Virginia Prosecutor Pursues Slander And Libel Charges Against Parent Protesting Affirmative Action

Virginia Prosecutor Pursues Slander And Libel Charges Against Parent Protesting Affirmative Action Harold Hutchison on April 6, 2022 A prosecutor in Northern Virginia is pursuing slander and libel charges against a parent…

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Dealing Firearms Without a License

Greenbelt, Maryland – Steven Darnell Richers, age 25, of Manassas, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to engage in the business of dealing in firearms and ammunition without a license. The guilty…

Virginia Beach Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing a Machine Gun Used in a Shootout

NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man pleaded guilty last week to illegal possession of a machine gun. According to court documents, Shy’Quan Dodson, 25, possessed a machine gun on July 18,…

Two Fugitive Women Wanted for Murder of Teen in West Virginia Captured in Delaware

DOVER, DE – Two women who were wanted in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old girl in West Virginia were located by U.S. Marshal’s officers in Delaware and arrested. Last Thursday afternoon,…

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense Against A Minor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual activity with a minor. According to statements made in court, Austin James Quesenberry,…

$10,000 Reward Offered for Virginia Beach Murder Suspect Cola Beale

Virginia Beach, VA – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of Cola Winborne Beale IV, 30, who is wanted by…

Virginia Natural Gas partners with diverse businesses, spends $43M for goods and services in 2021

Supplier Diversity Development program helps facilitate business success through mentoring, individualized management consultations and education opportunities. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 29, 2022 — As one of Southeast Virginia’s largest economic engines, the commitment…

United States Attorney’s Office for Western District of Virginia to Partner with Project Imagine in Danville

DANVILLE, Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia is partnering with Danville’s Project Imagine, a life skills instruction and work-readiness program that provides at-risk and gang-affiliated…

Off-Duty Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Felony Conspiracy Charge in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – An off-duty police officer from Virginia pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of…

West Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge for Offenses Committed During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – A West Virginia man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which…

Off-Duty Virginia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Felony Conspiracy Charge in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON – An off-duty police officer from Virginia pleaded guilty today to a felony charge related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,…

Virginia man who brought loaded AR-15s to Philadelphia Convention Center during 2020 Election Recount Has Bail Revoked

PHILADELPHIA, PA – A Virginia man who was arrested during the 2020 Presidential ballot recount in Philadelphia with loaded AR-15s has had his bail revoked as a result of a motion filed…

Sexual Predator Used Snapchat, Grindr to Solicit Teenagers at Boarding School in Southwest Virginia

ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man, who used the social media platforms Snapchat and Grindr to target teenage boys from Southwest Virginia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges. Jonathan Avery Shumate,…

Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced in Unemployment Benefits Scam

ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to illegally obtain pandemic unemployment benefits, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud…

Virginia Man Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Apple Inc.

WASHINGTON – Teang Liu, 38, of Alexandria, Virginia, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, was sentenced today to 12 months and a day in…

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Murder Aboard Commercial Scalloping Boat

BOSTON – A Mexican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a murder aboard a scalloping vessel off the coast of Massachusetts. Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 31,…

Virginia Woman Sentenced for Coercing and Enticing Minor

TUCSON, Ariz. – Last week, Sara Belen Coltz, 38, of Norfolk, Virginia was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 120 months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of…

Man Responsible for Violent Crime Spree in Central Virginia to Serve 30 Years in Prison

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Gordonsville, Virginia man, who committed a series of armed robberies of commercial business in the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and Stafford County in the Summer of 2020,…

Southwest Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Unemployment Benefits Scam

ABINGDON, Va. – A Southwest Virginia man, who conspired with more than 30 others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000 in unemployment benefits, was sentenced this week…

U.S. Marshals and Virginia State Police Conduct Operation ‘River City Sweep’

Richmond, VA – U.S. Marshals from the Eastern District of Virginia and Eastern District of North Carolina along with Virginia State Police announce the completion of “River City Sweep”. The four-day operation…

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