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One of Ahmaud Arbery’s 3 killers withdraws plea deal on hate-crimes charges

By Steve Gorman – One of two men whose plea bargain on federal hate-crimes charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery was rejected by a judge last week has decided to proceed…

February 3, 2022

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case

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

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

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

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

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

FBI says no explosives found at historically Black colleges after bomb threats

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The FBI said on Wednesday it has not detected any explosive devices, after several historically Black colleges and universities across the United States reported receiving bomb threats…

February 2, 2022

New York Democrats take aim at Republicans with aggressive new congressional map

By Joseph Ax – Democratic lawmakers in New York passed a new congressional map on Wednesday that gives their party the advantage in 22 of the state’s 26 districts, potentially reshaping the…

February 3, 2022

Ex-Trump Justice Dept official appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee

By Patricia Zengerle and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -A former high-ranking Justice Department official appeared on Wednesday before the congressional committee probing the assault on the U.S. Capitol for questions about his…

February 2, 2022

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

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

Factbox-The U.S. redistricting legal battles that could affect control of Congress

By Joseph Ax -North Carolina’s top court heard arguments on Wednesday over whether the state’s new congressional map illegally favors Republicans. The case is among dozens of lawsuits filed in states around…

February 2, 2022

World Record Lightning Bolt Stretched Almost 500 Miles Over 3 States

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

Trump, citing New York prosecutor’s email, decries probe as political

NEW YORK -Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his family on Tuesday called a civil investigation of their business practices “selective prosecution,” arguing that an email by New York state’s top prosecutor…

February 1, 2022

Top Senate Republican opposes leniency for U.S. Capitol rioters

WASHINGTON – Republican U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he opposes leniency for those who pleaded guilty to committing crimes during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…

February 1, 2022

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

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

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

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

Repeated bomb threats rattle U.S. Black colleges and universities

By Julia Harte and Brendan O’Brien -At least a dozen historically Black colleges and universities in the United States received bomb threats and put their campuses on lockdown on Tuesday, a day…

February 1, 2022

Two Men Shot in Northwest D.C.

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

Alabama Man Admits Trafficking Woman for Sex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In rare move, U.S. judge rejects plea agreement by Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers

By Jonathan Allen -A U.S. judge in Georgia rejected plea agreements reached between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, saying she was not willing…

February 1, 2022

United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month

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

Historically Black U.S. colleges and universities given all clear after threats

-Several historically Black colleges and universities in the United States gave students and staff an all clear on Monday after bomb threats earlier in the day forced schools to issue shelter-in-place orders…

January 31, 2022

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

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

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

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

Georgia - Page 154

One of Ahmaud Arbery’s 3 killers withdraws plea deal on hate-crimes charges

Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment in Benton County Email Fraud Case

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

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

FBI says no explosives found at historically Black colleges after bomb threats

New York Democrats take aim at Republicans with aggressive new congressional map

Ex-Trump Justice Dept official appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee

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

Factbox-The U.S. redistricting legal battles that could affect control of Congress

Trump, citing New York prosecutor’s email, decries probe as political

Top Senate Republican opposes leniency for U.S. Capitol rioters

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

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

Repeated bomb threats rattle U.S. Black colleges and universities

Two Men Shot in Northwest D.C.

Alabama Man Admits Trafficking Woman for Sex

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

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

In rare move, U.S. judge rejects plea agreement by Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers

United States Attorney Commemorates National Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Historically Black U.S. colleges and universities given all clear after threats

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

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