Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

Spokane – Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Aleandro Leon, age 24, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on June 30, 2021, after having…

D.C. police searching for carjacking suspect

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Unarmed Carjacking offense that occurred on…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Mr. Hookah wins $50k prize in Maryland lottery

A Maryland Lottery player from Hagerstown who claimed a $50,000 prize this week has a smoking hot idea for putting his winnings to work. “I’m hoping to open a business in Hagerstown,…

Maryland News

NJ Transit worker rescues children stuck in school bus on GWB after blowout

NJ TRANSIT Bus Operator James Desir went above the call of duty when a school bus with 21 children on board blew a tire and was disabled on the George Washington Bridge.…

New Jersey News

Brownsville, PA Man Gets Lengthy Sentence for Producing and Possessing Sexually Exploitive Visuals of Minors

PITTSBURGH – A former resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 28 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any state court sentence, and lifetime supervised release on his conviction…

Two Charged Federally In Connection With Carjackings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment on June 16, 2021, charging two Louisville men with carjacking and brandishing firearms. According to court documents, Cameron Burnett,…

Local Adoption Agency Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Employer and Family

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Hillsboro, Oregon woman pleaded guilty today for engaging in a multi-year scheme to defraud her employer, a non-profit adoption and surrogacy agency operating in Oregon and Washington, and her extended…

Dulles CBP Welcomes 65 Ukraine Orphans to the U.S.

STERLING, Va. – Workdays can sometimes feel repetitive, like a scene from “Groundhog Day,” so it is refreshing when something that gives you good feels breaks that routine. U.S. Customs and Border…

Police Blotter

Gas prices hit seven year high ahead of Fourth of July weekend

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When President Joe Biden took office, he made it crystal clear that he was going to wage war on the oil industry. His first shots came in the form…

Business News·Politics·Travel

Chipley teen shot and killed his brother during argument

CHIPLEY, FL – A 14-year-old Chipley teen has been arrested for the shooting death of his 15-year-old brother. Police here say 14-year-old Matthew Pierce shot and killed his younger brother Andrew after…

Police Blotter

Florida man admits to fraud charge involving nearly $5 million

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Phillip W. Conley, of Jacksonville, Florida, has admitted to a fraud charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Conley, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of “Securities…

Romanian National Pleads Guilty for His Role in a Conspiracy to Steal Over 2,000 Checks Intended for Religious Institutions

Greenbelt, Maryland – Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. The plea comes in relation to a conspiracy to…

Huntington Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Michael Stanley Wright, 34, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court documents, on…

Union County Man Charged with Transacting in Criminal Proceeds of a Romance Scam

NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County man was arrested at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport for transacting in the criminal proceeds of an elaborate romance scam, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…

IPR Center, King’s College London sign international academic partnership agreement to combat global IP infringement

WASHINGTON – The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) announced a new academic partnership with the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London (King’s College) to expand the Center’s research efforts into counterfeiting, anti-counterfeiting strategies…

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