Former Public Utility Executives Indicted For Conspiring To Steal Millions Of Dollars From The City Of Jacksonville Upon The Sale Of The Jacksonville Electric Authority

Jacksonville, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging former Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aaron Zahn (42, Jacksonville…

National Laboratory Pays Nearly $4.8 Million to Settle Allegations it Overcharged Connecticut Medicaid

U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced…

Distraught Russian Stock Analyst Toasts To The Death Of His Nation’s Stock Market Live On Air

Distraught Russian Stock Analyst Toasts To The Death Of His Nation’s Stock Market Live On Air Sebastian Hughes on March 4, 2022 A Russian stock market analyst appeared to chug alcohol live…

20 Members of a Violent Gang Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 3, 2022, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 20 violent gang members from the municipality of Vega…

Six Indicted for Distribution of Cocaine and Methamphetamine along Wasatch Front

SALT LAKE CITY – A federal grand jury in the District of Utah has issued a16-count indictment, which alleges that six individuals associated with a drug trafficking organization are responsible for conspiring…

In Response To Pandemic-Fueled Failing Grades, More Schools Are Accepting Late Work, Allowing Students To Re-Take Tests

Due to challenges and learning loss as a result of the pandemic and remote learning, school districts across the country are accepting more late work and allowing test retakes to make up…

South Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Arson for Setting Hancock Park Pizzeria Ablaze During May 2020 Civil Disturbances

LOS ANGELES – A South Los Angeles man pleaded today to a federal criminal charge for deliberately setting Hancock Park’s Pizzeria Mozza restaurant on fire during the civil disturbances that struck…

Brick Police Department Continues Anti-Drug Enforcement with More Arrests

BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Brick Township Police Department is continuing its multi-year effort to contain the spread and use of drugs throughout the community announcing five more arrests between Monday, February…

Aransas man sentenced for drug conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 60-year-old man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of conspiracy to distribute more than five grams of meth and possession with intent to distribute 27…

Covington Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Social Security Funds

NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that HAYDEE ARMAS SANTANA (“SANTANA”), age 58, of Covington, Louisiana, pled guilty on February 17, 2022 to Theft of Government Funds, in…

Irvine Man Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for Nanotechnology Investment Fraud that Duped Victims Out of Over $9.5 Million

SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man – whose company used high-pressure sales tactics to raise more than $9.5 million with bogus claims that the outfit’s solar panels utilized nanotechnology…

Dominican National Twice Removed from the United States Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Re-entry

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who twice re-entered the United States illegally after removal by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison, announced United…

Kentucky Woman Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON — A Kentucky woman was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint…

US Southwest Records Driest Two Decades In 1,200 Years Thanks To ‘Megadrought’

The American Southwest recorded its driest 22-year period since researchers began tracking climate conditions more than 12 centuries ago thanks to an ongoing “megadrought.” The multi-decade drought has caused historic dryness due,…

Two South Bay Executives Charged With Fraud In Obtaining “Specialty Occupation” Visas

SAN JOSE – Namrata Patnaik and Kartiki Parekh appeared in federal court today to face an indictment charging them both with visa fraud and conspiracy to commit visa fraud and further charging…

132 migrants rescued inside a tractor trailer in far east El Paso

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents of the El Paso Sector discovered 132 migrants inside a commercial trailer during a human smuggling attempt in far east El Paso, Feb. 7.…

Southern Arizona law enforcement agencies execute gang-related warrants

TUCSON, Ariz. – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) partnered with multiple state and federal law enforcement agencies under the FBI’s Southern Arizona Violent Crime and…

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Justice Department Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

DES MOINES, IA — U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…

Former Coachella Valley Woman Pleads Guilty in $44 Million Scheme that Fraudulently Billed Cosmetic Surgeries to Insurance

SANTA ANA, California – A former Rancho Mirage resident pleaded guilty this morning to federal charges related to a scheme that fraudulently billed insurance companies tens of millions of dollars for…

California based Crab N Spice expand nationwide franchising opportunities

Ventura, CA – Crab N Spice, a different level of seafood boil restaurant, is making waves in the franchise marketplace by bringing their already-successful franchise model to candidates throughout the nation. The brand currently…

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