Pharmacist gets 14 years for murder for hire plot

BALTIMORE, MD – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced David Robinson, age 51, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 171 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…

March 5, 2021

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Husband, Wife going to jail for selling bogus Chinese male enhancement products

Georgia News·Police Blotter

ROME, GA – Irfanali Momin and Shiba I. Momin a/k/a Saguftabanu Momin, husband and wife, have been sentenced to prison for naturalization fraud and conspiring to illegally import and distribute misbranded drug…

February 25, 2021

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In midst of Pandemic, Biden nominates health official with no health experience, Cruz says

Health and Wellness·Politics

FORT WORTH, TX – Texas Senator Ted Cruz today criticized President Joe Biden’s last nominee to the Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra. “In the middle of a pandemic, Joe…

February 24, 2021

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New Jersey Nurse Admits Role in Multimillion-Dollar Compounding Fraud Scheme

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey nurse today admitted her role in a multimillion-dollar compounding fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jennifer Nash, 51, of River Vale, New Jersey,…

February 24, 2021

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MedFit owner gets 12 months in prison for pushing unproved sports supplements

North Carolina News·Police Blotter·Virginia News

ABINGDON, VA – Brian Parks, the former owner of a North Carolina sports supplement company that introduced an unapproved drug into interstate commerce, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon…

February 17, 2021

1 min read

Albany man threatened employees at Veterans Affairs medical center

In the News

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Robert Seifert, age 62, of Utica, New York, was charged by criminal complaint last week for making telephonic threats to employees of the Albany Stratton Veterans Affairs (VA)…

January 29, 2021

1 min read

Could Rik Mehta be New Jersey’s first Indian American Lieutenant Governor?

New Jersey News·Politics

It’s no secret that New Jersey has the second largest number of Indian Americans in the United States. It’s also no secret that Rikin “Rik” Mehta did not file Elec papers to…

January 27, 2021

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Vidor Woman Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison Following Opioid Overdose Deaths

Police Blotter

BEAUMONT, TEXAS – A 62-year-old Vidor, Texas woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today.…

January 25, 2021

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Princess Cruise Lines Sells Off Pacific Princess

Travel

SAN DIEGO, CA – Princess Cruises, the world’s leading international premium cruise line, today announced the sale of Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer. The sale of the cruise ship is in…

January 22, 2021

1 min read

151 pounds of meth worth $7 million seized in one of largest drug busts in Kentucky history

Kentucky News·Police Blotter

OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY – An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly…

January 19, 2021

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13 Arrested Dealing LSD, Meth near University of Texas at Austin

Police Blotter

TEXAS – Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 13 individuals, including current and former University of Texas (UT) students, charged in connection with trafficking LSD, fentanyl and methamphetamine pills to UT…

December 4, 2020

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Repeat Bank Robber Sentenced For Committing Bank Robberies In Depew, Gates, And Penfield

New York News·Police Blotter

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Ferrone, 29, of Utica, NY, who was convicted of three counts of bank robbery, was sentenced to serve 76…

November 21, 2020

1 min read

New Mexico Goes Back Into COVID-19 Quarantine Lockdown, Residents “Must” Remain at Home

In the News

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials on Wednesday announced several tightenings intended to clarify the intent of the emergency public health order effective through Monday, Nov. 30,…

November 20, 2020

4 mins read

Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

Health and Wellness

An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial…

November 20, 2020

2 mins read

Joe Biden Plan Could Have Vaccine Researchers Bogged Down by FDA, Congressional Hearings, Red Tape

Government News·Health and Wellness

Today, as Pfizer has announced a COVID-19 vaccine that is 90% effective and nearly ready for approval by the FDA, Joe Biden says he would tie pharmaceutical companies down in lengthy congressional…

November 9, 2020

1 min read

Preservation Effort Begins on Historic Tortugas Harbor Lighthouse

Travel

KEY WEST, Fla. – The 144-year old Tortugas Harbor Lighthouse on historic Fort Jefferson is about to get a facelift. On October 19, Dry Tortugas National Park kicked off the $4.5 million…

October 22, 2020

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Large Whale Stuck in Fishing Nets Off Jersey Coast in “Poor Condition”

Community News·New Jersey News

SEA BRIGHT, NJ – On Monday, the Marine Mammal Stranding Service notified the NOAA about a large and majestic North Atlantic right whale that was spotted entangled in fishing nets 2.7 nautical…

October 15, 2020

1 min read

Mexican national sentenced to over 20 years in prison for setting fire to drug smuggling vessel during U.S. Coast Guard interdiction

Police Blotter

TAMPA, Fla. – Jesus Soto-Martinez (41, Michoacan, Mexico) was sentenced to 21 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or…

September 30, 2020

1 min read

Man Sentenced for Stabbing Boat Captain

Florida News

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Robert Lester Odom, 47, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced on Friday, September 25, to 40 months in federal prison after having pled guilty to the charge of assault with a…

September 28, 2020

1 min read

Donald Trump Just Forced Lower Prescription Drug Prices and the Left Has Gone Mad

Health and Wellness

President Donald J. Trump tried to bargain and negotiate with America’s “Big Pharma” to lower the prices of prescription medication in the United States. Those negotiations broke down and today, the President…

September 13, 2020

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