Jews are target of 57.5% of U.S. hate crimes despite representing 2.5% of population

Bias against the Jewish faith made up 57.5% of religious hate crimes in the U.S. in 2020, despite only representing about 2.4% of the total population, according to an FBI report released…

Frankfort Man Convicted of Murder

LONDON, Ky. – A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime. …

Two Facing Federal Indictment for Stealing More Than $900,000 from a Salisbury employer

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen L. Franklin, age 53, of Salisbury, Maryland, and Duane G. Larmore, age 46, of Salisbury, Maryland, for federal conspiracy,…

Economists favor COVID-19 vaccine mandates, according to survey

Most economists think businesses should impose COVID-19 vaccine mandates on their employees, according to a survey released Monday. The survey, conducted this month by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) of its…

Manchester Man Sentenced to 10 Months for Access Device Fraud

CONCORD – Hayder Lefta, 25, of Manchester, received a 10-month sentence for access device fraud, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today. …

Virginia Man Sentenced for Role in Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for his role in an investment fraud scheme in which he and his co-conspirators stole approximately $5.7 million…

1,800 drones at Tokyo Olympics makes up for the lack of people at the opening ceremony

TOKYO, JAPAN – Who needs human beings when you have 1,800 droves flying in synch with each other to make one of the greatest technological feats in Olympic history? On the official…

Man Who Was Released from Prison Due to Pandemic Sent Back to Prison for Violating Supervised Release

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY WHITLEY, 38, of New London, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New…

Memphis Seizes 4.2 Kilos of “Personal Use” Clovidol Opioids

On Thursday, June 17, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers in Memphis, Tennessee examined a package described in the paperwork by the shipper as “AS PER INVOICE – PERSONAL USE.” The shipment…

Perry County Woman Pleads Guilty to Union Embezzlement

LONDON, Ky. – A Bulan, Ky., woman, Linda Shepherd, 54, pleaded guilty on Monday, June 28, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram, to embezzling assets from a labor union. According…

Two Pulaski County Constables Convicted of Conspiring to Violate the Civil Rights of Others

LONDON, Ky. – Two Pulaski County Constables were convicted late Friday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of federal civil rights violations and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. After approximately…

25 Indicted for Drug Trafficking in Western PA and Beyond

PITTSBURGH – Twenty-five individuals have been named in two separate, but related, Indictments for trafficking multiple drugs, including heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and cocaine base, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

Former Northeast Missouri City Clerk pleads guilty to stealing Center city money

ST. LOUIS – Tracey Ray, 48, of New London, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of federal program theft. Ray appeared, today, before United States District Court…

Man Indicted on Federal Murder Charge

LONDON, KENTUCKY — A federal grand jury sitting in London, has indicted Patrick Baker, 42, a resident of Frankfort, Ky., on a federal charge of murder, committed during a robbery and kidnapping…

Biden tells Coast Guard cadets “You’re a dull class” at graduation ceremony

NEW LONDON, CT – After his jokes fell short before the graduating class of U.S. Coast Guard cadets in a New London graduation ceremony, President Joe Biden told the cadets they were…

DEA wins case against Connecticut Drug Ring Associate

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Bryon McClellan, 33,…

San Diego man gets nine years for boarding flight with firearm

SAN DIEGO, CA – Elan Leroy Gwynn, a San Diego resident, was sentenced today to nine months in custody for attempting to board an international flight from San Diego International Airport to…

Fact Check: Did the brother of U.K. Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn Get Arrested for Comparing COVID-19 to the Holocaust?

Not Exactly The News – On February 5th, 2021, posts on social media were claiming a man in England has been arrested for free speech when he compared the country’s response to…

Mr. Taco Mexican restaurant owner used employees to push cocaine throughout Fox Valley, Feds say

FOX VALLEY, WI – Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that seven defendants have been charged with offenses related to a conspiracy to distribute…

New COVID-19 strain found in three states, Murphy says not in New Jersey yet

TRENTON, NJ – A new, more contagious strain of COVID-19 has been found in patients in three states, Colorado, Florida and California. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy says that it has not…

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