New York City Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Jason Safford, age 46, of Queens, New York, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to bank fraud, attempted wire fraud, and aggravated identity…

New Orleans Resident Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Illegal Narcotics and to Providing a Co-Defendant With a Loaded AK-47 Found in a Mercedes During a Traffic Stop

This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten…

Remodeling pros in Baltimore nail $30K Mega Millions prize

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Megaplier, the optional bonus feature for Mega Millions, earned a special place in a pair of Baltimore remodeling pros’ arsenal of Lottery tools. Adrian Quintana and Bosveli Pineda, a jackpot-chasing team…

Lottery Results·Maryland News

Has Joe Biden Really Nominated A Marxist To Regulate Our Banks?

President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top regulatory post within the Treasury Department has been heavily criticized after reports of her alleged Marxist ties and policies to overhaul the banking industry were…

Politics

Congresswoman Stands Near Her Gas-Powered Minivan While Using Candy, Rice To Prove Oil Companies Are Bad

Democratic California Rep. Katie Porter stood near her gas-powered minivan while using candy and rice as props during a House hearing on “Big Oil.” Porter laced into fossil fuel industry officials, using…

Government News·Politics·US and World News

Second Former State Employee Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Scheme to Defraud the Office of AIDS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christine M. Iwamoto, 47, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in relation to a scheme to divert funds from the California…

Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison for Attempting to Bribe an Immigration Case Worker

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Zhiyang Yang, age 61, formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 14 months in federal prison, which is time served, for making illegal…

Medfield Man Pleads Guilty to Two Online Fraud Schemes

BOSTON – A Medfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with an international business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded companies of more than $850,000 and a romance fraud scheme that defrauded…

New Jersey Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempted Possession of Nearly Two Kilograms of Fentanyl

BOSTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with attempting to retrieve narcotics from two Stoughton storage units. Carlos Miguel Concepcion-Guilam, 30, was sentenced…

State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme

A Detroit woman was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State…

Dominican National Sentenced for Two Fentanyl Conspiracies

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced yesterday in connection with two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper…

Government News

Husband and Wife Real Estate Team Indicted on Federal Fraud, Identify Theft Charges

ABINGDON, Va.– A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging a Wise, Virginia couple, who owned and operated a local real estate agency, with defrauding multiple advance commission companies and…

Government News

Conviction and Sentencing of Band Manager for Theft from NY Rock Band The Racer

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen today announced the conviction and sentencing of Richard J. Clair, Jr., 52, a resident of Ohio, for…

Entertainment News·New York News

Attorney General James, State Senator Mayer Deliver $2.7 Million to Westchester Hotel Workers Unlawfully Fired

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and State Senator Shelley Mayer today delivered $2.7 million to workers who were unlawfully terminated without sufficient legal notice and denied their rights…

New York News

Doherty says Murphy’s $40 million immigrant slush fund is ‘payouts for law breakers’

TRENTON, NJ – A $40 million fund set aside by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has come under criticism by State House Replicans. One of those critics is Senator Michael Doherty who…

Government News·New Jersey News

Bergen County Investment Advisor Arrested for Stealing Millions from Clients

NEWARK, N.J. – A former broker and investment advisor from Bergen County, New Jersey, was arrested today for allegedly stealing more than $2.86 million from five clients in order to pay for…

Government News·New Jersey News·North Jersey News

Phil Murphy offers Toms River schools pre-election peace pipe in form of $7.6 million stabilization aid

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With just six days left before the Tuesday general election between New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and his opponent Jack Ciattarelli, the state has thrown the financially besieged…

Jersey Shore News·New Jersey News·Ocean County News·School and Education News

15-year-old arrested for drug related shooting, armed robbery in Boyton Beach Home Depot parking lot

BOYTON BEACH, FL – A 15-year-old boy is facing four counts of attempted murder following a shooting in a shopping center parking lot off Southwest 8th Street on Wednesday. Savonlavell Huggins of…

Florida News·Police Blotter

Randallstown man claims $50,000 top prize on Find the 9s scratch-off

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND – A Baltimore County retiree began his lucky Lottery day running errands. After visiting the dentist and taking his wife to work, the 69-year-old got a gut feeling that…