Philadelphia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Anthony Cintron, 20, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to eight years and one month in prison and five years of supervised release…

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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Akiem Howard, age 22, of Syracuse, pled guilty yesterday to robbing two Syracuse convenience stores and brandishing and discharging handguns in furtherance of both robberies, announced United States…

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Kidnappers admit to holding four migrants hostage at gunpoint

LAREDO, Texas – Two men have pleaded guilty to kidnapping and holding victims for ransom for three days, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jesus Ochoa, 26, Laredo, pleaded guilty today, while…

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Hammond Man Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Latrell McGee, 28, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition,…

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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Muscogee County Clerk Fraud Case

COLUMBUS, Ga. – An Alabama resident admitted her guilt today in a scheme orchestrated by her son-in-law that cost Muscogee County taxpayers millions of dollars. Rosalie Bassi, 66, of Phenix City, Alabama,…

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Lake Elsinore Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Bagman Role in Scheme to Defraud Elderly Victims with Threats of Arrest

LOS ANGELES – A Riverside County man was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for participating in an international fraud scheme in which he helped collect more than $550,000…

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Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a Gulf Cartel member and two gang members. On Feb. 28, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended a group of…

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Motorcyclist on stolen bike injured in crash near Wilbur Watts School

BURLINGTON, NJ – Burlington police officers on Tuesday responded to a motorcycle crash at around 3:00 am after the operator, a Georgia man crashed into a fence. According to police, the operator,…

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Arkansas Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Bella Vista, Arkansas, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on February 28, 2022, by U.S. District Judge…

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Fort Thompson Man Indicted for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor. Adonis Collins, age 19, was…

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Seventeen Kentuckians Indicted for Animal Fighting Charges

LEXINGTON, Ky.- In four separate indictments, issued by a federal grand jury sitting in London, 17 Kentuckians have been indicted with various offenses related to animal fighting and cruelty. In the first…

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Dozens arrested in 105-count narcotics indictment

HOUSTON – A total of 50 people are now in custody following one of the largest major law enforcement operations in South Texas in recent years, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery…

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Canton Man Sentenced to 5 years in Prison for Solicitation of an Obscene Visual Depiction of a Minor

PEORIA, Ill. – A Canton, Illinois, man, Joseph M. Graham, 29, of the 500 block of Baxter Court, was sentenced on February 24, 2022, to 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by…

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Suspect wanted for armed robbery of Philadelphia CVS

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police are searching for a suspect involved in an armed robbery of a CVS drugstore on North 12th Street. The crime occurred in November, but police today…

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Six Students Arrested After Newark High School Brawl

NEWARK, NJ – There was no social distancing at Newark High School on Monday as multiple fights broke out across the school, even as police officers were trying to break up other…

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Murphy vaccine mandate delay is not enough to help save cops, doctors and nurses, Bucco says

With the change in guidance from the CDC, New Jersey Governor Murphy has ordered a deadline extension before unvaccinated public workers such as firemen, police officers and healthcare workers lose their jobs.…

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Jackson Business Administrator Says “Some People” in Town Not Following the Rules

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Business Administrator Terrance Wall in a recent town council meeting said many of Jackson’s newer residents aren’t following the rules. Wall singled out complaints about residents…

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Indianapolis Felon Serving Community Correction Sentence Indicted for New Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment late yesterday charging Dreshaun Carter, 25, of Indianapolis with crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl, cocaine,…

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Missouri Man receives 50-year Sentence after Trial for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

BENTON, Ill. – A Jefferson County, Missouri, man was sentenced to a total of 600 months in prison on Friday, February 25, 2022, after a federal jury found him guilty in October…

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No Injuries After Rockville Apartment Buildings Struck by Heavy Gunfire

ROCKVILLE, MD – Rockville City Police are investigating after gunshots rang out within the Fireside Apartment Complex on Tuesday. Witnesses reported multiple gunshots fired at the buildings, but luckily, there were no…

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