New Jersey child predator who attacked 7-year-old girl extradited after fleeing to Columbia

On Sunday, November 7, 2021, Colombian law enforcement, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service Colombia Foreign Field Office and the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task…

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Columbia Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison on Narcotics and Firearms Charges

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Darryl Ryan Bostick, 39, of Columbia, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to…

District of Columbia Couple Pleads Guilty to Child Cruelty Charges

WASHINGTON – A District of Columbia man and his fiancé have pleaded guilty to child cruelty charges stemming from an assault of a five-year-old girl in…

Removed Columbian National Indicted for Illegally Re-entering the U.S.

PITTSBURGH – One Columbian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Reentering the United States, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.…

Columbia Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that James Eric Hampton, Jr., 37, of Columbia, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison today after pleading guilty…

Columbia Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Disney Movies on eBay

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, couple pleaded guilty in federal court today to a scheme to smuggle counterfeit Disney DVDs into the United States and sell them on eBay. Tabitha…

Columbia Man Gives Powerball One last Chance, wins $100,000 and then goes back to bed

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND – A federal employee who visited Maryland Lottery headquarters last week to claim his $100,000 Powerball prize almost didn’t get to make the trip. Although loyal to the multistate game, especially when…

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Columbia Man Indicted for Distributing Methamphetamine

Bowling Green, KY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, KY returned an indictment on October 5, 2021, charging a Columbia, KY man with distributing greater than 500 grams of a mixture…

Winning $100,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MARYLAND – While no one in Maryland won the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in Monday night’s drawing, one lucky ticket purchased at a Columbia 7-Eleven is worth $100,000. Adding Power Play to the ticket doubled…

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Canadian Man Going To Prison For Attempting Illegally To Export Firearms From The U.S. To Dubai And Columbia

CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Aydan Sin a/k/a Hon Chak Gordon Sin a/k/a Andy a/k/a Bullion, 49, of…

Columbia 7-11 sold a $100,000 Powerball winner, check your tickets

COLUMBIA, MD (Maryland Lottery) – While no one in Maryland won the $699.8 million Powerball jackpot in Monday night’s drawing, one lucky ticket purchased at a Columbia 7-Eleven is worth $100,000. Adding Power Play to the…

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Jury Convicts Columbia Man of Illegal Firearm

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Missouri, man has been convicted by a federal trial jury of illegally possessing a firearm. Jeremiah Ezekiel Brown, 36, was found guilty on Monday, Sept. 20,…

Doctor Licensed in the District of Columbia and Virginia Charged With Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

WASHINGTON – A criminal complaint was unsealed this week in the District of Columbia charging a doctor with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the…

Columbia Man Sentenced to 18 months in Federal Prison for Gun Charge

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced that Willie Franklin Evans, 59, of Columbia, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, after earlier pleading guilty to…

Columbia University Promotes ‘Students Exploring Whiteness’ Program So They Can ‘Critically Engage With Whiteness’

Columbia University’s official Instagram account promoted a post on its story calling on students to get involved in a school program where they can “critically engage with whiteness.” The university’s Office of Multicultural Affairs…

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Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

Two Columbia Residents Plead Guilty to Meth Trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Two Columbia, Missouri, residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to methamphetamine trafficking after they received a large package of methamphetamine shipped from California to distribute locally. Bryan…

Former Columbia University scholar fears Texas abortion law will lead to more babies with Down Syndrome

A former Columbia University scholar suggested late Wednesday night that Texas’ Heartbeat Act will lead to the birth of more babies with Down syndrome, increasing negative stereotypes about red states. “You can’t…

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Attorney General Wilson files suit against City of Columbia for violating state law with school mask mandate

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed suit today with the South Carolina Supreme Court asking it to declare the City of Columbia’s school mask mandate void because it violates…

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Columbia Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Exporting Stolen Vehicles to Africa

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III, sentenced Asomah Maamah, age 49, of Columbia, Maryland to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after…

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