Biden gets a message from beyond ahead of Memorial Day ceremony

President Joe Biden is the father of U.S. Army veteran Beau Biden. The younger Biden served in Iraq and Kosovo and later died of cancer in 2015. This weekend President Joe Biden…

Government News

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…

Veronica Lewis Sentenced for Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Possession of a Stolen Firearm

WORCHESTER, VERMONT – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Veronica Lewis, 37, of Worchester, Vermont, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina…

Visalia Woman Convicted of Smuggling Illegal Pesticides

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 27, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Selene Barraza of Visalia, California, was convicted by a federal jury yesterday of…

California News

Bryson City Woman Is Sentenced To 21 Years For Distribution Of A Controlled Substance Resulting In Death

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Shannon White, 44, of Bryson City, N.C. was sentenced to 21 years in prison late yesterday for distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, announced William T. Stetzer,…

North Carolina News

Man Charged With Interfering With Telecommunications Systems In Villalba, Loíza, Aguas Buenas, And Bayamón

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Kenny Luis Mieses-Rosado with four counts of interfering with telecommunications systems, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for…

Drug-trafficking pimp sentenced to more than three decades in prison in commercial sex conspiracy

SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man who operated an interstate commercial sex trafficking business and distributed drugs has been sentenced to more than three decades in federal prison. Anthony Wilson Jackson, 50, of…

Body of man missing since March found on island in Susquehanna River

The body remains located by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit on an island in the Susquehanna River yesterday, May 26th 2021, has been positively identified as Nicholas A. Whitton. Whitton…

New York News·Police Blotter

Straw purchaser of firearm used in murder charged

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Police Chief Mark E. Talbot Sr. announce the arrest of Sincere Burnett, 21, of Norristown, on numerous felony charges related to purchasing and…

Pennsylvania News·Police Blotter

34 Pounds of Illegal Ketamine Found in Hand Sanitizer seized by Customs

CINCINNATI, OHIO — Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized two shipments containing a total of about 34 pounds of smuggled ketamine. During routine inspections of South…

Ohio News·Police Blotter

Newport Woman Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Stealing from Federally Funded Program

BANGOR, Maine: A Newport woman was sentenced today in federal court for wire fraud and federal government program theft, Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock,…

Fox News Board Member Ryan Calls on Republicans to Reject Trump

Paul Ryan slammed former President Donald J. Trump calling him a “second rate imitation” during a speech to try to dethrone the former President who is the de facto head of the…

Politics

Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Steamboat Creek

NORFOLK, Va. — The Coast Guard and partner agencies continue to respond to an oil spill of an unknown amount in Steamboat Creek, Norfolk, Thursday. As of Tuesday afternoon, approximately 300 feet…

Community News·Virginia News

Rhode Island Woman Charged with Phishing Scheme

BOSTON – A Rhode Island woman was charged today with sending phishing emails to candidates for political office and others. Diana Lebeau, 21, of Cranston, R.I., was charged in an Information with…

Massachusetts News

Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Pension Contribution Reports

BOSTON – An owner of a New Hampshire asbestos abatement company pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to making false statements to employee pension plans. Gary McCaffrey, 66, of Salem,…

Massachusetts News

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to Get Social Security Benefits

CONCORD – David Johnson, 35, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to obtain Social Security benefits, Acting United States Attorney John…

Salem County Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearm

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Salem County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for illegally possessing a handgun, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Rahim Seals, 28,…

New Jersey News

Man Sentenced to 27 Months After Pleading Guilty to Escape

MADISON, WIS. – Larry Dollar, 49, Duluth, Georgia, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 27 months in federal prison for escape from federal custody,…

Former New Jersey Assistant Health Commissioner Neuwirth amends COVID-19 whistleblower suit against Governor Murphy

Former Assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health’s Division of Public Health, Infrastructure, Laboratories and Emergency Preparedness, Christopher Neuwirth, filed a motion today in his pending whistle-blower lawsuit to add claims of…

New Jersey News·Politics

Local Firm and Owner Plead Guilty to Illegal Importation, Sale and Mailing of Badges Marketed as COVID-19 Killer

Assistant U. S. Attorney Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – A San Diego firm and its owner pleaded guilty in federal court today…