Two Dominican nationals in Miami plead guilty to mail fraud, identity theft

EL PASO, TEXAS – Wilver Jose Polanco-Alvarez, a 26-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in Miami, and Jose Eduardo Gomez Salas, a 25-year-old Dominican Republic citizen residing in New York, admitted in federal…

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Judges sentences member of major drug trafficking organization for conspiring to distribute

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced David M. Foston to 125 months in prison today. The 49-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty, in February, to one…

Bloomington man pleads guilty to shooting at female U.S. Marshal

VICTORIA, Texas – A 20-year-old Bloomington man has admitted to assaulting a federal marshal, announced acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Today, Jose Luis Vasquez Jr. also admitted he discharged a weapon…

Freaky Friday: 30-year-old mom dresses as a daughter, goes to middle school, gets arrested

It was stranger danger kids after a grown adult mom posed as her 13-year-old daughter and went to school. Sadly, the school did not catch her until midway through the day. Texas…

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Goodbye green silkies? Marine Corps evaluating new PT uniforms

The green silkies are going away! Maybe. The Marine Corps is testing a new and modern PT uniform to replace a relic that has been with the corps since the early 1990’s,…

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Report: Anthony Fauci collaborated with Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to censor Americans during pandemic

It turns out that Dr. Anthony Fauci knew a lot more about COVID-19 and the possible origin of COVID-19 than he let Americans and possibly even President Donald J. Trump know in…

Politics

Office Manager for San Antonio Dermatologist Indicted on Federal Fraud and Identity Theft Charges

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – A former office manager of a prominent local dermatology practice waived pre-trial detention today and agreed to remain in federal custody pending trial. She is charged with defrauding…

Medical Device Manager gets 14 months for his scheme to defraud his employer

Seattle, Washington – A former manager of a Snoqualmie, Washington medical device company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 14 months in prison for his scheme to defraud…

Facebook has become a drug cartel recruiting ground feds say

EL PASO, Texas — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), have identified the increased use of social media platforms such as Facebook,…

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Swindler Sentenced to Federal Prison for $6.8M Securities Fraud Scheme

AUSTIN – A federal judge sentenced 45-year-old Christopher Matthew Meredith of Shawnee, Kansas to 14 years in federal prison today for his scheme to defraud investors of more than $6.8 million. In…

Oncologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Pill Mill Conspiracy

An oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for running a pill mill, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. Arrested in DEA Dallas’…

Laredo Border Patrol catch Over 180 People in Three Stash Houses

LAREDO, Texas – Within hours of each other on June 2, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents and the Laredo Police Department (LPD) shut down three stash houses and apprehended 182 undocumented individuals throughout…

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Border Patrol catches Mexican Criminal near Border

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a criminal gang member at a stash house in south Laredo. The arrest occurred during the evening of June 2, when agents responded to…

Police Blotter

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth Trafficking, Discharging Firearm

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A St. Louis, Missouri, man who shot a law enforcement officer before shooting himself was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally discharging a firearm in…

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She shot her nail salon owner but left her selfie-packed phone at the scene of the crime

Investigators need the public’s help in identifying a female wanted in the connection of the shooting of a Katy area nail salon owner. Investigators are releasing two still images from the phone…

Police Blotter

Houston gang member charged for trafficking young teen for sex

HOUSTON – A local gang member has been ordered into custody on charges of child sex trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery. Today, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sam Sheldon ordered Porter Bush,…

Ohio News

Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man who illegally possessed nine firearms has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Cass counties.…

Over $730K Worth of Marijuana Seized by Border Patrol in Rio Grande

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted four narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 900 pounds of marijuana. Yesterday morning, Brownsville Border Patrol Station…

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Dallas Brothers Convicted of Supplying Heroin in Overdose

PLANO, Texas – Two Dallas brothers have been found guilty of drug violations related to a 2019 overdose in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.…

Man Sentenced To 30 Months Imprisonment for Presenting A Fraudulent Transportation Worker Identification (TWIC) Card

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on May 25, 2021, JIMMIE FLORES (“FLORES”), age 58, was sentenced on a one-count indictment for fraudulent use of a TWIC…

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