‘Virtually Impossible’: Chuck Schumer Shoots Down Efforts To Streamline Permitting Process For Key Energy Projects

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer effectively declared major permitting reform dead on Monday, Politico reported. It will be “virtually impossible” to reach a bipartisan permitting reform deal in the near future, Schumer…

Georgia Inmate, Leader of Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Pleads Guilty

Christopher David Johnson, 46, pled guilty last week to one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and to distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. At sentencing, Johnson…

Statement from United States Attorney Will Thompson

In general, the U.S. Department of Justice does not publicly announce investigations or investigative findings. Department of Justice policy allows exceptions in certain circumstances, including when the issue under investigation has already…

Traffic Stop Escalates to Disorderly Conduct in Stafford

STAFFORD, MD—A routine traffic stop turned confrontational on Wednesday evening on Plantation Drive. At approximately 6:10 PM, First Sergeant A.I. Assur pulled over a vehicle lacking a state inspection sticker, which quickly…

Three Individuals Facing Federal Charges For Swatting Activities

The superseding indictment was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore…

Republican State AGs Take Biden Admin To Court Over Costly Green Power Plant Scheme

A coalition of more than two dozen Republican state attorneys general are challenging one of the Biden administration’s signature environmental regulations. Twenty-five attorneys general sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday…

Labor Secretary Dodges On Whether She’ll Probe Federal Entity Over Alleged Sexual Harassment And Bigotry

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su declined to commit to investigating the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), which is facing accusations of sexual harassment and discrimination. The FDIC’s culture is plagued with various inappropriate…

Recidivist drug dealer returning to prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl

According to court documents, on Aug. 22, 2022, Hopewell police encountered an Audi vehicle stopped in a roadway within a trailer park. When the officers illuminated the vehicle, the driver, Riezon Mekhi…

Covetrus Sentenced for Criminal Misbranding of Prescription Drugs

In addition, the court ordered Covetrus to pay over $23 million in criminal fines and forfeitures. ABINGDON, Va. – Covetrus North America LLC, a company based in Dublin, Ohio, which sells veterinary…

Grant County Man Admits to Firearms Violation

According to court documents and statements made in court, Pendleton County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on a report of a man waiving a gun. When officers arrived, Haggerty fled…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Sale

According to court documents and statements made in court, a cooperating individual advised law enforcement officers that Adams was selling methamphetamine. Investigators tasked the individual with making a purchase of drugs from…

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New York City Traffic Cop Arrested on Multiple Charges

NEW YORK, NY—An off-duty New York City employee was arrested on Wednesday at 10:10 PM. Virginia Gomez, a 55-year-old NYPD Traffic Agent, faces multiple charges following her arrest within the confines of…

Greenbrier County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 18, 2023, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Jordan in Fayetteville. Jordan admitted that he possessed…

Wyoming County Man and Raleigh County Woman Plead Guilty to Evading Financial Reporting Requirements

According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in or around mid-2019 Rice and Aliff, both then in a romantic relationship, became involved in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana and…

Lottery Player Wins $50,000 in Baltimore

Baltimore, MD – A Washington, D.C. driver, known as “H.B.,” struck gold with a $50,000 win from a Money Drop scratch-off bought at a Baltimore 7-Eleven. The driver, on a trip to…

Marion County Woman Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violation

According to court documents and statements made in court, West Virginia Parole officers were conducting a home visit for Hardesty, who was on parole supervision. A .32 caliber semi-automatic pistol was found…

Operation Smoke and Mirrors Update: Sentencing of Charleston Man Marks Major Milestone in Takedown of Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization

Wemh is among 27 of 32 defendants who have pleaded guilty in the case and among 20 sentenced to prison. The case is the result of a major drug trafficking investigation dubbed…