EDLA Observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2022

NEW ORLEANS – Today, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans along with the Department of Justice (DOJ) reasserts the mission of DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative to combat elder abuse and financial exploitation, encourage…

U.S. Marshals Apprehend Three Barry County Escapees

Springfield, MO – Acting U.S. Marshal Scott Seeling, Western District of Missouri announces the arrest of three fugitives who escaped from the Barry County (MO) Jail on June 3, 2022, in Cassville,…

Salt Lake City Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Producing and Transporting Child Exploitation Materials

SALT LAKE CITY – Joel Lehi Organista, 29, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court Judge to 180 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two felony…

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, the Department of Justice reaffirms its commitment to elder justice while joining the world in commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD). Elder abuse takes many…

Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Discriminatory Ordinances Targeting Orthodox Jewish Religious Schools

NEWARK, N.J. – The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized…

Punxsutawney Man Pleads Guilty to Obscenity Charge in Project Safe Childhood Case

PITTSBURGH, PA – A resident of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of transporting obscene writing over the internet, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.…

U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee Marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day by Reconfirming Commitment to Combatting Senior Fraud

PORTLAND, Maine: Today marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee is concerned for Maine’s senior generation. Elder abuse can take many forms, including financial exploitation, caregiver neglect, and physical,…

Kouts Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

HAMMOND – Kody Yednak, 21 years old, of Kouts, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty to production of child [censored]ography, announced…

Greene County Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice and Transfer Obscene Material to a Minor

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Thomas “Tommy” Squires, age 37, of Cairo, New York, pled guilty today to attempting to coerce and entice a 14-year-old child to engage in sexual acts with him.…

Cavour Man Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Cavour, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was sentenced on June 13, 2022, by U.S. District…

New York Law Lets Pro-Abortion Activists Investigate Crisis Pregnancy Centers

New York Law Lets Pro-Abortion Activists Investigate Crisis Pregnancy Centers Micaela Burrow on June 14, 2022 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that creates a task force to investigate crisis…

LendingTree Study Finds The Places With the Most Single Dads

Ahead of Father’s Day, LendingTree’s study found that there are more than 1.5 million single fathers in the U.S., and Nevada has the highest prevalence of single fathers in the country CHARLOTTE,…

Work Underway to Strengthen Local Penn Power Electric System

More than 15,000 customers in Mercer and Crawford counties expected to benefit from work CLARK, Pa., June 14, 2022 — Penn Power, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company in western Pennsylvania,…

U.S. ATTORNEY ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO OBSERVE WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY ON JUNE 15, 2022

St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith encourages the public to observe World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2022, and help combat elder fraud and abuse. “If…

New Jersey Democrats Push Bill to Allow Lawsuits Against Gun Manufacturers

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Democrats want more than your guns under sweeping legislative gun control reforms being discussed in Trenton; they also want gun manufacturers to be held liable for the…

New Jersey Prosecutor Asking Public to Stop Vigilante ‘Catch a Predator’ Stings

CAMDEN, NJ – In recent years, there has been a growing trend in New Jersey where internet actors have been publicly attempting to catch child predators online. While the effort has led…

66-Year-Old Mount Holly Man Gets 21 Years for Assaulting Underage Victim

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – George F. Young pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact with his victim, a young girl in Burlington County and today was sentenced to 21 years in prison for…

Beverly Hills Man Pleads Guilty to Charge for Attempting to Hire Hitman to Murder a Woman He Briefly Dated but Later Rebuffed Him

LOS ANGELES – A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty today to a federal murder-for-hire charge for attempting to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated and who repeatedly…

Former Pinch Elementary Counselor Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The former counselor at Pinch Elementary in Kanawha County pleaded guilty today to attempted production of child [censored]ography and attempted enticement of a minor. According to court documents and…

Former federal agent convicted of corruption in connection to illicit Syrian relationship

HOUSTON –A 48-year-old former special agent with Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has been convicted of obstructing justice, making false statements and accepting money and gifts for official acts, announced U.S. Attorney…

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