Pastor gets 5 years for $434K church fraud in Huntsville

Huntsville, AL – A former Huntsville pastor who diverted more than $400,000 in church funds to buy luxury vehicles, designer goods and jewelry was sentenced to five years in federal prison, closing…

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Feds charge 27 Anti-Tren gang members in Bronx double murder, sex trafficking, and racketeering case

NEW YORK, NY – Federal prosecutors have unsealed a sweeping 38-count indictment charging 27 members and associates of the “Anti-Tren” faction of the Venezuelan terrorist organization Tren de Aragua with a violent…

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Feds nab Philly man accused of sexually threatening Gov. Mikie Sherrill

NEWARK, N.J. – Federal agents have arrested a Pennsylvania man accused of leaving sexually explicit and threatening voicemails for New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, in what prosecutors describe as a targeted campaign…

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Berkeley Township man admits to armed assault and robbery charges

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 23-year-old Berkeley Township man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and robbery in connection with two separate armed incidents that occurred nearly a year apart, Ocean County…

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Somerset fugitive captured after SWAT standoff in Franklin Township

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ – A Somerset man who vanished before his sentencing on weapons and drug convictions was taken into custody Wednesday night after a tense SWAT operation and manhunt that ended…

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Jamaica man indicted for fatal drunk driving crash that killed scooter rider

QUEENS, NY – A Jamaica resident has been indicted on multiple charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence, after allegedly striking and killing a scooter rider in Astoria last month,…

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Queens man gets 22½ years for strangling landlady over rent dispute

QUEENS, NY – A 21-year-old East Elmhurst man has been sentenced to 22½ years in prison for killing his landlady during a rent dispute in 2023, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced…

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Maryland crematorium owners arrested after decomposing bodies found in home

LA PLATA, MD – A year-long investigation into a Charles County crematorium led to the arrests of two Waldorf residents accused of improperly disposing of human remains after police discovered decomposing bodies…

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Grand jury hands up manslaughter charges in Harford County wreck

Grand jury indicts Bel Air man in crash that killed Milton Wright High students BEL AIR, MD – A Harford County grand jury has indicted a man in connection with a fatal…

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Jackson man indicted in deadly apartment complex shooting

Ocean County grand jury indicts man in death of 28 year old woman JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 30-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted on murder and weapons charges in the…

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Hancock driver arraigned in horrific Pittsfield dragging death

Hancock man held on 250000 bail in gruesome 3 point 9 mile dragging death of Pittsfield man PITTSFIELD, MA – A 65-year-old Hancock man stood in court Wednesday accused of striking a…

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Asheville man gets 13 year prison term in major fentanyl case

Asheville man sentenced to more than 13 years after fentanyl busts net 185 grams of deadly drug ASHEVILLE, NC – An Asheville man will spend more than 13 years in state prison…

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Earl Township man accused of raping young girls waives hearings, case heads to county court

LANCASTER, PA – A 44-year-old Earl Township man accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing two young girls has waived his preliminary hearings, allowing both criminal cases against him to proceed to…

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Hancock man held on $250K bail in deadly hit and run that left victim dragged miles

Driver charged after victim discovered miles from first 911 call PITTSFIELD, MA – A 65-year-old Hancock man is being held on 250000 dollars cash bail after prosecutors say he struck a 69-year-old…

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Jackson man indicted for murder of NBA star Naz Reid’s sister

Jackson Township, NJ – A 30-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted by an Ocean County grand jury for the fatal shooting of Toraya Reid, the sister of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz…

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Brooklyn man sentenced to 30 years for deadly 2024 Jersey Shore shooting

Freehold, NJ – A Brooklyn man will serve 30 years in state prison for the 2024 killing of a Monmouth County man outside a Hazlet business, Acting Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced…

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Silver Spring man sentenced to 50 years for global sextortion scheme targeting more than 100 minors

GREENBELT, MD – A Silver Spring man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for orchestrating an extensive online child exploitation scheme that targeted more than 100 minors across multiple…

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Newport News man admits to stealing dead neighbor’s Social Security checks

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A 62-year-old man from Newport News has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $62,000 in federal benefits from his deceased neighbor’s account, federal prosecutors announced. According to the…

Gainesville felon admits to gun possession, faces April sentencing

GAINESVILLE, FL – A Gainesville man with multiple prior felony convictions has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm, federal prosecutors announced this week. According to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin of the…

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Cold case twist as DNA hints victim may be South Asian

Cold case investigators seek identity of man found in 2004 along Route 30 in Absecon Absecon, NJ – Authorities are renewing efforts to identify a homicide victim whose remains were discovered 22…

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