25 Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Western PA and Beyond

PITTSBURGH – Twenty-five individuals have been named in two separate, but related, Indictments for trafficking multiple drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and cocaine base, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Philly man charged for murder in Montgomery County

UPPER MERION, PA – Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Upper Merion Police Chief Thomas Nolan announce the arrest of Jonathan Tunnell, 40, of Philadelphia, for the murder of Henry…

Texas Man Admits Defrauding Business Opportunity Buyers of More Than $5 Million

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Texas man today admitted defrauding victims of more than $5 million in connection with the sale of medical-related business opportunities, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. David…

FBI agents shoot and kill kidnapping suspect hiding in New Jersey apartment

LEONIA, NJ – A kidnapping suspect who abducted a 17-year-old boy earlier this week in Philadelphia was tracked by FBI agents to the Lakeview Apartments in Leonia. The teen was kidnapped at…

Camden County Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Theft of Government Funds with Stolen Electronic Benefits Machine

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his role today in a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in government funds using…

New Jersey ranks as the best state to live in according to this report, but why?

New Jersey is the top state to live in according to a report issued this week by Wallet Hub. If you just lived in New Jersey through the COVID-19 pandemic and the…

Trump why is PA Republican fighting against election audit?

Pennsylvania State Senator Jake Corman said the findings of his committee’s investigation into possible election fraud during the 2020 election has instead simply offered recommendations to improve elections going forward. “I am…

Hard Rock Casino murder suspect turns himself in to police

ATLANTIC CITY— Frankie E. Lane, 59, who was wanted on murder and weapons charges in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend Sharon Whaley, turned himself in to detectives without incident last night…

Claymont Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fake Oxycodone Pills that Contained Fentanyl

WILMINGTON, Del. – A Claymont, Delaware man was sentenced today to over 10 years in federal prison for possessing fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl with intent to distribute. According to court documents,…

Woman stabbed and killed in Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

ATLANTIC CITY— A 59-year-old Philadelphia man is charged with murder and is currently wanted by law enforcement in connection to the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at the Hard Rock Hotel &…

Bucks County Drug Manufacturer and Two Executives Charged With Conspiracy to Defraud the FDA

PHILADELPHIA , PENNSYLVANIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that generic drug manufacturer KVK-TECH, Inc., headquartered in Newtown, PA, Murty Vepuri (69), and Ashvin Panchal, (50), also of Newtown,…

CBP Officers in Louisville Seize a Shipment Worth $491K

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Port of Louisville seized a shipment arriving from Hong Kong that contained 20 counterfeit Rolex watches that, if genuine, would…

Florida Governor DeSantis bans critical race theory from state’s public school curriculum

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, Governor DeSantis delivered remarks to the State Board of Education to discuss the importance of maintaining the integrity of Florida’s academic standards by keeping Critical Race Theory out of…

Russian nationals indicted for $11 million in bank fraud in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Russian men and a naturalized U.S. citizen have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to file…

Former Scranton Police Officer Charged With Federal Bribery Violation

SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Thomas McDonald, age 47, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with a…

Jersey strip club suing SBA for denial of PPP funding during the pandemic shutdown

GLOUCESTER, NJ – During the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Phil Murphy shut down strip clubs because, well, it’s pretty hard to get a lap dance while socially distanced. The shutdown affected the state’s…

Jersey woman attack and beaten at museum for asking kid to stop splashing water

Philadelphia, PA – An Atlantic City auntie was visiting the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia last month when she was beaten by three adults. Her crime was asking a young girl to stop…

Suspect wanted for assault of a 72-year-old woman in Washington Square Park

PHILADELPHIA, PA – On May 18, 2021 at 9:25 am, the victim, a 72 year-old female, was on the 700 block of Walnut Street when an unknown black male, without provocation, shoved…

Camden Man Held on Witness Tampering, Gun Charges

CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Camden County residents were arrested following their indictment by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in attempting to bribe a witness to steal a gun from…

Former Pilot Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge in Maryland and is Sentenced to One Year of Probation for Exposing Himself to a Female First Officer While the Plane Was In Flight

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Mark Coulson today sentenced Michael Haak, age 60, of Longwood, Florida, to one year of probation, after Haak admitted that he committed a lewd, indecent,…

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