large-scale, multi-state Unemployment Insurance benefit fraud scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin. Joining…

November 11, 2021

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Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Charged With Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds

Government News

DETROIT – Timothy Edmunds, the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, has been charged in a Criminal Complaint with embezzling over $2 million in union funds announced…

November 11, 2021

7 mins read

Greenville County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Terrell Demetrius Smith, 27, of Greenville, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Pickens County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher William Vaughn, 39, of Easley, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Transcripts and Exhibits From Independent Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Governor Cuomo Begin to Be Released

New York News

NEW YORK – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) today began the rolling release of transcripts and corresponding exhibits from its investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former New York Governor…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

New Jersey AG investigating police-involved fatal shooting in Long Branch

North Jersey News·Police Blotter

Long Branch, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police shooting that occurred on November 6, 2021 in Long Branch, N.J. One male civilian sustained fatal…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

New Jersey grand jury chooses not to file charges against Bergen County Sheriff’s deputy

North Jersey News·Police Blotter

TRENTON – A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a boy, age 12, who was struck and…

November 11, 2021

2 mins read

State reaches settlement with health provider after data error exposes 55,000 New Jersey patient records

North Jersey News·Police Blotter

NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that two printing companies have agreed to pay $130,000 in penalties and to implement new security…

November 11, 2021

1 min read

Nine indicted after defrauding tri-state boat dealers out of $1.3 million in fraudulent purchases

North Jersey News·Police Blotter

TRENTON –Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced an indictment against nine defendants charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, which they used to…

November 10, 2021

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