Wildwood’s 2022 Polar Bear Plunge is on
WILDWOOD, NJ – Ready for a beach day in January? Dig out your bathing suit and join in the fun! Special Olympics New Jersey returns to the Wildwoods to kick off 2022…
Taliban Halts All Evacuee Flights From Afghanistan
The Taliban has paused all evacuation flights out of Afghanistan due to a disagreement over who gets seats on the planes, NBC News reported Thursday. The flights stopped two weeks ago after…
Justice Department announces global resolution of criminal and civil investigations with housing contractor for defrauding U.S. military
SAVANNAH: Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the nation’s largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, pled guilty to defrauding the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force,…
Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- December
Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the December 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments…
Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Privatized Military Housing Contractor for Defrauding U.S. Military
Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the…
Hartford Jury Finds Jamaican Drug Trafficker Guilty
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found ONIEL WILKS, 42, a citizen of Jamaica, guilty of narcotics,…
Dominican Drug Lord extradited to the United States from Colombia to Face Drug Trafficking Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, Colombian authorities extradited Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez, also known as “El Abusador,” to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in the…
Texan resentenced following terrorism conviction and appeal
HOUSTON – The 27-year-old Spring man convicted of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization has been ordered to prison for 12 years following reversal of original sentence, announced Acting…
Flathead Valley construction company owner admits wire fraud scheme
MISSOULA – A Flathead Valley construction company owner accused in a scheme to defraud customers by spending money intended for projects on unrelated business and personal expenses admitted to a wire fraud…
School District’s Equity Summit Includes Privilege Checklist, Encourages Political Activism
A Michigan public school district held a “21 Day Equity Challenge” that encouraged student activism, along with a list of microaggressions and a privilege checklist, according to a report from the Young…
Taylor Energy Company to Pay Over $43 Million and Transfer $432 Million Decommissioning Trust Fund to the United States for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy), a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States upon liquidation to resolve its liability for…
Maytag Aircraft Corporation Agrees to Pay $1.9 Million to Resolve Liability for 2014 Jet Fuel Spill at Fort Hood
WACO – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that defense contractor Maytag Aircraft Corporation (“Maytag”) has agreed to pay $1,901,200.96 to resolve allegations the company…
Queens cryptocurrency thief charged after stealing over $233,000 from clients
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Nithushan Sachchithanantham, 28, has been charged with grand larceny for stealing the proceeds of an online sale of more than 3,000…
Member of H-2 Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for International Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy
Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Deovaldo Gutierrez Alfaro, also known as “Leoba,” was sentenced by United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon to 60 months’ imprisonment for his participation…
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $26 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in FY 2021
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that financial collections in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 in the District of Maryland reached $26,206,937.09. The U.S. Department…
Abducted Haiti Missionaries Describe Following The Stars After Evading Guards To Get To Safety
Several of the missionaries abducted by a gang in Haiti were able to escape and make it to safety, according to Christian Aid Ministries. Of the 17 hostages taken, 12 Christian Aid…
Monongalia County man sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking operation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jeremy Hamlin, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney…
ICE announces use of body worn camera in new pilot program
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a pilot program in select cities where ICE law enforcement officers will begin to wear body worn cameras for pre-planned operations. The…
Hudson County Man and Essex County Woman Charged with Four Robberies and Two Shootings in Jersey City
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, man and an Essex County, New Jersey, woman are charged with committing four robberies and two shootings on a single night in Jersey City,…
DAWN N. ISON SWORN IN AS UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
DETROIT – Dawn N. Ison was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan by Chief United States District Judge Denise Page Hood. Ison, who most recently…