Two Drug Dealers Sentenced for Role in Harrisonburg Overdose Death

HARRISONBURG, Va. – Two individuals connected with a heroin trafficking conspiracy that brought heroin from Maryland into Shenandoah County, Virginia and caused one fatal and one non-fatal overdose were sentenced last week…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing $790,000 from Gun Supply Company in Orlando

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Richard Barrett Dale Walker (38, The Villages) to five years and five months in federal prison for wire fraud and bank…

Florida News·Police Blotter

ICE Arrests 125 Illegal Aliens Hiding in California Sanctuary State

Los Angeles, CA – Today the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the conclusion to a week-long targeted enforcement operation that resulted in the apprehension…

California News·Police Blotter

Fort Bend Sex Trafficking Operation Leads to 46 Arrests

FORT BEND, TX — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Houston, Texas, and the Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday the results of an operation…

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$5M Reward for ICE Most Wanted Fugitive

NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York announced Friday that a former Venezuelan official and member the agency’s Most Wanted List has been designated as a…

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Aurora Couple Charged with Trafficking Illegal Alien Teens for Forced Child Labor

Aurora, IL — A suburban Chicago couple was charged in federal court Thursday with child labor trafficking, for allegedly forcing an illegal alien teen from Guatemala to work for them. The case…

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Greenbelt Pimp Gets 25 Years for Sex Trafficking, Drug Charges, Witness Tampering

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Kenneth Wayne Hart, a/k/a Redds, Wayne Hawkins, Hawk, Big Daddy, Billy Reds, and Bill Red Hart, age 59, of Beltsville, Maryland, yesterday…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

Menifee Woman Arrested for Fraudulent $500,000 COVID-19 Unemployment Relief, Identity Theft

SANTA ANA, California – A Riverside County woman was arrested today on federal charges that she defrauded California’s unemployment insurance system by using stolen personal information obtained from the darknet to fraudulently receive…

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Oxon Hill El Salvadorian MS-13 Gang Member Arrested for Gun Trafficking

OXON HILL, MD – Wilber Vigil-Benitez, also known as “Solitario,” of El Salvador, was arrested today on an outstanding arrest warrant from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,…

Maryland News·Police Blotter

Man Charged for Setting Off Explosive Device at Egg Harbor Cafe in Napperville

NAPPERVILLE, IL — A man has been arrested on a federal criminal charge for allegedly using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant. DIEGO VARGAS, 24, is charged with one count…

US and World News

Republicans: Murphy Used Cares Act Funding Event to Promote Political Campaign of Andy Kim

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Last week, Governor Phil Murphy held a press conference with New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim to announce the release of a small portion of the CARES act funding…

New Jersey News·Politics

Chicago Businessman Charged With Illegally Exporting Arms to Ukraine

CHICAGO —A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly illegally exporting gun parts and other defense articles from the United States to a company in Ukraine. GLENN…

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Five Defendants Charged in Tulsa Methamphetamine Conspiracy

TULSA, OK – A fourth defendant involved in a methamphetamine drug conspiracy was arrested by U.S. Marshals Thursday in West Tulsa and made an initial appearance today in U.S. District Court, announced…

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Grand Jury Indicts Portland Rioter Who Tried to Punch Cop in Face

PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Portland, Oregon resident has been charged with Civil Disorder after he attempted to punch a Portland Police officer in the face during…

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FRA celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Red Bank, NJ – Family Resource Associates (FRA) is celebrating the 75th observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), as well as the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act…

Monmouth County News

New Jersey Mail Carrier Arrested After Dumping Election Ballots, Campaign Mailers in Dumpster

WEST ORANGE, NJ – A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections…

New Jersey News

Howell Mayor Berger, Council, Sports League Pressure Forces Reversal of Geoghegan’s Youth Sports Lockdown

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – The COVID-19 pandemic has been a very long and tough road, not only for children of Howell, but children across America. Youth sports and outdoor activity had been…

New Jersey News

Stony Brook University Professor Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Cancer Research Funds

BROOKLYN, NY – Dr. Geoffrey Girnun Used Government Funds to Make Personal Mortgage and Tuition Payments. Geoffrey Girnun, a former Associate Professor and cancer researcher at Stony Brook University’s Department of Pathology…

New York News

Rapper Diamond Blue Smith Busted with 13 Others for COVID-19 PPP Fraud

A Florida recording artist and a Pennsylvania towing company owner have been charged for their alleged participation in a scheme to file fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $24 million in forgivable…

Florida News

Men Posed As Roc Nation Rappers to Cheat Hotels, Banks and Limo Services

AUGUSTA, GA: Two men have admitted guilt in a scheme in which they fraudulently claimed to be part of a famed musical group to steal from hotels and a limousine company. Aaron…

Georgia News·Police Blotter

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