New Jersey Law Will Ban Plastic and Paper Bags if Signed by Murphy
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has been sent a bill that was passed by New Jersey legislators that will ban the use of plastic bags, plastic straws and even…
Mo Hill, Greg McGuckin Launch Another Failed Coup of the Toms River Republican Club
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill brought 48 of his friends to an impromptu meeting of the Toms River Republican Club on Thursday and tried to stuff the…
Woman with Asthma Arrested, Tasered at Middle School Football Game for Not Wearing Face Mask in Stands
LOGAN, OHIO – A woman was arrested and tasered at a middle school football game in Logan, Ohio on Wednesday according to police. School Resource Officer Chris Smith was working a special…
Police Say Man Beat Ex-Girlfriend, Forced Her on Reckless Joyride Through Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 23, 2020, Jorge Juarez Mendoza, 24, of Lakewood, pled guilty to Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(1), Eluding…
Ulster County dentist arrested for illegally dispensing oxycodone
STONE RIDGE, N.Y. – Vivian Letizia, age 62, of Stone Ridge, New York, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging her with illegally dispensing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice…
Justice Department Obtains $20,000 Settlement Against Tampa, Florida Towing Company for Unlawfully Selling Deployed Servicemember’s Car
TAMPA BAY, FL – The Justice Department today announced that Target Recovery Towing Inc. (Target) has agreed to enter into a court-enforceable consent order to resolve allegations that it failed to obtain…
Florida Man Sentenced For Trafficking In Protected Water Monitor Lizards
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Akbar Akram (44, Holiday) to serve a four-year term of federal probation for trafficking in protected water monitor lizards, in violation…
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin in New York City
NEW YORK, NY – A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United…
San Diego Child Sex Trafficker Receives Fifteen Years in Federal Prison
SAN DIEGO – Joseph Price was sentenced in federal court today for sex trafficking a minor in San Diego in July and August 2019, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591. Price…
Slidell Couple Indicted for Mail Fraud
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that on September 19, 2020, WILLIAM LEWIS, age 41, and JILL LEWIS, age 40, residents of Slidell, Louisiana, were charged in a two-count Indictment for conspiracy…
Chicago Tech Executive Charged with Illegally Exporting Computer Equipment to Pakistan
A Chicago-area resident who owns a Pakistani technology company has been indicted for allegedly illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government. Obaidullah…
Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill Jewish Congregants in California Synagogue
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A federal grand jury in Alaska, returned an indictment charging William Alexander, 49, for threatening to kill the congregants of a California synagogue, the Justice Department announced today.…
28 Charged for Staging Accidents, Auto Insurance Fraud
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today the indictment of nine additional defendants bringing the total to twenty-eight charged for intentionally staging automobile accidents. Today’s indictment charges CORNELIUS GARRISON (“GARRISON”), age 54,…
Six indicted in connection with multi-million dollar scheme to bribe Amazon employees and contractors
Seattle – Six people have been indicted by a Grand Jury in the Western District of Washington with conspiring to pay over $100,000 in commercial bribes to Amazon employees and contractors, in…
U.S. Attorney Announces The Indictment Of 17 Gun Offenders As Part Of The Justice Department’s “Project Guardian” Initiative
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced today the return of federal indictments against 17 individuals charged with federal firearms violations. The indictments are…
Dark Web Cannibal Gets 40 Years After Asking to Rape, Kill & Eat 13 Year Old Girl
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 23-year-old Joaquin, Texas man has been sentenced for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. Alexander Nathan Barter pleaded…
Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARCADIO DONES, also known as “Gordo,” 45, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton…
Hotel Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Bank President to Defraud First NBC Bank
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that ARVIND “MIKE” VIRA (“VIRA”), age 74, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty today to a years-long conspiracy with First NBC Bank president…
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Drug Distribution and Identity Theft
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Scott McMahon, age 52, of Queensbury, New York, pled guilty today to distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, and…
Takedown Completes Arrests of 15 Alleged Drug Traffickers in Syracuse Area
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Five men arrested in Syracuse yesterday are alleged to be members of a conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and heroin operating between Puerto Rico, New York City, and…
