United States Announces Settlement of Civil Action Addressing Clean Air Act Violations at New York City Public Schools

Jacquelyn M. Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Todd Kim, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, and Walter Mugdan, Acting…

Three Alleged Drug Traffickers Arrested, Charged in Pampa

Three alleged drug traffickers in Pampa, Texas – including the alleged local president of the Bandidos motorcycle gang – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak…

Illegal cow skins, insects from Nigeria stopped by Border Patrol agents in Virginia

STERLING, Virginia – Threats to our nation’s agricultural industries can take many forms. From the deliberate act of agro-terrorism, to the hitchhiking of invasive insect species, to the unintended act posed…

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Angela Merkel’s Party Suffers Worst Performance Ever As Chancellor Prepares To End 16 Years In Office

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party suffered its worst performance since its inception on Sunday as the German leader prepares to step down after 16 years in office. The center-left Social Democratic Party…

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Victoria police searching for man who rubbed himself on bus

INTERNATIONAL NEWS – Detectives from Transit Crime Investigation Unit have released an image of a man they want to identify in relation to an indecent act that took place on a bus…

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Justice For J6 Rally Organizer Said The Group Was In Constant Contact With Law Enforcement Ahead Of The Event

The organization behind the “Justice for J6” rally in Washington Sept. 18 was in constant contact with multiple law enforcement agencies ahead of the event, Look Ahead America Executive Director Matt Braynard…

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Former Louisiana Cop Charged After Beating Black Man With Flashlight

A former Louisiana State Police officer was charged after beating a black man with a flashlight 18 times, the Associated Press reported on Friday. Jacob Brown, 31, was indicted by a grand…

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Fossilized Footprints Found In New Mexico Believed To Be 23,000 Years Old

Fossilized footprints found in New Mexico show that human beings were living in North America roughly 23,000 years ago, the Associated Press reported Friday. The footprints were found in a dried-up lake…

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Maryland Man Facing Federal Indictment For Fraudulently Obtaining $3.5 Millions In COVID Relief Funds

Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rudolph Elwood Brooks, Jr., age 45, of Bowie, Maryland, with federal wire fraud and money laundering charges. The indictment was…

15 Defendants Indicted for Drug Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City returned an indictment charging 15 people with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms…

Willamette Valley Grass Seed Company Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Willamette Valley wholesale grass seed distributor pleaded guilty today in federal court for knowingly concealing a scheme to defraud the Jacklin Seed Company, then a subsidiary of the J.R. Simplot…

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening GHUHS Students

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Jason Graham, 24, of Holland, Michigan, pled guilty today to making a 2019 threat over Facebook to “shoot up”…

Box Elder man admits distributing fentanyl on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder man admitted today to dealing fentanyl pills on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Timothy Michael Koop, 61, pleaded guilty…

94% Of Parents Say Child Tax Credit Payments Allow Them To Work More, Study Shows

The vast majority of parents receiving monthly child tax credit payments say that they plan to keep working or even increase their hours as a result of them, a study released Thursday…

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Queens Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Kidnapping That Resulted In The Murder Of 24-Year-Old Woman

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JAVIER ENRIQUE DA SILVA ROJAS (the “defendant” or “DA SILVA”) was sentenced today to 360 months…

Former Member of Baltimore’s Safe Streets Program Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Ronald Alexander, age 50, of Baltimore, Maryland to 135 months in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, for…

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