Two Former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced to 50 Months Imprisonment for Their Roles in Kickback and Bribery Scheme Involving Contract for Privatization of Work Release Program in St. Tammany Parish

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAVID HANSON, age 63, from Abita Springs, Louisiana, and CLIFFORD “SKIP” KEEN, age 53, from Covington, Louisiana, were each sentenced today to…

Facebook Whistleblower’s Push For Stricter Social Media Regulation Is Raising Free Speech Concerns

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified in front of a Senate Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation regulating Facebook and pushing for more aggressive censorship of misleading content. Haugen, who…

Westminster Couple wins $102,632 on FAST PLAY Scratch off

WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND – What luck! A married Carroll County couple found the last progressive jackpot in the FAST PLAY Chili Pepper Payout game with a ticket bought last week. The wife of the winning…

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms in Exchange for Distribution Amounts of High-Grade Marijuana

A Tulsa gang member was sentenced Tuesday for conspiring with others to collect firearms and exchange them for marijuana to sell on the black market, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S.…

Armed felons charged under the U.S. Attorney and Fulton County District Attorney’s Offices’ enforcement operation targeting repeat violent offenders

ATLANTA – Deuntrae Meshari Colley, Antonio Cooper, also known as “Antoine Cooper,” Dexter Hancock, Daeqwan Ray Jackson, also known as “Daequan Ray Jackson,” Donald Johnson, and Drashawn Mitchell, all convicted felons, have…

Coast Guard intercepts $51 million cocaine shipment in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge crew offloaded approximately 1,700 kilograms of seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Friday, following the disruption go-fast vessel smuggling…

Baltimore Police Investigate Shooting

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On October 5, 2021, at approximately 2:28 a.m., Southern District patrol officers were dispatched to the 400 block of South Payson Street for a shooting investigation. When officers arrived…

Columbus man charged in narcotics conspiracy also accused of forcing addicts into prostitution through violence

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Six additional defendants and new charges involving sex trafficking have been added to a case pending against a Columbus man who allegedly provided individuals cocaine and fentanyl in exchange…

High-ranking gang member gets substantial sentence for drug trafficking

HOUSTON – A 33 year-old Houston man with a lengthy criminal history has been ordered to federal prison after packaging thousands of ecstasy pills for sale, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…

Takedown of Lane County Drug Trafficking Cell Leads to Largest Seizure of Methamphetamine in Oregon State History

EUGENE, Ore.—On September 15, 2021, a coordinated law enforcement operation targeting the leader and several associates of a Lane County drug trafficking cell led to the seizure of 384 pounds of methamphetamine,…

Arrests Made in D.C. Armed Robbery

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announce arrests have been made in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in…

Police Investigate Shooting in Southeast Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD – On October 4, 2021, at approximately 1:38 a.m., Southeast District patrol officers were on foot patrol in the area of Boston Street when they heard discharging. Officers begin canvassing…

San Francisco police arrest suspect responsible for multiple armed robberies

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On August 4, 2021, a San Francisco Police officer was flagged down by a 31-year-old male victim the 1300 block of Castro Street who had just been the…

Man stabbed to death during an altercation

LONG BEACH, CA – On October 2, 2021, at approximately 2:10 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a stabbing victim near the area of Linden Avenue and Harding Street, which…

Media Fact Checker Newsguard bumps Shore News Network rating up

Newsguard, one of the leaders in the media fact-checking industry has increased the ‘nutrition fact-checking label’ of Shore News Network by 12.5 points in their 1 to 100 based rating. Newsguard is…

Northwest Baltimore Police investigates Shooting

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On September 29, 2021, at approximately 12:12 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers were dispatched to a medical clinic in the 2400 block of Cylburn Avenue for a walk-in shooting…

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously deported pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Jose Perez Felix, a/k/a “Eugenio Piedraita-Rivera,” “Roberto Patricio Ramirez,” “Grande,” 43,…

Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Serve Three Decades in Federal Prison

OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, GERMAINE COULTER, SR., 48, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit child sex…

Two More Mexican Nationals Are Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to International Timeshare Telemarketing Scam

NEW ORLEANS – CLAUDUA ANTILLON ZAHUITA, age 38, and SERGIO LEON KURI, age 40, both residents and citizens of Mexico, were sentenced to prison on September 29, 2021 by U.S. District Court Judge…

Fairlawn Man Wins $2-million annuity top prize on Scratch-Off

FAIRLAWN, OHIO – Richard Haddad of Fairlawn is entering fall with a life-changing win after playing the Ohio Lottery’s $20 scratch-off, $300 Million Diamond Dazzler #671.https://www.ohiolottery.com/Games/ScratchOffs/20DollarGames/$300-Million-Diamond-Dazzler-1 Richard won the game’s $2-million annuity top prize.…

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