Ocean County Board of Commissioners Say No to Marijuana for Off-Duty Cops

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s Sheriff’s Officers, both civil service and those in Sheriff Michael Mastronardy’s growing personal team of special investigators, are not allowed to consume cannabis while off-duty. That…

New Jersey Politicians Targeting Cops, But No Other Professions for Exempting Legal Marijuana

TOMS RIVER, NJ – This week, the Toms River Township Council and Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill joined the chorus of New Jersey politicians taking aim only at police officers when it…

Oroho Slams Wang, Says He Might Have Pulled a Fast One in New Jersey Gerrymandering Project

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Republicans are calling for the state to reopen the redistricting process after allegations have been made against Sam Wang Sam Wang of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project “Senate…

Mo Hill’s Information Ministry Offers Fresh Spin on $100k Crony Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill’s former campaign manager, Art Gallagher, who heads the Hill administration’s department of information and misinformation today issued a press release to spin the…

Toms River Councilman Says Not Afraid of FBI Investigations After Town Makes $100k Crony Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With multiple ongoing investigations by state and federal authorities into the hiring practices of the Ocean County GOP by the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s Office,…

“I’m Not Concerned With the FBI”, Toms River Councilman Says after $100k Patronage Hire

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Councilman Kevin Geoghegan defiantly declared that he’s not afraid of the FBI ahead of his vote to hire a political friend, Maria Maruca, to a job…

DEA and Partners Hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 30

Memphis, TN- United States Attorney Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in announcing that on April 30th, DEA will hold its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The…

Court Appoints United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee

Memphis, TN- The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has appointed Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee pursuant to…

Alicia Keys Takes Huge Hit, Selling $12 Million New Jersey Home for $6 Million

ENGLEWOOD, NJ – Pop superstar Alicia Keys has sold her New Jersey home after unsuccessfully trying to move it for the past seven years. The 25,000 square foot mansion she bought from…

Toms River Mayor to Give $132,000 Public Job to Former Councilwoman Who Lost Election

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last November, the voters of Toms River sent a clear message to Mayor Maurice Hill and his splinter Republican faction when they overwhelmingly voted against Hill’s candidates, including…

Jury Finds Husband and Wife Guilty of Participating in International Fraud Ring

Memphis, TN- Caesar Oruade, 38, and Ayana Saunders, 36, of Hawthorne, California, have been convicted of wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to launder money. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney, announced…

North Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Supplying Methamphetamine to Middle Georgia Community

MACON, Ga. – A Covington, Georgia, resident admitted in federal court to supplying a large quantity of methamphetamine to a drug dealer in the Monroe County, Georgia, community. Frank Settambrino, 63, of Covington,…

Health care clinic and home health owners found guilty of fraud

HOUSTON – Two individuals have been convicted of conspiracy to commit and committing health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for 45 minutes before convicting Alfred Olotin…

Lead defendant sentenced in south Georgia drug trafficking operation

BRUNSWICK, GA: The leader of a south Georgia drug trafficking operation has been sentenced to federal prison, while the final defendant in the investigation awaits sentencing after all entered guilty pleas in…

22-Year-Old Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Murder During a Business Robbery

Memphis, TN- Decardo Moore, 22, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder during a business robbery. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today.According to information presented in…

New Jersey Leads Nation in Home Foreclosures Post-Pandemic

TRENTON, NJ – A post-pandemic study by RealtyTrac shows that New Jersey, Illinois and Ohio lead the nation in the level of foreclosure since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. In New…

DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

COLUMBIA, SC– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Division, which includes the state of South Carolina, will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on NEXT Saturday, April 30 from…

Four defendants await sentencing after pleading guilty to roles in operation of industrial-level pill production

AUGUSTA, GA: Four defendants are awaiting sentencing after admitting they participated in an operation that used pill presses to package and distribute illegal drugs. Albert Bynoe, a/k/a “Chino,” a/k/a “Bossman Chino,” 35,…

Union City Resident Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Jackson, TN- Hunter Brett Wherry, 26, of Union City, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon-in-possession of a firearm. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United…

Georgia Fugitive Is Sentenced To 13 Years For Drug Trafficking

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced James Julius Lumpkin, of Sevierville, Tennessee, to 156 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, announced…

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