Defendant Pending Prosecution for Killing Robbery Victim Indicted for Murdering Teen on Christmas Eve

Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 19-year-old Calvin D. Clemons of Buffalo was arraigned this morning before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an indictment charging him with…

Three Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud

RALEIGH, N.C. – Shawn Franklin, Sabrina Wiggins Branch and Anthony Maryland were each sentenced today to terms of imprisonment for conspiring with one another to commit bank and wire fraud. Franklin, currently…

Grand Jury Indicts New York Resident in Alleged Grandparent Scam

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Jamaica, NY, resident who allegedly took up temporary residences in New Haven, CT, and Brookline, MA, where he allegedly retrieved packages containing cash sent by individuals victimized by…

Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Arson of Multiple Buildings in St. Paul, Including Goodwill store and Gordon Parks High School

MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico to evade apprehension, and was later located and returned by Mexican authorities, has pleaded guilty to arson of two retail stores and a…

District Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Exploitation and Child Sexual Abuse Offenses

WASHINGTON – A 63-year-old man, of Southeast Washington, was sentenced today to life in prison for federal child exploitation offenses, including production of child [censored]ography, enticement…

‘Incredibly Happy’: Paul Ryan Praises Biden’s SCOTUS Pick

Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan voiced his support on Friday for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, with whom he shares a familial connection. “Janna and I are incredibly happy for…

Eastern Ohio man sentenced to 14 years in prison for gun, drug & cyberstalking crimes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Eastern Ohio man was sentenced in U.S. District Court here today to 168 months in prison for discharging a firearm during a drug-trafficking robbery and for cyberstalking a…

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

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…

United States Attorney Announces a Turtle Mountain, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Child

FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced Jimmie Dean Moore, age 58, Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, ND, to 293…

Fargo, ND, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Drug Related Robbery in West Fargo Gone Bad, resulting in a Six-Year-Old Boy being Shot in the Head

FARGO – Interim United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter D. Welte sentenced CJ Jesse James Carruthers, age 20, Fargo, ND, to 10 years…

Knoxville Woman Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Defrauding COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – On February 24, 2022, Porsha Tims Bush, 42, formerly of Knoxville, Tennessee, was sentenced to 57 months in prison by the Honorable Katherine A. Crytzer, in the United States…

Former President Of Law Enforcement Union Edward Mullins Charged With Defrauding Union And Its Members

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and…

Former South Bay Resident Faces Child Sexual Exploitation Charges for Enticing Girls to Send Him Images Depicting Masochistic Acts

LOS ANGELES – A former Redondo Beach resident today is being held without bond on federal child sexual exploitation charges after prosecutors described in court how he targeted girls on the…

Kenyon Bookkeeper Convicted by Federal Jury for $700,000 Employer Embezzlement and Tax Fraud Scheme

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal jury found a Kenyon woman guilty of embezzling more than $700,000 from the owners of several Denny’s restaurant franchises around the Twin Cities and from a family-owned construction…

Doctors Sue California Over Amendments To Physician Assisted Suicide Law

A physician and an organization of Christian doctors and dentists are suing the state of California over a law that requires doctors to participate in physician-assisted suicide, according to court documents. California…

Kivalina Man Sentenced for Child Exploitation

FAIRBANKS – A former substitute teacher from Kivalina, Alaska, was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline…

Slidell Woman Pleads Guilty to Concealment of Material Facts in Connection with Her Receipt of Social Security Benefits

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRENDA PROVOST, age 69, of Slidell, pleaded guilty on February 17, 2022 before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon with concealment of…

Houston Police release video of suspect wanted for killing young girl on Valentine’s Day

HOUSTON, TX – Houston police have released surveillance video of a robbery suspect wanted in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a juvenile female at 2900 Woodridge Drive about 9:45 p.m.…

Indicted Man Charged with Firearm ‘Lie and Try’

A Dallas man has been charged with lying during two attempted firearms purchases, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Steven Royal, 29, was indicted this week…

Office Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Pawtucket woman who, while working as office secretary to a local auto body business, devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain the proceeds of nearly 200 checks provided to customers…

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