In disgrace, Cuomo replaced by state’s first female Governor

Kathy Hochul Sworn In As New York’s First Female Governor As Cuomo Leaves In Disgrace Andrew Trunsky on August 24, 2021 Kathy Hochul was sworn in just after midnight Tuesday as New York’s…

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Des Moines Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making a False Statement During the Purchase of a Firearm

DES MOINES, IOWA – On Thursday, August 19, 2021, a federal judge sentenced Jennifer Elizabeth Shorter, age 23, of Des Moines, to 33 months in prison for making a false statement during…

Madera and Fresno Men Sentenced for Interstate Drug Shipments

FRESNO, Calif. — Patrick Maldonado, 45, of Madera, and Elias Zambrano Jr., 41, of Fresno, have been sentenced to eight years in prison and two years and three months in prison, respectively,…

Mississippi Man Sentenced for Interstate Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme

Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Patrick Graves, 35, of Mississippi, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for Bank Fraud and Identity Theft. Chief United States District…

Governor Murphy announces new vaccine mandate for all teachers, state employees

TRENTON, NJ – If you are a school teacher in New Jersey, you must get vaccinated by October 18th. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued a new COVID-19 pandemic executive order as…

New Jersey News·School and Education News

Third defendant sentenced in scheme to use drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison

AUGUSTA, GA: An Atlanta-area man is the third defendant sentenced in U.S. District Court after admitting to a scheme to use a drone to smuggle contraband into a Georgia state prison. Cheik…

Dallas Man Used Stolen Credit Cards to Buy Tires in Four States

WACO – A Dallas man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison and ordered to pay $341,520 in restitution for conspiring to commit identity theft. According to court documents, Brandon Decorwyn…

89 dogs rescued in New York State’s largest dogfighting bust

Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini was joined today by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“ASPCA”), New York State Police, Suffolk County Police Department, New York…

New York News·Pets and Animals·Police Blotter

Drunk driver crashes into Delaware State Police vehicle

Newark – The Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a crash that resulted in an arrest of a Bear area man after he collided with a stopped State Police vehicle. At approximately 1:08 a.m.…

Police Blotter

Delaware will force state workers, healthcare workers to get COVID-19 vaccine

WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof…

Delaware News

Federal and State Authorities Reach Settlement with Blessing Hospital Over Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, has agreed to pay approximately $2.82 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for medically unnecessary cardiac…

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Settles Fraud Suit Against Tower Maintenance Corp. For False Statements About Disadvantaged Business Participation On Two Federal Construction Projects

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has settled civil fraud claims against TOWER MAINTENANCE CORP. (“TOWER”), a Long Island-based…

Oklahoma City Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement to Bank to Open Account for Marijuana Business

OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, VICTOR NGO, 33, of Oklahoma City, and FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC (FMG), an Oklahoma business, pleaded guilty in connection with a scheme to open a bank account under false pretenses…

Warner Woman Arrested for Making False Statements and Helping a Fugitive Avoid Apprehension

CONCORD – Heather Akins, 30, of Warner, was arrested today for making efforts to prevent the United States Marshals Service from apprehending a fugitive. …

United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona July 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report

I. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 144 individuals were charged in July with illegal reentry A. 127 of those 144 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal offenses in…

Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements and Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements in an application for a replacement Social Security card and illegal reentry. Francis…

Burlington County police officers cited in New Jersey’s statewide first-ever “bad cop” report

BURLINGTON, NJ – After months of back and forth, former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s “ Major Discipline Reporting Report ” report for 2020 has finally been released. The New Jersey Attorney…

Burlington County News·New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Two Salem county cops listed in state’s new “Bad Cop” report

LOWER ALLWAYS CREEK – A new report has been released by the State of New Jersey identifying “bad cops”. After months of back and forth, former New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s…

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

Three Phoenix Men Indicted for Conspiracy to Purchase Firearms Using False Statements

PHOENIX, Ariz. – On August 3, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 65-count indictment against Chris Oliver, 23, of Gilbert, Arizona, Michael Kelly, 23, of Tempe, Arizona, and Dion Delpino,…

United States Attorneys’ Joint Statement Regarding Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Decision State Ex Rel. Matloff v. Wallace

“This morning the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued its decision in State ex rel. Matloff v. Wallace holding the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma does not apply…

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