MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted in Racketeering, Narcotics, and Multiple Murder Conspiracies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment today charging twelve members and associates of “La Mara Salvatrucha”, or MS-13, with a variety of offenses based on their involvement…

Two Portland Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

PORTLAND, Ore.—This week, in separate criminal cases, two Portland gang members were sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing firearms as convicted felons. On January 4, 2022, Timothy DeWayne Smith, Jr., 28,…

Huntersville, N.C. Man Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Dena J. King announced today that Benjamin Padua Jr, 56, of Huntersville, N.C., appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to wire fraud, for embezzling hundreds of…

Demotte Man Sentenced to 72 Months of Imprisonment

HAMMOND-Raymond Upthegrove, 35, of Demotte, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon following his guilty plea to receipt of child [censored]ography and possession with intent to distribute…

Manhattan Man Arrested For Acting As An Unregistered Agent Of The Egyptian Government In The United States

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 30 Months of Imprisonment

SOUTH BEND-Michael Dale Kindley, 45, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of…

Chicago Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison

HAMMOND- Clarence Brown, 30, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, announced United States…

South Bend Man Sentenced to 21 Months of Imprisonment

SOUTH BEND-Tyshawn Williams, 26, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio following his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a…

Professor Calls Out Unqualified Women In STEM While His Own University Doubles Down In An Effort To Cancel Him

Chris Brunet on January 6, 2022 “Half of the female STEM faculty in the US were hired over more qualified men,” Pedro Domingos, a retired computer science and engineering professor who has garnered…

Blood on Murphy’s hands, Republicans say after latest black bear attack

SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – An encounter with a black bear on her own property sent an 81-year-old Sussex County woman to the hospital and claimed the life of her pet dog this…

State investigating after 12-year-old girl injured in chicken house roof collapse

Ellendale, DE- Delaware State Police investigate the roof collapse of a chicken house that resulted in a 12-year-old female being injured. On January 4, 2022, at approximately 3:10 p.m., Delaware State Police were…

Two Winners to Split $632.6 Million Powerball Jackpot

TRENTON, NJ – One California and one Wisconsin Lottery players split the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot from the Wednesday, January 5, drawing. This was the seventh largest Powerball jackpot on record. In addition, one…

Meridian Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

Jackson, Miss. – A Meridian man was sentenced to 57 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge…

United States Attorney Announces Flint, MI, Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft

BISMARCK – United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase announced that U.S. District Court Judge Daniel M. Traynor sentenced Patrick Robert McKee, a/k/a William Patrick O’Hara, Age 77 from Flint, MI, to two…

Archdale, N.C. Man Is Sentenced To Almost Three Years In Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Maurice Kamgaing, 42, formerly of Charlotte currently residing in Archdale, N.C., to 33 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining more than…

Rhode Island Man Charged In Manhattan For Trafficking ‘Ghost’ Guns

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and…

Project LEAD Graduates 25 Students in the Municipality of Bayamón

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– Last December, a total of 25 students from the Epifanio Fernández Vanga Elementary School and the Mariano Feliú Balseiro Middle School in Bayamón graduated from the Project LEAD…

California man pleads guilty and is sentenced for his role in methamphetamine conspiracy

ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey accepted a plea of guilty from Hector Soto on today’s date. Judge Autrey then sentenced Soto to 10 years in federal…

Tech Exec Who Pushed Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory Forced To Resign

Ailan Evans on January 6, 2022 A co-founder and chair of a Utah tech company was forced to resign Tuesday after sending an email propagating an antisemitic conspiracy theory, multiple sources reported.…

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 19 Years in Prison

Gulfport, Miss. – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 235 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and attempt to distribute cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Acting Special Agent…

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