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Savannah man gets 10-year sentence for illegal firearms possession

SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Matthew Kearse, 30, of Savannah, was sentenced to 120 months in…

November 20, 2021

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Reptile Dealer Pleads Guilty to Illegally Trafficking Vipers, Gun Charges

Government News

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Florida reptile dealer pleaded guilty to shipping venomous snakes and turtles from his residence in Valdosta as part of “Operation Middleman,” a multi-agency investigation focusing on the trafficking of…

November 20, 2021

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Six defendants indicted for fraud that included targeting elderly citizens

Government News

ATLANTA – Vikas Mehta, Walter Valdivia, Pradip Parikh, Jaime Salas, Alpesh Patel, and Darash Shah have been indicted for wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering. “This case involves…

November 20, 2021

4 mins read

Ahmaud Arbery Never Threatened Travis McMichael, According To Testimony

US and World News

Ahmaud Arbery never threatened, spoke to or brandished a weapon towards the man who fatally shot him, according to the shooter’s second day of testimony on Thursday. Travis McMichael, the man who…

November 19, 2021

1 min read

Jury Convicts Two-Time Bank Robber

Breaking News

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Lizella, Georgia, resident for bank robbery a week after being released from federal prison for previously robbing a bank. Wesley Sorrow, 50, of Lizella,…

November 18, 2021

1 min read

Defendant Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Arson Committed to Threaten Victim in “R. Kelly” Case

Government News

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Michael Williams was sentenced by United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly to 96 months’ imprisonment for setting fire to a vehicle at the…

November 17, 2021

2 mins read

House Censures Paul Gosar, Strips Him Of Committee Seats

Politics·US and World News

The House formally censured and stripped Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of his committee assignments Wednesday for posting a video depicting him killing New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe…

November 17, 2021

1 min read

Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

Government News

BOSTON – A Pittsfield man pleaded guilty on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021 in federal court in Springfield to failing to register as a sex offender. Jarrett Woodruff, 34, pleaded guilty to one…

November 16, 2021

1 min read

Federal Judge Sentences Methamphetamine Trafficker To Over 17 Years In Prison

Breaking News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – James Kristoffer Cantley, 39, formerly of Newton, N.C., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell to 210 months in prison and five years of supervised release…

November 16, 2021

2 mins read

Fort Lauderdale Jury Convicts Two Defendants for Stealing Veteran and Social Security Benefits: Three Others Plead Guilty

Breaking News

Miami, Florida – After an eight-day trial at the Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, and following three days of deliberations, a jury found Omar Shaquille Bailey and Ronaldo Garfield Green guilty for…

November 16, 2021

3 mins read

Oregon Tax Cheat Sentenced to Federal Prison

Breaking News

PORTLAND, Ore.—An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after failing to pay more than $1.7 million in personal income taxes in a complex tax evasion case dating back to 2001.…

November 16, 2021

2 mins read

Taxpayers May Have To Pay For Apple’s Digital ID Program

US and World News

U.S. states may have to provide funding for Apple’s plan to store government-issued identification credentials in its devices. The company first announced partnerships with several states in September to develop a digital driver’s…

November 15, 2021

1 min read

Suspect charged for October murder in Atlantic City

Atlantic County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

MAYS LANDING-A 45 year-old man, charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Mark Wright on Oct. 10, 2021, has been taken into custody by law enforcement, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary…

November 15, 2021

1 min read

Pharmacist to pay $275,000 to settle claims related to the alleged unlawful dispensation of controlled substances

Breaking News

SAVANNAH, GA: The former owner of a Bryan County pharmacy has agreed to settle claims that he and his pharmacy unlawfully dispensed controlled substances despite the presence of red flags indicating that…

November 15, 2021

1 min read

Trial Of Men Accused Of Killing Ahmaud Arbery Nears Verdict

Police Blotter

The trial of three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, whose death contributed to unrest during the summer of 2020, is nearing a verdict. Gregory McMichael, his son Travis and their neighbor,…

November 13, 2021

2 mins read

Charleston, S.C., man admits sex trafficking, cocaine crimes stemming from scheme to coerce women and girls into prostitution

Breaking News

BILLINGS – A Charleston, South Carolina, man accused in a large sex trafficking scheme of coercing women and girls into prostitution for him in Montana and other states admitted to charges today,…

November 13, 2021

2 mins read

Man Carjacked Victim at gunpoint and stole car

D.C. News·Police Blotter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred…

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

3 mins read

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

Attorney General James Defends New York State’s Gun Licensing Protection Law at Supreme Court

New York News

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in anticipation of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case New York State Rifle &…

November 11, 2021

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