Charlottesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Charlottesville woman pleaded guilty today to altering and forging checks she obtained without the consent of the check owners. Samantha Leigh Thomas, 38, pleaded guilty to one count…

February 28, 2022

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Father And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Scheme To Transport A Minor Child Between Croatia And Florida For The Purpose Of Engaging In Illicit Sexual Conduct

Department of Justice Press Releases

Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez-Covington has sentenced Jordan Jysae Pulido (27, Trinity) to 10 years in federal prison, and his father, Roberto Santana Jimenez (62, Trinity) to 20 years…

February 25, 2022

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Convicted Felon Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Department of Justice Press Releases

ROANOKE, Va. – DeAngelo Lewis Ramsey, 22, was sentenced this week to 47 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for violating his terms of…

February 24, 2022

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Salem Man Sentenced for ‘Buzzing’ Salem Firefighters with Drone

Department of Justice Press Releases

ROANOKE, Va. – A Salem, Virginia man, who admitted to flying a drone near the fire station in the City of Salem in July 2019, was sentenced today to two years’ probation,…

February 22, 2022

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Kentucky Woman Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

Department of Justice Press Releases

WASHINGTON — A Kentucky woman was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint…

February 17, 2022

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Three charged for thefts, damage of property after Richmond police received tip from caller

Featured News·Police Blotter·Virginia News

RICHMOND, VA – After receiving a call for a suspicious person under a parked vehicle on Westover Hills Boulevard last Friday, Third Precinct officers responded quickly and made three arrests. “One phone…

February 16, 2022

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Two Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Retaliate Against A Witness

Department of Justice Press Releases

ROANOKE, Va. – – A pair of Roanoke men who conspired to retaliate against a witness, to distribute fentanyl, and to possess a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, pleaded guilty recently…

February 12, 2022

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South Carolina Man Sentenced to 40 Years on Distribution of Methamphetamine, International Money Laundering, Gun Charges

Department of Justice Press Releases

ABINGDON, Va. – A Greenville, South Carolina man was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, international money laundering, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking…

February 10, 2022

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Eight Men Sentenced for Roles in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Department of Justice Press Releases

ROANOKE, Va. – Eight Virginia men, who conspired to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, have been sentenced to federal prison. Travis Dayton Largen, 40 of Galax, Va., Ronald Lee Davis,…

February 8, 2022

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Danville Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Department of Justice Press Releases

DANVILLE, Va.– The Danville man at the center of a conspiracy that distributed more than 500 grams of methamphetamine in Danville between March 2018 and October 2018, was sentenced on Friday, February…

February 8, 2022

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Justice Department Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking

Department of Justice Press Releases

DES MOINES, IA — U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has released the Justice Department’s new National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. Rooted…

February 7, 2022

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Wilkes Co. Moonshiner Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Clifton Ray Anderson, Jr., 47, of Boomer, N.C., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States of excise…

February 5, 2022

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Brooklyn man gets up to nine years in prison for million dollar credit union theft

New York News·Police Blotter

BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to three to nine years in prison following his guilty plea to grand larceny for…

February 4, 2022

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GBI Investigates Death in Dawson, GA

Georgia News·Police Blotter

UPDATE: The GBI has charged Nakia West, age 26, of Albany, GA with Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault in connection with the death of Annie Josie Chappell. He was arrested in Greenville,…

February 4, 2022

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Richmond Community College Director Charged with Stealing Student Financial Aid Funds

Department of Justice Press Releases

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Richmond woman with orchestrating a nearly decade-long scheme to defraud the United States Department of Education and the Commonwealth…

February 2, 2022

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High Court of Scotland Denies Appeal of Child Kidnapping Fugitives

Department of Justice Press Releases

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The High Court of Justiciary in Scotland has denied the appeal of three individuals and determined there is no bar to their extradition back to the United States to…

January 31, 2022

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So long, Saturdays: More couples embrace weekday weddings

In the News

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic forced 30-year-old Stephanie Harnen to twice postpone her wedding. When she finally did get married, in June last year, she settled…

January 26, 2022

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Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Images of Child Sex Abuse

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A Virginia man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for possessing images of the sexual abuse of children. Ian Andrew Zearley, 40, of Louisa County, pleaded guilty…

January 21, 2022

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Heavy Snow Expected To Hit Major Region Of Country

US and World News

Harry Wilmerding on January 14, 2022 A winter storm is forming in the Plains and Midwest as of Friday, and it is expected to travel east across Mississippi and the Tennessee River…

January 14, 2022

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Insurance Agent Sentenced for $3M Fraud Scheme

Department of Justice Press Releases

NORFOLK, Va. – A West Valley City, Utah, man was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud as part of an investment fraud scheme against mostly…

January 13, 2022

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