Toms River Blue Line Guy Arrested Again for Blue Light Display, Says He’ll Keep Doing It

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A man who was arrested last year for painting a blue line down the center of Hooper Avenue then leaving a boom truck parked in Mayor Mo Hill’s…

Westborough Man Sentenced for Trafficking in Smokeless Tobacco

BOSTON – A Westborough man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for trafficking contraband smokeless tobacco into Massachusetts. Muhammad Mushtaq Balaparaya, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy…

Biden Administration Considers Allowing ‘Safe Injection’ Sites

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering a reversal of policy that would permit people to use drugs at certain locations, the Associated Press reported Monday. The Biden administration indicated that it…

New York man wanted for murder arrested in West New York

WEST NEW YORK, NJ – A West New York man wanted in connection with the death of 25-year-old William Chipix Simon, was arrested on Sunday, February 6, by members of the Hudson…

SWAT team raids Bayonne home of suspected New York City Killer

BAYONNE, NJ – On Saturday, February 5, 2022, members of the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Major Case Unit, the Bayonne Police Department, and the United States…

US-Guatemala investigation leads to the arrest of 10 human smugglers with ties to the murder of 19 foreign nationals headed for the US

WASHINGTON – An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), HSI Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU), Guatemalan National Police (PNC), and Guatemalan Prosecutor for Illicit Migrant Trafficking…

Department of Justice, ICE, and the FBI recognize International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center (HRVWCC) including the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the…

Bank CEO Stephen M. Calk Sentenced To One Year And One Day For Corruptly Soliciting A Presidential Administration Position In Exchange For Approving $16 Million In Loans

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that STEPHEN M. CALK was sentenced to one year and one day of imprisonment for corruptly using…

Florida Lawmaker Considers Cutting Funding For School Districts Requiring Masks

A Florida lawmaker is considering legislation that would cut funding for school districts that implemented mask mandates despite a recent executive order, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday. Rep. Randy Fine, who…

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Assault

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced MS-13 gang member Edin Velasco Garcia, age 21, of Frederick, Maryland, to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years…

Indiana PA Man Pleads to Federal Drug Charges

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A former resident of Indiana, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. Ahmed Doumbia,…

Former Jacksonville School Teacher Arrested For Possessing Videos Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Michael Paul Gillis (64, Jacksonville) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possessing a computer disk drive containing videos…

Former Alabama Correctional Lieutenant Sentenced for Failing to Intervene in Unlawful Inmate Assault

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that Willie M. Burks III, 41, a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant, was sentenced today in federal court to 108 months’ imprisonment,…

Conspiring San Jose Fraudsters Sentenced To Prison In Automobile Resale Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO – Seymur Khalilov, Ramil Heydarov, and Orkhan Aliyev all were sentenced today to 24 months, 20 months, and 20 months in custody, respectively, for their roles in a conspiracy to…

Atlantic County Company and its Owner Admit Taking Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loan

NEWARK, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, construction company and one of its owners entered into a settlement agreement with the United States in which they admitted violating the False Claims…

Arizona AG Demands GoFundMe Preserve Documents Related To Removal Of Freedom Convoy Fundraiser

Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office sent a letter to crowdfunding site GoFundMe on Monday requesting the company preserve documents related to its deletion of a fundraiser supporting a protest against…

Sawyer seeks to prevent Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democrats from vaccination discrimination against healthcare heroes

From the desk of Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer Woolrich Township, NJ – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer, representing South Jersey introduced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination against some workers who have not received the…

Tennessee Adopts New Congressional Map That Nukes Long-Time Democrat’s Seat

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Sunday signed a new congressional map into law that carves up a Nashville-based Democratic district three ways in order to expand his party’s advantage. The new…

Ted Cruz Calls For FTC Probe Into GoFundMe For Shutting Down Convoy Fundraiser

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday he was demanding the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigate crowdfunding site GoFundMe after it shut down a fundraiser supporting truckers protesting Canadian COVID-19 restrictions. “Today…

Here Are All The Times The Biden Administration Has Called For Tech Censorship

The Biden administration has frequently urged social media and technology companies to censor users, stressing the perceived dangers of “misinformation.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki drew criticism after she said Tuesday that…

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