Sacramento Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce COVID-19 Health Orders Out with COVID-19

SACRAMENTO, CA – On December 1st, Sheriff Scott Jones received positive test results for Covid-19. He was tested when he developed symptoms late last week after a workplace exposure to an employee…

Forked River woman caught in Barnegat with meth by State Police

FORKED RIVER, NJ – The New Jersey State Police have arrested Buffy Schoonmaker, 48, of Forked River, N.J. as a result of a motor vehicle stop that led to the seizure of…

Highlands County sex offender released in August back in jail again after she failed to register

SEBRING, FL – Stephanie Lynn Smith, 30, of 2803 US 27 South in Sebring, was arrested yesterday morning after it was discovered by the HCSO’s Sexual Offender & Predator Unit during an…

Six indicted for operating seven Turkish “Birth Houses” in Suffolk County

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A scheme Led to More Than 100 Turkish Children Obtaining Birthright U.S. Citizenship and a $2.1 Million Loss to Medicaid and now seven will be facing trial. Earlier…

Justice Department files religious bias lawsuit against New York Village for Targeting Orthodox Jews

AIRMONT, NY – The Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit that claims the Village of Airmont, New York has violated the rights of religious Orthodox Jews through the use of…

Illegal Alien from Mexico Indicted for Attempted Federal Bribery

Jackson, Miss. – Jesus Christian Miranda-Alcantar, 33, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been charged in a federal indictment with attempted bribery of a federal officer and illegal reentry following deportation from…

Manitowoc Couple Indicted on Methamphetamine Charge

Manitowoc, WI – Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on December 1, 2020, a federal grand jury indictment was issued against Malachi R. Hetzer…

Man Admits Role in Nationwide Card Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme

SAN DIEGO – A former Glendale resident pleaded guilty today to engaging in a long-running, nationwide fraud conspiracy that stole unwitting victims’ financial information by skimming it from ATMs and gas pumps…

Ex-Wife illegally diverted Toms River Grammy Award Winner’s royalty checks into her own account

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Manuel Seal is a Grammy Award Winning songwriter and producer who has worked with the superstar entertainers such as Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Usher, Aretha Franklin and Destiny’s…

Militia Group Member Charged With Enticing Minor

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – Robert Jesus Blancas, a/k/a “Orgotloth” a/k/a “MuskOx,” made his initial appearance today after being charged in a federal criminal complaint alleging the enticement of a minor to engage…

Six Defendants Indicted for Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

LONG ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, an indictment was unsealed charging Ibrahim Aksakal, Indicted Co-conspirator #1, Enes Burak Cakiroglu and Sarah Kaplan with conspiring to…

Traffic Stop in Roxbury Results in One Under Arrest and the Recovery of a Firearm and Drugs

BOSTON, MA – Via Boston Police Department (Official) – About 6:41pm on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force made an on-site firearm arrest in the area of 38 Albert…

Murphy: Avoid Intermingling in Non Familiar Groups Unless Dining Out

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week strongly advised New Jerseyans against congregating with people outside of their immediate household. Last week, Murphy even said to avoid inviting more…

Arizona adoption attorney guilty of human trafficking, illegally separating children from their mothers

Fayetteville, Arkansas – First Assistant United States Attorney David Clay Fowlkes for the Western District of Arkansas, Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch of the FBI Little Rock Field Office, Special Agent in…

New York man paid mom to have sex with 9-year-old Ohio girl, pleads guilty in federal court

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK – Jacob Gorman, age 39, of Waverly, New York, pled guilty today to attempted online enticement of a minor. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T.…

Two crack dealers caught in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, MA -SPD Narcotics Detectives Seize 290 Grams of Cocaine, 50 Grams of Crack-Cocaine, Ghost Gun, 790 bags of Heroin and $6600. Springfield Police Narcotics Detectives have been investigating the illegal sale…

Newport Beach Police Department Cracking Down on Fart Cans, Exhaust Modifications During Holidays

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – During the holidays, Newport Beach police will be handing out presents. Instead of gifts of joy, they will be tickets for violating the state vehicle code for modified…

NJ Police Thwart Gang Retaliation Shootings in Hamilton, Ewing, 24 Arrested, 14 Already Released

HAMILTON, NJ – Colonel Patrick J. Callahan and Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that the New Jersey State Police have arrested 24 suspects for various drug, weapon, and local ordinance…

Physician Gets 7 Years for “Pill Mill” Scheme

ALEXANDRIA, VA – A former Fairfax doctor was sentenced today to seven years in prison for leading and organizing an extensive and illegal prescription distribution conspiracy and a related health care fraud…

Captain of Vessel Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Money into St. Thomas

St. Thomas, USVI – Arioc Diaz Melendez, resident of Puerto Rico, appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charge of concealing…

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