Inmate at USP Lee pleads guilty to possessing shank

ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – Juan Fernando Sanchez, an inmate at United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee in Jonesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty earlier this week in U.S. District Court in Abington to possessing contraband within…

Newport News Man Arrested for Being Inside Capitol Building During Uprising Wearing “Camp Auschwitz” Shirt

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – A Newport News man has been charged for entering the U.S. Capitol building last Wednesday, seen wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” shirt. Auschwitz was a concentration camp run by…

McDowell FCI inmates plead guilty to manufacturing prison shanks

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that two federal inmates pled guilty to possessing weapons. Corey Fair, 27, and Rashun Evans, 23, inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)…

D.C. Mayor Bowser to America: Don’t come to D.C. for Biden Inauguration, Watch on TV

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the chief executives of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia held a joint call to discuss planning for the 59th Presidential Inauguration. The call covered recent…

Cabell county Fentanyl dealer gets 20 years in prison

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today Steven McCallister, 47, of Barboursville, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute…

Wheeling couple coerced young girl for nude videos on Facebook

BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Randall Lee Peggs, also known as “Randy Peggs,” 57, of Wheeling, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for…

Reston man punched female liquor store clerk for not selling him beer knocking her tooth out

RESTON, VA – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 40-year-old Carlos Cherry of Reston, Virginia was virtually arraigned yeterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an…

Man who punched mail carrier pleads guilty in federal court

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man pleaded guilty today to assaulting a longtime United States Postal Service city carrier who was delivering mail in the Gilpin Court neighborhood. According to court documents,…

Three men charged by feds in connection to violence at Capitol protest including man who stole House lectern

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Using photos and videos taken and uploaded to social media during Wednesday’s uprising at the U.S. Capitol building the Department of Justice has filed charges against three men today.…

Florida Man Financed Patronized Child-Sex-Trafficking Ring In The Philippines, Gets Life in Prison

TAMPA, FL – Senior U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington today sentenced Christopher John Streeter (63, Land O’Lakes) to life in federal prison for sex trafficking of a child under the age…

Meth dealer faces 10 years for selling 50 grams of crystal meth

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Lawrence Allen Keplinger, of Lahmansville, West Virginia, has admitted to a methamphetamine distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Keplinger, age 39, is pled guilty to one count…

Cuban credit card skimming crew sentenced to prison

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – Six Cuban nationals have been sentenced, including the leader of the crew, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, the six conspirators…

Jersey City female owned management firm gets helping hand from Barstool Fund for much needed pandemic relief

JERSEY CITY, NJ – New Jersey has been one of the toughest states to operate a business in, no thanks to the draconian lockdowns and closures strictly enforced by New Jersey Governor…

High Point restaurant crushed by pandemic latest recipient of Barstool Sports Fund to save small business

HIGH POINT, NC -Sandy Wrenn, the owner of Steak Street restaurant in High Point, North Carolina is the latest victim of kindness at the hands of Barstool Sports’ CEO Dave Portnoy. The…

Mexican national gets 11 for meth and immigration offenses

CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Joel Gonzalez-Gomez, 31, of Chipas, Mexico, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute more than…

Carr joins multi-state coalition supporting NRA

ATLANTA , GEORGIA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced today that Georgia has joined a coalition of 16 States that have filed an amicus brief supporting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA)…

New Opinion from AG Herring could help boost minimum wage

RICHMOND- VIRGINIA —In an important official opinion issued at the request of Senator Jennifer Boysko, Attorney General Mark R. Herring concludes that Virginia universities and state agencies may require government contractors to pay…

Ohio settles hotel data breach suit for $2.4 million

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has agreed to a settlement with Sabre Corporation after a multistate investigation involving 27 states of the data breach of Sabre Hospitality Solutions’ hotel…

Here’s how this “Never Trumper” might become the next Republican Governor of New Jersey

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Jack Ciattarelli is running for Governor of New Jersey as a Republican and is rolling the dice against President Donald J. Trump. With Trump’s exodus all but certain from…

FBI says remains found in Nashville bombing belong to bomber, Anthony Quinn Warner

NASHVILLE, TN – Special Agent in Charge Doug Korneski of the FBI Memphis Field Office today released the results of forensic tests of human remains recovered from the blast site on 2nd…

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