Former FEMA Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining the Proceeds of Covid-19 Paycheck Protection Program Loan

Baltimore, Maryland – Tyrese Carter, age 21, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to obtain the proceeds of a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Economic…

Agents Interdict Smuggling Case After Driver Crashes Vehicle

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass South Station apprehended a suspected human smuggler and four migrants after they crashed while attempting to evade arrest, June 28.…

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Heroic Agent Saves Drowning Juvenile Migrant in Rio Grande Valley, Texas

EDINBURG, Texas – Over the weekend, Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents and partners make three significant rescues. Saturday morning, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents working near Penitas, Texas,…

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Denison Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement of Nearly 1.5 Million From a Local Credit Union

A Denison woman who was involved in a scheme resulting in nearly 1.5 million being embezzled from a local credit union was sentenced today, June 25, 2021, to three years in federal…

Stamford Man Charged with Federal Firearm Offenses

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a two-count indictment charging AMIN HASAN, 44, of…

Cherry Creek Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Assault and Tampering with Evidence

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Samuel Francis White Horse, age 33, of Cherry Creek, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding and Tampering…

Pennacchio, Singer Introduce Legislation to Keep Peace in NJ Streets

Sen. Joe Pennacchio and Sen. Robert Singer introduced legislation strengthening laws preventing violent outbreaks like the incident in Long Branch on June 19.…

New Jersey News·Politics

Republicans want Murphy, Democrats to get tough on rising crime at the Jersey Shore

LONG BRANCH, NJ – Less than 48 hours after a large party deteriorated into mayhem on Saturday night in Long Branch, Senator Joe Pennacchio and Senator Robert Singer have introduced legislation that…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Independence Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Firearm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Independence, Missouri, man who led police officers on a chase in a stolen car, causing a collision with another vehicle, was sentenced in federal court today for…

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

Woman charged with arson for fire that destroyed Blackwood Howard Johnson Hotel

BLACKWOOD, NJ – Police have arrested Dannielle Monroe, 27, of Blackwood for setting a fire that burned a Howard Johnson hotel and endangering the lives of residents, staff and first responders. On…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Jefferson County Engineer Sentenced for $13 Million COVID-Relief Fraud

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Beaumont engineer has been sentenced for his participation in a scheme to file two fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $13 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime After Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man

EUGENE, Ore.—A Colorado man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon while the man was sitting in a fast-food restaurant. Nolan Levi Strauss,…

Former CEO Sentenced for Defrauding Multiple Federal Agencies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Arlington businessman was sentenced today to 21 months in prison with three years of supervised release for making false statements to multiple federal agencies in order to fraudulently…

RGV Border Patrol Rescues 17 Migrants abandoned by smugglers

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents rescue 17 migrants abandoned by smugglers. Monday morning, Kenedy County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Kingsville Border Patrol Station regarding two subjects…

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Two Charged as Co-Conspirators for Nearly $1 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering

A New York man and an Oklahoma woman were arrested Wednesday in Buffalo, New York and Altus, Oklahoma, respectively, on a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of New York charging…

Maryland to halt enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will discontinue enhanced pandemic federal unemployment benefits and reinstate work search requirements early next month. “Our health and economic recovery continues…

Maryland News·Politics

CBP Supervisor Renders Medical Aid to Unresponsive Motorist

CALEXICO, California — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee assigned to the Calexico West Port of Entry rendered medical assistance to an unresponsive female motorist involved in a vehicle accident. On…

California News

171 dogs rescued from South Korea’s dog meat trade arrive in the US to find new homes

UNITED STATES – A group of 171 dogs saved from South Korea’s brutal dog meat trade are starting their search for loving homes in the United States and Canada. Humane Society International…

Good News·Pets and Animals

With $21 billion in extra cash, Murphy refuses to upgrade antiquated MVC, Unemployment systems

TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy is sitting on a boatload of taxpayer cash. When you factor in the state’s $10 billion surplus and $11 billion in unused CARES act funding, you…

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