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Multiple India-based call centers and their directors indicted for perpetuating phone scams affecting thousands of Americans

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

ATLANTA – A superseding indictment has been unsealed against multiple Indian-based call centers and their directors charging that each of them conspired with the previously–indicted VoIP provider E Sampark, and its Director,…

February 4, 2022

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Investigation of missing child underway in Vienna

Georgia News·Police Blotter

Update: The GBI has arrested and charged Keara Cotton with Murder, Concealing the Death of Another, and Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree. Additionally, investigators obtained information that led to the discovery of…

February 3, 2022

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Police Officer Arrested for Sale of Marijuana

Georgia News·Police Blotter

Warwick, GA (February 2, 2022) – On Friday, January 28, 2022, the GBI Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO), arrested Leon Mitchell, age 32, of Albany, GA on the following charges: Two…

February 3, 2022

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Spalding County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Distributing Obscene Materials to Minor

Georgia News·Police Blotter

Griffin, GA (February 3, 2022) – The GBI arrested Spalding County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mason Keith Lumpkin, 26, of Griffin, GA, for one count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor…

February 3, 2022

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Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case

Department of Justice Press Releases

Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced a six-count federal indictment charging Ayoola Taiwo Adeoti a/k/a “Gaji,” age 41, with bank fraud, wire…

February 3, 2022

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Blackburn, Klobuchar Join Forces To Pass Bill Targeting Big Tech ‘Monopolists’

Featured News·Politics·US and World News

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at tackling the dominance of major tech companies, particularly Apple and Google, in mobile app stores. The Open App Markets Act, introduced in…

February 3, 2022

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Schumer Refuses To Say Whether He’ll Back Manchin, Sinema Over Potential Primary Challengers

Politics·US and World News

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declined to say whether he would support Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona if they face primary challengers ahead of their…

February 3, 2022

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Josh Hawley Wants The US To Abandon Its Pledge To Let Ukraine Join NATO

In the News

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri called on President Joe Biden to abandon NATO’s pledge to accept Ukraine as a member of the organization. “It is not clear that Ukraine’s accession would…

February 2, 2022

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World Record Lightning Bolt Stretched Almost 500 Miles Over 3 States

Featured News·Good News·US and World News·Viral News

A lightning bolt spanning nearly 500 miles across three states captured a new world record holder for longest flash, multiple sources reported. A lightning bolt from April 2020 spanning 477.2 miles across…

February 2, 2022

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Repeat Offender Arrested with 14 Firearms Sentenced in Project Safe Neighborhoods Case

Department of Justice Press Releases

MACON, Ga. – A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history who was found illegally in possession of 14 firearms and ammunition was sentenced to prison for his crime. Devon Antonio Futrell, 28,…

February 1, 2022

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22 people charged in connection with a multi-million dollar Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

ATLANTA – Twenty-two individuals, residing across the United States, have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and other related charges in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain approximately $3,899,377 in Paycheck…

February 1, 2022

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Two Men Shot in Northwest D.C.

D.C. News·Police Blotter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense…

February 1, 2022

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Alabama Man Admits Trafficking Woman for Sex

Department of Justice Press Releases

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Alabama pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of sex trafficking crimes, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Anthony Juskowich, age 23,…

February 1, 2022

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South Florida Political Consultant Who Defrauded Covid-19 Relief Program Headed to Federal Prison

Department of Justice Press Releases

Miami, Florida – Today, a federal district judge in Fort Lauderdale sentenced 29-year-old Damara Holness to 20 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for lying on a…

January 31, 2022

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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking By Force, Fraud, And Coercion

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Henry Lee White, III (27, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion and to possessing ammunition…

January 31, 2022

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25 States Urge Biden To Rescind Fed Nominee Over ‘Radical’ Climate, Social Views

Politics·US and World News

A large coalition of state financial officers announced their opposition to one of President Joe Biden’s top nominees for the Federal Reserve over her “radical” policy positions. Sarah Bloom Raskin would put…

January 31, 2022

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United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Department of Justice Press Releases

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg highlights efforts by federal, state, and local partners to prevent and combat human trafficking in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) during National…

January 31, 2022

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Man Formerly from Cedar Rapids Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm After Multiple Felony Convictions

Department of Justice Press Releases

A man formerly from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who possessed a gun after three prior felony convictions was sentenced January 27, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Patrick Derone James,…

January 31, 2022

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Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Lottery Tickets From Store Clerk Who Was Just Shot Dead

Georgia News·Police Blotter·US and World News

A woman was arrested on Jan. 24 for theft after taking lottery tickets from an office where a store clerk was lying dead following an armed robbery in Houston County, Georgia, 13…

January 31, 2022

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New York Democrats Unveil New Congressional Map That Is ‘Brutal’ For Republicans

New York News·Politics·Politics·US and World News

Democrats in New York proposed a new congressional map Sunday that could eliminate half of the state’s Republicans in the House of Representatives. The new lines give Democrats an advantage in 22…

January 31, 2022

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