Phil Murphy kicks off re-election campaign with key union endorsements

NEWARK — Building on momentum from his primary victory, Governor Phil Murphy has earned endorsements from six labor unions, representing thousands of frontline heroes, including health care workers, food service workers, construction…

New Jersey News·Politics

Phil Murphy to name building after Health Commissioner who sent COVID patients into nursing homes

TRENTON, NJ – If New York Governor Andrew Cuomo can receive an Emmy Award, then it’s only reasonable that Judith Persichilli, the New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner who signed a death…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Syracuse Man Indicted for Assaulting a U.S. Postal Employee

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Javon Mayo, age 29, of Syracuse, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with assaulting a United States Postal Service employee, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette…

Man Convicted Of Abusive Sexual Conduct Aboard An Airplane Is Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Siva K. Durbesula, 29, of India, who was convicted by a jury of abusive sexual contact aboard an airplane, was sentenced to two years in prison late yesterday. In…

Acting United States Attorney Mark J. Lesko Announces Formation of Civil Rights Team in the Office’s Civil Division

Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today the creation of a Civil Rights Team in the Office’s Civil Division. The Team, comprised of…

Former Amherst Pain Doctor Going To Prison For Illegal Prescribing And Defrauding Medicare

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Dr. Gautam Arora, 43, formerly of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of unlawfully…

Cuomo signs law that allows state to investigate prosecutors, punish them

NEW YORK, NY – New York Governor Cuomo has been empowered by the Democrat state legislators to have the power to investigate the state’s prosecutors in another sweeping criminal justice reform that…

New York News

Manhattan Doctor Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years In Prison For Accepting Bribes And Kickbacks In Exchange For Prescribing Fentanyl Drug

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEFFREY GOLDSTEIN, a doctor who practiced in New York, New York, was sentenced today in Manhattan…

Co-Conspirator Sentenced On Charge Of Social Security Fraud

SAN JUAN, P.R. – Samuel Pérez-Rivera was sentenced to three years of probation by United States District Judge Silvia L. Carreño-Coll for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United…

Queens Woman Sentenced to More Than 16 Years’ Imprisonment for Teaching and Distributing Information About Weapons of Mass Destruction

Today in federal court in Brooklyn, Noelle Velentzas was sentenced to 16 ½ years’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. for her role in planning a terrorist attack in…

$331,000 Worth of Fake AirPods Seized by CBP Officers in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville intercepted eight different shipments described as Bluetooth audio devices and discovered 817 pairs of earbuds that appeared to be in violation…

Kentucky News·Police Blotter

Video sheds light on crash that injured two Great Adventure log flume riders

JACKSON, NJ – A video posted to YouTube by Noel Brown of New York-based Willow Brook and Monarch shows the aftermath of the Six Flags Great Adventure log flume derailment. The derailment…

Entertainment News·New Jersey News·Travel

Bronx Man Indicted for Offering Bribes to Public Official

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Muhammad Z. Aabdin, age 30, of the Bronx, New York, has been indicted for offering bribes to a public official and using facilities of interstate commerce to commit…

Joe Biden watches silently as Russian agents push and shove American journalists

International journalists were pushed and shoved by Russian agents during a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin as Biden silently watched. He was even accused by the…

Government News·Viral Videos

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Extensive Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Fredericksburg man pleaded guilty today in connection with a conspiracy to illegally straw purchase 62 firearms from federal firearms licensees (FFLs) in Virginia. “The straw purchasing of firearms…

HSI El Paso investigation results in guilty pleas in mail fraud, aggravated identity theft scheme case

EL PASO, Texas — Two Dominican Republic citizens pleaded guilty June 7 to using stolen personal identification information to obtain high-end electronic devices, such as cell phones, laptop computers, tablets and watches.…

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ICE HSI, international law enforcement partners arrest over 85 in Operation Protected Childhood 8

WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in collaboration with Brazil Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) Secretariat for Integrated Operations (SEOPI) Cyber Laboratory, executed phase eight…