Destin nightclub shooting death suspect cleared due to justifiable homicide

DESTIN, FL – A shooting outside a Destin nightspot that claimed the life of a Crestview man in May has been closed, deemed justifiable homicide by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The…

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St. Louis man pleads guilty and is sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. accepted a plea of guilty from Edward Wingo, Jr., on today’s date, for the crime of being a felon in…

Charleston Rioter Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Abraham Jenkins, 26, of Charleston, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to civil…

Air and Marine Operations Laredo Air Branch and Partners Apprehend 33 Migrants at Stash House

LAREDO, Texas – Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Laredo Air Branch crew detection, surveillance, and tracking operations contributed to discovery of a stash house and the apprehension of 33 undocumented migrants on…

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Jersey City Gang Member Charged with Murder

NEWARK, N.J. – An alleged member of a Jersey City, New Jersey, gang has been charged with the March 31, 2020, murder of a Jersey City resident, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…

St. Jude Medical Agrees to Pay $27 Million for Allegedly Selling Defective Heart Devices

Baltimore, Maryland – St. Jude Medical, Inc. (St. Jude) has agreed to pay $27 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that, between November 2014 and October 2016, it knowingly…

Vestavia Hills Father and Son Arrested in Bank Fraud Scheme

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Today, a father and son were arrested and charged in a bank fraud scheme in which they provided fraudulent information to financial institutions for the purpose of purchasing boats,…

14 Brooklyn Gangbangers arrested for 11 shootings

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, today announced that 14 alleged members of the Babiiez street gang are variously charged in an 81-count indictment…

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Burley Man Ordered to Pay Over $79,000 in Restitution for Causing Five Fires on BLM Land

POCATELLO – Scott Halford, 50, of Burley, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for causing a fire, other than a campfire or the industrial flaring of gas, to be ignited by any…

Search for missing boater off Long Island called off

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for a 52-year-old male in the vicinity of Northport Bay, Huntington, at 8 p.m., Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound…

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Mo Hill, Ginny Haines join community leaders at new OCC student enrollment building

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill and Councilwoman Laurie Huryk attended the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Student Enrollment Building at Ocean County College.A 16,000-square-foot contemporary-style building…

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Twelve-Foot Long Python Loose in Mall of Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, LA – A twelve-foot long Burmese python is loose in the Mall of Louisiana as firefighters and police joined the search. Cara is a python housed at the Blue Zoo…

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West Virginia Man Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison For Bank Robbery

ST. PAUL, Minn. – A West Virginia man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbing a bank in Moorhead, Minnesota. According to…

Eastern District of Texas Delivers Another Blow Against White Supremacist Prison Gang

BEAUMONT, Texas – Three individuals connected to the Aryan Circle (AC) prison gang have pleaded guilty to federal violations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Anthony Levi Cochran, 39, of…

AAR Corp. Agrees to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations on Aircraft Maintenance Contract and to Pay Penalties Assessed by the FAA

AAR Corp., located in Wood Dale, Illinois, and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc. (Airlift), located in Melbourne, Florida, have agreed to pay the United States $11,088,000 to resolve False Claims Act…

Don’t Bring Your Weed Into Baltimore, Border Patrol Warns

BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection continues to see travelers violate federal marijuana possession laws after officers seized multiple marijuana-based products from the baggage of a traveler departing Baltimore Washington International…

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Violence in Portland double over last year after 80 shots fired in latest shooting incident

PORTLAND, OR – On July 3, 2021 at about 9:04 p.m., Portland Police officers assigned to North Precinct responded to a shots fired call near Northeast 7th Avenue and Northeast Wygant Street.…

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Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Charges

Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rapid City man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and…

Man Arrested on Charge of Illegally Transporting Fireworks, Including Homemade Devices that Caused Huge Explosion in South L.A.

LOS ANGELES – A South Los Angeles man was arrested this afternoon on federal charges of illegally transporting tons of explosives he purchased in Nevada – including dangerous homemade devices that…

Tyson Chicken Recall: Company says 8 million pounds tainted, here’s why

WASHINGTON, July 3, 2021 – Tyson Foods Inc., a Dexter, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department…

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