Pineville Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Billy Ray Jones, Jr., 39, of Pineville, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dee D. Drell to 57…

Grand jury indicts individual for health-care fraud and drug offenses

ST. LOUIS – On August 18, 2021, a federal grand jury issued a twenty-five count indictment against Katie Diana Rooney charging Rooney with health-care fraud and controlled substance offenses. At the time…

Extradición histórica lleva a miembros del ELN a Texas por narcoterrorismo y distribución internacional de cocaína

HOUSTON – Dos presuntos miembros de una de las organizaciones delictivas transnacionales más temerarias tendrán una audiencia inicial en una corte federal de EE. UU. por cargos de narcoterrorismo y distribución de…

South Carolina high school remains closed after three students shot in driveby Wednesday

A South Carolina high school will stay closed for the remainder of the week after three students were shot Wednesday. Three students at the Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School in South Carolina suffered injuries…

School and Education News·South Carolina News

Video shows U.S. troops pulling Afghan baby over barbed wire airport wall

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A new video emerging from Kabul shows desperate Afghanistan civilians hoisting a baby over a wall at Kabul airport. ON the other side, U.S. soldiers brought the baby to…

US and World News

East Harlem gang members busted after plotting their crimes on social media

Over a dozen members of the East Harlem, New York, “Chico Gang” were indicted in a joint investigation between police and prosecutors Wednesday, according to a press release from the Manhattan District…

New York News·Police Blotter

Sick Puppy Dumped at Shelter Makes Miracle Recovery

A sick puppy was left at the shelter. He was an owner surrender. Ralphie was very very sick. He was emaciated and had mange. He could barely walk. The shelter worker decided…

Pets and Animals

U.S. Defense Contractor and Employees Sentenced for Procurement Fraud Scheme

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton-based U.S. defense contractor, its owner, and four of its employees were sentenced yesterday and today. The owner was sentenced to 58 months in prison, and his…

Several Defendants Sentenced in Separate Cases in Western District of Louisiana

SHREVEPORT/ MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced the resolution of five cases today in United States District Court in the Western District of Louisiana, all…

Defendant Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

FORT WAYNE – Kenneth Apt, 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession…

Wyoming man sentenced to seven years in prison for meth trafficking

BILLINGS — A Wyoming man convicted of trafficking methamphetamine after a traffic stop in Carbon County, Montana, was sentenced today to seven years in prison to be followed by four years of…

Boat Operators Plead Guilty in Smuggling Death in La Jolla

Assistant U. S. Attorneys Jimmy N. Rotstein (619) 546-8573, Colin M. McDonald (619) 546-9144, and Victor P. White (619) 546-8439 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 18, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Victor Alfonso…

84-Year-Old Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to Over 21 Years

TUCSON, Ariz. –Robert Francis Krebs, 84, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 262 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.…

Nashotah man pleads guilty to attacking U.S. Service Member

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on August 18, 2021, Ian Alan Olson of Nashotah, Wisconsin, appeared in federal court in Milwaukee and…

Former Bixby High School Teacher Pleads Guilty After Recording Inappropriate Video of his Students

A former Bixby High School teacher who was caught using his cell phone to inappropriately record underneath a female student’s skirt pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Clint…

Federal Jury Convicts Ripley Felon for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

Memphis, TN – Michael Shane Rogers, 37, of Ripley has been found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the guilty verdict…

Michigan Man Indicted for Traveling to Wisconsin to Have Sex with a 15-Year-Old

Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that Scott D. Sundberg (age: 42) of Ishpeming, Michigan, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Milwaukee…

Four Louisville Men Indicted On Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

LOUISVILLE, KY. – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an Indictment charging Andre Ross, Robert Ross, Cory Ross, and Seiko Ross, all of Louisville, with violations of federal drug and…

Phoenix Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Sex Crimes

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Phoenix, Arizona, man convicted of Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was…

Driver who fled crash scene after striking, killing child charged with homicide

Cheektowaga, NY – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 37-year-old Kevin J. Mendola of Buffalo was arraigned this morning before Cheektowaga Town Court Judge James J. Speyer, Jr. on…