Unvaccinated 11 Times More Likely To Die From COVID-19, New CDC Study Says

Unvaccinated people are 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows. The study, which examined…

District Man Sentenced to 118 Months in Prison For Armed Robberies of Businesses

WASHINGTON – Ashanti West, 27, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 118 months in prison for carrying out armed robberies of a convenience store and…

Violent Neighborhood Gang Known as “The Hazelwood Mob” Dismantled

PITTSBURGH, PA- A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh has returned two separate, but related, Indictments following a four-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking and violence in and around the Hazelwood…

Young Cannabis Users Are Almost Twice As Likely To Have A Heart Attack, Recent Study Says

Harry Wilmerding on September 8, 2021 Young adults who recently used cannabis are more likely to suffer from heart attacks, according to a recent study in a major medical journal. Adults under…

CEO, CFO and Boston-Area Spinal Device Company Charged in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

BOSTON – A spinal device manufacturer based in Malden, Mass. and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) were arrested today and charged in connection with a kickback scheme…

Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge

Tampa, Florida – Edgar Hurtado-Ramirez (52, Mexico) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder monetary instruments and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. Hurtado-Ramirez faces a maximum…

Previously Convicted Baltimore Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to Committing Two Bank Robberies at the Same Bank Within One Week

Baltimore, Maryland – Lloyd Phillip Simon, age 71, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to bank robbery, in connection with two 2019 bank robberies at the same bank within one week. …

Two Arkansas Men Found Guilty of Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Proposed Elm Springs, Arkansas Wind Farm

FAYETTEVILLE – A federal jury convicted two Arkansas men today for Wire Fraud, Aiding and Abetting Wire Fraud, Money Laundering and Aiding and Abetting Money Laundering in connection with the development of…

San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Starting Fire in Santa Monica Restaurant During Last Year’s Civil Unrest

LOS ANGELES – A West Hills man who started a fire that caused substantial damage to a Santa Monica restaurant during the civil disturbances that erupted during the spring of 2020…

Democrat Colorado Governor proposes eliminating state income tax

Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he favors eliminating his state’s income tax during a conservative conference on Friday. Taxes act as penalties and taxing income discourages people from trying to earn…

Massive tornado rips through Mullica Hill destroying homes in its path

MULLICA HILL, NJ – A massive tornado passed through southwestern New Jersey moving northward at around 7pm on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Ida moved through the region. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy…

Hillsborough Woman Wins $1 Million in 200X THE CASH Scratch-Off Game

TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announces that Janinka Glenn Grace, 36, of Riverview, claimed a $1 million prize from the 200X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Tampa District Office. She chose to…

Businessman Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Paying Bribes to Federal and D.C. Employees

WASHINGTON – Charles M. Thomas, 47, was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for paying bribes to two employees of U.S. Department of Housing and…

Climbing Hill Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms

A man who possessed firearms and ammunition after having prior convictions of two felonies and while being an illegal drug user was sentenced to sixteen months in federal prison on August 26,…

Camden Man Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute over 1 Kilogram of Heroin

CAMDEN, N.J. B A Camden man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring to distribute more than 1 kilogram of heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. …

292 Month Sentence Handed Down for Pamlico County Drug Trafficker

RALEIGH, N.C. – A man from Oriental, North Carolina was sentenced today to over 24 years in prison for the distribution of controlled substances in Pamlico county. On February 24, 2021, Kenneth…

Manchester Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

CONCORD – Francis Harrington, 39, of Manchester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, Acting United States…

Supreme Court blocks Biden eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court ordered the Biden administration on Thursday to stop enforcing the federal eviction moratorium recently extended to October. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the high court ruled that…

Suspect wanted for bike theft in Philly

On August 12, 2021, at approximately 11:35am, the victim, a 70 year-old-male, parked his gray Del Sol bicycle outside at 1002 Spruce Street and locked the rear tire of his bike to…

New York Life Insurance Broker Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Securities Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – A New York Life insurance broker was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently use his association with the company to…

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