Federal Court Permanently Stops City of Springfield, Illinois from Enforcing Discriminatory Ordinance and Awards Civil Penalties

This week, a federal court in Illinois entered a permanent injunction against the City of Springfield, Illinois, prohibiting it from enforcing a local spacing ordinance that bans people with disabilities from living…

Federal Court Permanently Stops City of Springfield, Illinois, from Enforcing Discriminatory Ordinance and Awards Civil Penalties

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – This week, a federal court in Illinois entered a permanent injunction against the City of Springfield, Illinois, prohibiting it from enforcing a local spacing ordinance that bans people with…

St. Petersburg Man Charged With Making Threats Of A Mass Shooting

Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Robert Trout III (19, St. Petersburg) with knowingly transmitting in interstate commerce a true threat. If…

Oneida Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances and the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 7, 2023, Gerald B. Diamond II (age: 26), a former resident of Green Bay and an…

Man Convicted of Firearms Trafficking Sentenced

Fort Worth man who trafficked firearms from Texas to California to convicted felons was sentenced today to 9 years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.…

Kentucky Woman Sentenced To Two Years For Forgery Of Federal Judge’s Signature

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On December 8, 2023, Sunshine Ann Miller, 44, currently of Whitley City, Kentucky, was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Honorable Katheryn A. Crytzer, in the United States…

Smith County man sentenced for using stolen valor to defraud investors

TYLER, Texas – A Tyler man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for multiple violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs…

Driver Tosses PCP Laced Cig Out of Window During Police Traffic Stop

CALVERT COUNTY, MD – On November 30, 2023, a routine traffic stop conducted by DFC Rzepkowski of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of 51-year-old Keith Leroy Harrod from…

Dover Police Arrest Suspect in November Shooting

DOVER, DE – The Dover Police Department has successfully apprehended 23-year-old Brice Hall in connection with a shooting that occurred on November 13, 2023. The incident, which took place on Hampton Drive,…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Sues Pocono Resort for Deceptive Timeshare Practices

HARRISBURG, PA – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a lawsuit against Split Rock Investments, LLC, and SCH USA, LLC, which operate under the name “Bel Air Owner’s Circle,” for deceptive practices related…

The United States Settles With Borough Of Bellefonte To Make Public Meetings Accessible To Those With Hearing Disabilities

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the Borough of Bellefonte has agreed under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure…

Notice to Victims in United States v. Charles Edwards, Sonal Patel, and Murali Venkata

WASHINGTON – Charles Edwards and Murali Venkata are charged in United States District Court for the District of Columbia case number 20-cr-66 and Sonal Patel is…

Three Norteño Gang Members Who Murdered Victims In San Francisco Sentenced To Decades In Prison Following Their Convictions On Racketeering Conspiracy Charges

SAN FRANCISCO – Three San Francisco Mission District (SFMD) Norteño gang members who murdered and attempted to murder four victims in San Francisco between January 2018 and July 2019 were sentenced today…

Schenectady Man Charged in Connection with Shots Fired Outside of Temple Israel

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, age 28, of Schenectady, New York, appeared in federal court this morning on a charge of unlawfully possessing a firearm. Alkhader was arrested yesterday afternoon…

Parents Sentenced to a Combined 90 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Abusing and Exploiting their 18-Month-Old Baby

INDIANAPOLIS- Tristan Mullins, 27, and Desley McLemore, 27, of Indianapolis have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for their roles in sexually exploiting and assaulting their approximately 18-month-old child. According to…

Two McLean Companies and CEO Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ordered IT Services Now LLC and O@sis Group LLC, located in McLean, and their CEO, Mustafa Khabir, 51, of Haymarket,…

People’s Republic of China Citizens Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Saipan, MP – SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that Chun Yang and Yurong Wang, citizens of the People’s Republic of…

Former Elementary School Principal Sentenced to 30 Years for the Attempted Production of Child Sexual Abuse Material

OXFORD, MS – A former school principal will spend 30 years in prison after he secretly videotaped and photographed students in the bathroom and locker room of the school where he was…

Los funcionarios de Laredo CBP y HSI aconsejan a los compradores de regalos navideños que eviten productos falsificados y de origen dudoso que representan riesgos para la seguridad del consumidor y la seguridad económica de EE. UU.

LAREDO, Texas – Funcionarios de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional y Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. se reunieron en el Puente del Comercio Mundial de Laredo para un evento ilustrativo para…

Laredo CBP, HSI officials advise Christmas gift shoppers to avoid counterfeit, dubious origin goods that pose consumer safety, U.S. economic security risks

LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations officials gathered at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge for an illustrative event to advise the public through local media this holiday…

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