EDVA Commemorates LGBTQ+ Pride Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – For the month of June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) will honor the vast contributions and important history of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
Federal & State Officials Advise COVID-19 Vaccine Providers in Wisconsin That Individuals Seeking Vaccinations Cannot Be Charged
“Along with our federal, state, and local partners, the Department of Justice is committed to using all available tools to ensure that no one is charged for access to the COVID-19 vaccine,”…
Talladega County Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A federal judge today sentenced a Talladega man on drug charges, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in…
Two Malaysian Nationals Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Firearm Parts to Hong Kong
BOSTON – Two Malaysian nationals were sentenced today in federal court in Boston for conspiring to illegally export firearm parts from the United States to Hong Kong. Lionel Chan, 36, of Brighton,…
Ohio County man indicted on drug charges
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Travis E. Vossen, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Vossen, 31, was indicted today on two…
Marshall County man indicted on firearms charge
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mitchell R. Arbogast, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Arbogast, 59, was indicted today on…
An inmate at FCI Hazelton indicted on assault and weapons charges
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mark Justin Daniels, an inmate at Federal Corrections Institute Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, was indicted today on assault and weapons charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph…
Construction Company President Charged With Defrauding The State Department In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Schemes
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Speckhardt, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of State, Office of Inspector General, announced…
United States Obtains Stipulated Judgment against Washington Company and Maine Man for False Claims Act Violations
PORTLAND, Maine: North South Polar, Inc., located in Renton, Washington; and Luciano A. Sapienza, of Rockland, Maine; have agreed to pay $40,585 as a result of their violations of the False Claims…
China has first human case of H10N3 bird virus
China has reported the first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu. On Tuesday the National Health Commission in China confirmed that a 41-year-old man had contracted the avian virus…
Kamala Harris asks U.S. business to outsource to, invest in Central American
Vice President Kamala Harris wants American businesses to focus more on investing in and outsourcing jobs to the Central American nations of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, and with Mexico, known as…
Florida Man Charged with Stealing Ventilators Intended for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients in El Salvador Arrested in Texas
Miami, Fl. — Yoelvis Denis Hernandez, a/k/a “Guajiro,” 42, was arrested yesterday in Del Rio, Texas, on a South Florida indictment charging him with stealing 192 U.S. government-owned medical ventilators worth about…
Yorba Linda Man Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Operating Illegal ATM Network that Laundered Bitcoin and Cash for Criminals
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for operating an illegal virtual-currency money services business that exchanged up to $25 million…
Lifelong Toms River resident, veteran, business owner says Rodrick team is the best choice June 8th
The following is a letter to the editor sent to Shore News Network by a life long resident. My name is Rob Kulessa, I am a lifelong Toms River resident. Aside from…
Shortly after Murphy announced “shots at the shore”, one victim shot a few blocks away
On Friday afternoon, Governor Phil Murphy set up camp on the boardwalk in Asbury Park to announce his “Shots at the Shore” COVID-19 vaccination program. That program would allow for vaccination shots…
Gopal wants state, feds to pay for Monmouth County’s rotting fish problem
Something smells in Monmouth County and it’s not just the politics of the Monmouth Republican machine coordinating public contract business with the Monmouth Democrat machine, it’s literally millions of rotting fish from…
Get shot at the shore this weekend with a free COVID-19 vaccine at the beach
ASBURY PARK – Governor Phil Murphy and U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone today announced the “Shots at the Shore” vaccination program to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations over Memorial Day Weekend. The program, a partnership between…
Appellate Court Affirms Convictions of Lawyer and Coal Company Executive for Bribing State Legislator
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit yesterday affirmed the convictions of a Birmingham lawyer and an Alabama coal company executive in a scheme to bribe a state…
Four Charged in Conspiracy that Billed More Than $20 Million in False Claims to Medicare
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a twenty-four-count indictment charging four individuals for their roles in health care fraud conspiracy that billed more than $20…
Georgia Man Sentenced to 135 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Health Care Fraud Scheme Against Tricare
Miami, Florida — A Georgia man was sentenced yesterday to over 11 years in federal prison for defrauding Tricare of approximately $12 million through a South Florida compounding pharmacy fraud scheme. Tricare…