Toms River’s new skatepark is now open
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “MO” Hill was joined by members of the township council to cut the ribbon at the Township’s new skatepark. The park is located adjacent…
Murphy slams business owners with $250 million in new taxes to replenish unemployment fund
TRENTON, NJ – Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for New Jersey businesses that lost nearly a year of income due to Governor Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 shutdown, they are.…
Jacksonville Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Using Facebook To Attempt To Entice 14-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Michael Jonathan Paul (50, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor to engage in…
Maryland Man Sentenced for Million Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Owings Mills, Maryland man was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for wire fraud and identity theft in connection with a fraudulent investment scheme worth approximately $1.26…
Sutton Man Convicted of Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Sutton man was convicted by a federal jury in Worcester today of conspiring to distribute cocaine. Bruce Marando, 47, was convicted following a four-day trial of conspiracy to distribute…
Police say Queens man kept 27 pit-bulls in deplorable “dungeon like” conditions for dog fighting
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Andrew Cato, 59, has been charged in a 92-count criminal complaint with aggravated animal cruelty, prohibition of animal fighting and other crimes. The defendant…
Queens housekeep stole $72,000 from elderly client
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz today announced that Ondina Flores, a trusted housekeeper for an elderly couple, has been indicted by a Queens grand jury and arraigned in Supreme…
DWI woman charged for fatal pedestrian hit and run
GLASSBORO, NJ – Michaela Ferraiolo, 23, of Glassboro, has been charged with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide by operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and one count of…
West Hazleton Man Sentenced To 10 Years’ Imprisonment For Crack Cocaine Trafficking And Firearms Offenses
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on August 19, 2021, Randell Bruton-Scott, age 34, of West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months’…
$300,000 lottery ticket sold at Youngstown Giant Eagle
GIRARD, OH – Michael Vandergriff, Girard, won $300,000 on the Ohio Lottery’s $5 Special Edition Cash Word (game 645) scratch-off. After mandatory state and federal tax withholdings totaling 28 percent, Vandergiff will receive $216,000. The ticket was purchased at Churchill Commons Giant Eagle, Youngtown. …
Vacaville Felon Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Guy Joseph Bass, 29, of Vacaville, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, On…
Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Fentanyl
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEX SABO-SANTIAGO, also known as “Boricua,” 42, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N.…
“11 Hunnit” Gang Member Sentenced to Nearly a Decade in Prison for RICO Conspiracy
PITTSBURGH, PA – A member of the 11 Hunnit street gang from the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 117 months’ imprisonment on his conviction for…
Convicted Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offenses
BOSTON – A Templeton man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for federal firearms offenses. John Shaw, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 21…
Three Phoenix Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Purchase Firearms Using False Statements
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On August 3, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 65-count indictment against Chris Oliver, 23, of Gilbert, Arizona, Michael Kelly, 23, of Tempe, Arizona, and Dion Delpino,…
Toms River’s blue line painter indicted for terroristic threats against the judiciary
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River residents are still wondering if the man who painted the blue line down Hooper Avenue in Downtown Toms River is a local hero or a zero.…
Middletown Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Selling Cocaine and Crack While on State Probation
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DERRICK STOKES, 29, of Middletown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to…
District Woman Pleads Guilty to Two Assaults, Including One Prosecuted as Hate Crime
WASHINGTON – Nicole Gogan, 41, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from two assaults that took place this spring, including one that…
Former USDA Official Sentenced in Bribery Case
WASHINGTON – Richard Holman, the former Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination, Physical Security Division, was sentenced…
41 shots fired in Philadelphia shootout that sent three to hospital
A shooting on a residential street in the heart of Philadelphia Sunday sent three men to the hospital for gun wounds, according to various local news outlets. Around 10:30 p.m., 41 shots…