Florida jury spares Parkland school gunman from death penalty
(Reuters) -A Florida jury on Thursday decided to spare Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who killed 17 people in 2018 at a high school in the city of Parkland, from the death penalty,…
Okeechobee County Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession
MIAMI – Mitchell A. Ellis, 34, of Okeechobee County, Fla., was sentenced on October 12 by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon to 16 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm…
MCDANIEL: Democrats Destroyed The Economy, And Now It’s Their Worst Enemy
MCDANIEL: Democrats Destroyed The Economy, And Now It’s Their Worst Enemy Ronna McDaniel on October 13, 2022 The United States economy is in a recession. Americans are feeling the pinch of rising…
Fake Home Loans Land Perpetrators in Prison
MIAMI – After previously pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Ana Amador and Sunilda Casilla were sentenced in federal court to prison and ordered to pay…
Jurors begin deliberating sentencing for Parkland shooter
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) – After three months of testimony and lawyers’ arguments, 12 jurors began deliberating on Wednesday on whether the man who killed 17 people at a Florida high…
Crypto.com chooses Paris for European headquarters
(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com will set up its European regional headquarters in Paris, the Singapore-based company said on Wednesday. The firm will invest 150 million euros ($145.7 million) in France to…
Jurors prepare to deliberate on sentencing for Parkland shooter
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) -Prosecutors portrayed the man who killed 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018 as a calculating and brutal murderer, while his defense attorney pleaded for…
Former Prisoners Thankful for CARE Court and Lessons it Taught Them
About 25 percent of released prisoners in Florida end up reoffending. The transition from incarceration to the community is full of challenges and unanticipated impediments. That’s where a Court-Assisted Re-Entry (CARE) Initiative…
Haiti wants U.S., Canada to lead anti-gang strike force, diplomat says
(Reuters) – The United States and Canada should take the lead in forming a strike force to confront Haitian gangs that have created a humanitarian crisis by blocking access to a key…
Storm Julia kills 25 in Central America as it churns toward Mexico
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -The death toll from storm Julia rose to at least 25 on Monday, officials said, with most victims in El Salvador and Guatemala, as the weakening…
Haiti activists rally at White House seeking end of U.S. support for Henry
By Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) – Activists on Sunday rallied at the White House to call on the Biden administration to end support for the government of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as…
U.S. reviewing Haiti’s request for international security assistance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Saturday said it was reviewing a request for international support from Haiti, which says it is seeking a “specialized armed force” to address a crisis caused…
Florida Man Charged with Wire Fraud Scheme to Defraud Former Employer in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. – A former New Jersey resident was charged with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to misappropriate more than approximately $430,000 belonging to his former New Jersey employer, U.S. Attorney Philip…
Here Are All The Companies Fleeing Crime-Infested Chicago
Here Are All The Companies Fleeing Crime-Infested Chicago Laurel Duggan on October 6, 2022 CORRECTION: A previous version of this story mistakenly referred to the hedge fund Citadel as Citadel Securities.…
Basketball Tourney Gives Local Kids and Law Enforcement a Chance to Bond Through Competition
MIAMI – Competition was fierce as local kids and law enforcement personnel vied for the title of Fall Classic Youth & Cops Basketball Tournament champion. Held at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational…
NFL’s Tyreek Hill says he chose the Dolphins over Jets due to high taxes
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy once told the people of his state if taxes are your number one issue, then New Jersey is not the right state for you. That message resonated…
U.S. NHC sees 80% chance of storm over southeastern Caribbean
(Reuters) – A low pressure area over the far southeastern Caribbean Sea has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center…
Tyson Foods moves corporate jobs to Arkansas in latest blow to Chicago
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) -Tyson Foods Inc is joining other corporate heavyweights in moving jobs out of Illinois. The biggest U.S. meat company by sales said on Wednesday it will relocate…
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Jury Convicts Virgin Islands Man Of Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy
Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Avery Lans (55, Virgin Islands) guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Lans faces a minimum mandatory…
South Florida Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison
MIAMI – Today, a federal district judge sentenced Shelton Andrews, 38, of Highlands County, Florida, to 240 months in federal prison. Earlier this year, Andrews pled guilty to possessing with the intent…
Non-Payment of Federal Income Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings Leads to Conviction for South Florida Resident
MIAMI – Ethan Thomas Trainor, has pled guilty to attempted tax evasion. Trainor used sophisticated on-line techniques to conceal from the IRS over $1 million in cryptocurrency he earned through illegal dark…
Orlene weakens into tropical depression over western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Orlene weakened into a tropical depression as it crawled farther inland, dumping heavy rains across parts of western and central Mexico on Monday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center (NHC)…
Norwegian Cruise Line to eliminate COVID-19 testing, masking requirements
(Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line said on Monday it was easing COVID-19 safety measures on its ships by dropping requirements for testing, masking and vaccination, as the pandemic loosens its grip on…
U.S. Supreme Court punts Oakland appeal over Las Vegas move by NFL’s Raiders
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Oakland’s bid to collect more than $240 million in damages from the National Football League and its…
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