Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Pills

BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing fentanyl pills. Ruben Mejia, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to…

Pittsburgh man offers guilty plea to bank fraud, fabricating letter from former Secretary of State in his favor

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty in federal court today to crimes related to stealing customers’ information and money from the banks at which he was employed. The defendant also…

Chicago Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Two Bank Robberies

BOSTON – A Chicago man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with bank robberies in Massachusetts and Illinois. Eugene Davis, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

Morgantown man sentenced for role in a drug trafficking operation

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kenneth Burns, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 13 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J.…

Bangladeshi Husband and Wife Sentenced For Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Shahidul Gaffar, 40, and Nabila Khan, 35, both residents of Pennsylvania, were sentenced to 18 months and two years in prison,…

Attorney General James Helps Secure $4.5 Billion From Sackler Family for Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that she has secured more than $4.5 billion from the Sackler family and foundations that they control for their role in…

New York News

Rikers Island Inmates Partying, Brawling, Fatally Overdosing Amid Staffing Crisis: REPORT

Inmates on Rikers Island are partying, brawling and fatally overdosing amid a staffing shortage, the New York Post reported on Thursday. Over 30 guard posts were unmanned and around 20 officers were…

New York News·US and World News

POLL: Majority Of Americans Support Manchin’s ‘Strategic Pause’ On Massive Spending Package

A majority of Americans agree with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia’s opinion there should be a “strategic pause” on Democrats’ $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, according to a No Labels poll…

US and World News

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…

Wichita Businessman Faces 19 Counts of COVID Relief Fraud

WICHITA, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Wichita indicted a Kansas man on charges he defrauded federal, state, and local agencies of more than $450,000 in COVID-19 business recovery funds. According…

Three San Francisco Garbage Companies Admit Bribery And Pay $36 Million To Resolve Federal Investigation

SAN FRANCISCO – Three trash disposal companies that serve San Francisco, all subsidiaries of Recology Inc., were charged today in federal court with conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and have agreed…

Philadelphia Woman Admits $100 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – An investment fund manager today admitted orchestrating a $100 million securities fraud scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Brenda Smith, 61, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty by videoconference…

Missouri Man Indicted for Bank Robbery in Kansas

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a man from Kansas City, Missouri, with one count of bank robbery. According to the criminal…

Three Operators of Financial Services Firm Indicted for $155 Million Investment Fraud

BROOKLYN, NY – An indictment was unsealed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging three former operators of financial services firm Biscayne Capital with conspiring to defraud investors and financial institutions in…

Second-Chance drawing offers a chance to win $1 Million a year in Pennsylvania

Middletown, PA – The EVERLASTING MILLION Second-Chance Drawing from the Pennsylvania Lottery is now open to players, offering 38 trips to Las Vegas to participate in the EVERLASTING MILLION CHALLENGE™ for the chance to win a lifetime…

Pennsylvania News

D.C. Arrest Made in Armed Offenses in the District

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First, Fifth, and Sixth Districts announce an arrest has been made in reference to armed offenses that occurred in the District. First District…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Grosse Pointe Park Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity

A Grosse Pointe Park resident pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud in connection with obtaining by fraud, embezzling, and stealing the funds of the Holy Cross organization, a large…

Bank Insider Sentenced For Fraudulent Loan Scheme

Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that HERODE CHANCY, who at the time of the offense was employed as a manager at a…

Montgomery Man Pleads Guilty To String Of Bank Robberies In Central Alabama

Montgomery, Ala. – On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Jamie Josuhnta Ryans, 27, from Montgomery, Alabama, pleaded guilty to robbing four banks during a two-month period in 2019, announced Acting United…

San Quentin Prison Guard And Two Others Charged In Scheme To Smuggle Contraband Into Death Row

SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher and Isaiah Wells appeared in federal court today to face the charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud using interstate wires, announced Acting United States Attorney…

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