Two charged for using drone to smuggle drugs into Orange County prison

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man living under a stolen identity and a female inmate have been charged with using a drone to smuggle drugs into the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange.…

California News·Police Blotter

Army veteran, serial rapist charged for raping, kidnapping women in Orange County

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Army veteran has been charged with kidnapping three Orange County women off running trails in an Aliso Viejo park and choking them unconscious, raping one of the…

California News

Milwaukee Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Heroin and Firearm Offenses

Acting U.S. Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on September 21, 2021, Leroy Spinks (age: 34), of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced to a total of nine…

Former Chick-fil-A Employee Pleads Guilty for Scheme to Steal Funds

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A former Chick-fil-A employee pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud his former employer and committing bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and U.S.…

St. Louis woman sentenced for embezzling funds from local union

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Matthew T. Schelp sentenced Yvette Luster to 18 months in prison today. The defendant had previously pleaded guilty in May to embezzlement. Luster was…

Judge sentences St. Louis man to drug and weapon charges

ST. LOUIS – Landon Whitfield, 26, of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on today’s date and was sentenced to 84 months in federal…

Attorney General Alan Wilson joins 24-state coalition demanding President Biden drop vaccine mandate or risk legal action

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – Attorney General Alan Wilson and 23 other attorneys general (AGs) sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on…

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

Johnson & Johnson Announce Booster Shot Improves Immunity Two Months After First Dose

Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that its second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine increases protection by 94% after two months of receiving the initial shot. The Phase 3 study found that Johnson…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Democrats Unveil Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Bill That GOP Has Vowed To Oppose

House Democrats Tuesday unveiled a bill that would fund the government through Dec. 3 and suspend the debt ceiling until 2022 as Congress seeks to avert a shutdown and potential nationwide default.…

US and World News

Investigation Leads to Discovery of Human Smuggling in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents respond to hotel used for human smuggling and discover migrants using a storm drain to illegally enter the country. On Sept. 17,…

Police Blotter

Mason County Contract Mail Carrier pleads guilty to vehicle smuggling scheme

Tacoma – A 48– year-old Mason County, Washington resident pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three federal felonies related to a smuggling scheme and possession of child [censored]ography,…

Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis Announces $16,506,360 Award to Enhance Crime Victim Services and Compensation Payments

Acting U.S. Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that the Middle District of Louisiana received $16,506,360 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and its component, the Office for Victims of…

Lantana Man Sentenced to 102 Months for Distribution and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material

Miami, Florida – A Lantana, Florida man, who plead guilty to distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material, was sentenced today in federal court in West Palm Beach to 102 months’…

Boulder City Man Sentenced For Assaulting Wife At Lake Mead National Recreation Area

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Boulder City man — with a history of domestic violence — was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for assaulting his wife when they were camping…

ANALYSIS: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Hurts Working Class America The Most

President Joe Biden’s executive action requiring most U.S. workers to get vaccinated hurts working class Americans the most, according to polling and vaccination data. Americans with lower levels of education are less…

Business News·US and World News

Dodge County Man Arrested, Charged with Impersonating a Federal Agent

MINNEAPOLIS – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Dodge County man for impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court…

Six Members of Jersey City Gang Charged with Stabbing an Individual in Jersey City

NEWARK, N.J. – Six members of a Jersey City gang have been charged with the Aug. 3, 2020, stabbing of an individual on a busy street in Jersey City, Acting U.S. Attorney…

Baton Rouge Laboratory Owner and Florida Woman Charged with Scheme to Pay and Receive Health Care Kickbacks as Part of National Enforcement Action

The Medicare Fraud Strike Force (“MFSF”) is part of a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and state Medicaid Fraud Control Units to…

Monongalia County woman admits to drug charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kelsey McClung, of Westover, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. McClung, 28, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

U.K. citizen sentenced for trafficking firearms

ATLANTA – Jahziah Roy Lewis has been sentenced for conspiring to straw purchase firearms, possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, exporting firearms outside the United States, and possession with…

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