Central Valley Optometrist Indicted for Submitting over $1 Million in False Claims to Medicare

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment today against optometrist Carole Sachs, O.D., 76, of Delhi, charging her with health care fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert…

Registered Sex Offender in Fresno Charged with Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment against Andrew Michael Alonso, 31, of Fresno, charging him with sexual exploitation of a minor, receipt of a visual depiction…

‘Catastrophe To Women’: Pelosi Promises Federal Abortion Legislation, Says Texas Law Creates ”Vigilante Bounty System’

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi promised federal abortion legislation as she reacted to Texas’ Heartbeat Act Thursday, saying the new law creates a “vigilante bounty system.” “The Supreme Court’s cowardly,…

Staten Island serial burglar sent to prison for up to 12 years

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Staten Island man has been sentenced to six to 12 years in prison for a string of residential burglaries of empty Brooklyn apartments.…

Police searching for this man who kidnapped and raped teen girl during school lunch break

LAS CRUCES, NM – Police are asking for the public’s help locating the suspect believed to be responsible for a violent kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl. Jorge Luis Claro…

Former Erie Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Selling Fentanyl that Caused a Fatal Overdose

ERIE, Pa. – A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 13 years in jail on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney…

Grand jury indicts a St. Louis, Missouri man on store robbery and related gun charges

ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury handed down a thirteen-count indictment against Leonard Love, 52, of St. Louis charging Love with having committed six separate store robberies, six acts of using…

Berwick Man Charged With Over $400,000 In Covid-Relief Fraud

SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Hayes D. Horner, Jr., age 67, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information with perpetrating…

Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline

PITTSBURGH, PA – Forty-seven individuals have been charged in six separate, but related, indictments with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms violations following a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking…

Former East Hartford Resident Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MARCO RIVERA-MEJIA, 36, a citizen of Honduras last residing in East Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S.…

Nebraska Woman Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced to more than seven years in prison on August 23, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Whitley Mitchell, age 30, from Walthill,…

California Dems fear working-class Latinos could help defeat Gavin Newsom in recall election

Democrats in California are afraid low support among working-class Latino voters could be enough for Gov. Gavin Newsom to be recalled, Politico reported. “Latinos are the shifting demographic in this country,” former…

U.S. home prices 41% higher than 2006 pre-recession peak

Home prices in the U.S. are more than 41% higher than the previous peak recorded in 2006 during the housing boom that preceded the Great Recession, according to a national index. Home…

Worcester Man Sentenced for Being Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Nicholas Briggs, 22, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

Vacaville High-Speed Chase Leads to Federal Conviction of Hayward Felon for Illegal Possession of Firearms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Thursday, Aug. 26, after a three–day trial, a federal jury found Eligio Nunez, 42, of Hayward, guilty of being a felon in possession of firearms, Acting U.S. Attorney…

It’s the states, not Congress that pose biggest threat to tech companies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in May prohibiting tech companies from banning or suspending political candidates in the state, imposing fines of up to $250,000 per each day the candidate is…

Former Priest and “Shelter Home” Operator Indicted for Illicit Sexual Conduct Against Minors

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an indictment yesterday charging a U.S. citizen and resident of Timor Leste with seven counts of…

Prominent Ocean County land use lawyer says government should force mass vaccinations

TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you have been following the battle for religious land use and zoning in Ocean County, one name should be familiar, Marci Hamilton. Hamilton is known as one…

Former Priest and ‘Shelter Home’ Operator Indicted for Illicit Sexual Conduct Against Minors

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., returned an indictment yesterday charging a U.S. citizen and resident of Timor Leste with seven counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign…

Waterbury Man Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking Offense

Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a…

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