Birmingham Man Sentenced for Unlawful Dealing in Firearms

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham man for unlawful dealing of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in…

Young soldiers admit to transporting undocumented citizens

LAREDO, Texas – Two military men stationed at Fort Hood have entered guilty pleas to conspiring to transport undocumented aliens within the United States, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Ralph…

Man from Loving charged with transporting and harboring illegal aliens and kidnapping

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Eddie Sanchez, (43), of Loving, New Mexico, made an initial appearance in federal court on Aug. 10 on charges of kidnapping, transporting an illegal alien, and harboring an…

Titusville Man Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Federal Prison For Attempting To Entice And Meet A 13-Year-Old Child For Sex

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Michael Craig Gorycki (51, Titusville) to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for attempted enticement of a 13-year-old child…

Orlando Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Video Over The Internet

Orlando, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Franqui Soto (44, Orlando) to seven years in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material. Soto was also ordered to…

Meridian Man Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Kurt…

Pesticide Smuggler Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay $10,000

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Mark Lee Morgan of Santa Ana, California, was sentenced in federal court Friday…

Former Police Officer Sentenced for Making a False Statement to a Firearms Dealer to Purchase a Gun for Boyfriend

A former Tulsa police officer was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to make a false statement to a firearms dealer when purchasing a pistol on behalf of her boyfriend, announced…

Jury convicts trucker for human smuggling

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Corpus Christi federal jury has convicted a 44-year-old man from Missouri City for smuggling illegal aliens in the tractor and cab of his truck, announced Acting U.S.…

La Crosse Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jesse J. Stringer, 33, La Crosse, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District…

KC Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Firearm Used in Fatal Shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing the firearm he accidentally fired in a fatal shooting at the Kansas City Zoo.…

Rensselaer County Felon Sentenced to 30 Months on Firearms Convictions

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Brandon Glaski, age 38, of East Nassau, New York, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing firearms including “ghost guns,” as well as ammunition,…

Montgomery Man Convicted Of Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Montgomery, Ala. – On Monday, August 9, 2021, Timothy Jerome Russell, 43, from Montgomery, Alabama, was convicted by a federal jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm,…

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Possess and Distribute Drugs and Possessing a Firearm

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A resident of Philadelphia, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of ten years (120 months) in prison and five years’ supervised release on his conviction…

Owners of Florida Teacher Certification Exam Preparation Company Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Commit Theft of Trade Secrets

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA –Kathleen M. Jasper, 42, and Jeremy M. Jasper, 40, both of Estero, Florida, pled guilty today to racketeering (RICO) conspiracy and conspiracy to commit theft of trade secrets. Jason R.…

Drug trafficker sent to prison for smuggling meth via UPS

McALLEN, Texas – A 31-year-old San Antonio resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a meth conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Ramiro Acevedo Jr.…

Mom who won $2 million lottery found dead with baby in murder suicide

A mother who won over $2 million in the California lottery last year and her 1-year-old daughter were found dead in their home in an apparent murder-suicide, local affiliate KXII reported. The…

Police Blotter

Arkansas running out of ICU beds as Delta variant surges

Only eight intensive care unit (ICU) beds were available throughout Arkansas Monday as coronavirus hospitalizations surged, multiple sources reported. Arkansas saw a record single-day increase in coronavirus hospitalizations on Monday as 1,376 patients…

Health and Wellness

Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from Twitter over vaccine misinformation

Twitter suspended Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday for violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy. Greene’s account was limited to “read-only mode” for one week after she posted a tweet claiming…

Politics

Some Texas school districts defy governor’s ban on school masks

The school districts of Dallas and Austin, Texas will require masks to keep students and staff more protected against the COVID-19 delta variant surge. The decisions announced by each school districts’ superintendent…

School and Education News

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