New Jersey Lottery Player in Irvington Wins $50,000

TRENTON, NJ – One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn for the Wednesday, October 27, drawing winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The ticket was sold at Two Sons,…

Former Monroe Police Officer Indicted for Assaulting an Arrestee and Attempting to Cover it Up

MONROE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Douglas…

Federal Indictment Returned Charging Ruston Man with Making Threats Against Member of Congress

SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Chase Levi Thibodeaux, 38, of Ruston, Louisiana, with threatening a…

Monroe Man Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining COVID-19 Relief Funds and Money Laundering

SHREVEPORT, La. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging a Monroe, Louisiana man with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster…

County Councilman Sentenced to a year and a half in Federal Prison for False Statements While Trying to Buy a Firearm

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Kerry Trent Kinard, 50, of Bamberg, was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison after…

Selma Duo Convicted in Federal Gun, Drug, and Witness Tampering Trial

MOBILE, AL – A federal jury convicted a Selma, Alabama man and woman today for witness tampering and the man for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of cocaine…

Selma Man Sentenced to 112 Months for Gun Crime

MOBILE, AL – A federal judge sentenced a Selma, Alabama man today to 112 months in prison for possessing a firearm while being a previously convicted felon. According to court documents…

Two Men Indicted for Firearms Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment today against Juan Manriquez, 20, of Antioch, and Andrew Tuma, 19, of Sacramento, charging them with unlawful manufacturing and dealing in…

Second Former State Employee Pleads Guilty in $2 Million Scheme to Defraud the Office of AIDS

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christine M. Iwamoto, 47, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in relation to a scheme to divert funds from the California…

Great Falls woman admits methamphetamine conspiracy

GREAT FALLS – A Great Falls woman accused of working with others to bring methamphetamine from Las Vegas, Nevada, back to Montana for distribution admitted to a drug trafficking crime on Oct.…

Seven Defendants Sentenced Resulting from Drug and Firearm Trafficking Investigation at Motels

ALBANY, Ga. – Seven defendants guilty of various crimes related to a multi-agency drug and firearms investigation at several Southwest Georgia motels were sentenced for their crimes this week in federal court.…

Honduran National Charged with Transnational Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Extradited to the United States

Miami, Florida – Fredy Donaldo Marmol Vallejo (Marmol), 40, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida today after being extradited from Honduras, his country of origin. An indictment…

State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme

A Detroit woman was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State…

Gadsden Man Pleads Guilty to Preparing False Tax Returns

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A tax preparer pleaded guilty today to preparing false tax returns on behalf of himself and his clients resulting in a tax loss to the U.S. taxpayer of more…

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Hardin woman who burned down house on Crow Indian Reservation sentenced to prison

BILLINGS — A Hardin woman who admitted to burning down a house on the Crow Indian Reservation in 2020 was sentenced on Oct. 27 to 30 months in prison to be followed…

Fall River Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges

BOSTON – A Fall River man entered a plea of guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021 in federal court in Boston in connection with travelling to New Hampshire to attempt to have…

Madison County man sentenced to prison for making online threats to kill individuals connected with abortion services non-profit

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A London, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court today to 20 months in prison and five years of supervised release for making online threats to individuals connected with…

Former Operations And Marketing Director At Lifeway Credit Union Charged With Fraud

NASHVILLE – A criminal Information was filed today, charging Monica Jackson, 42, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, with embezzling over $242,000 from Lifeway Credit Union, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the…

Minnesota Man Charged With Computer Intrusion And Illegally Streaming Content From Four Major Professional Sports Leagues

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”),…

‘There Is No Rational Debate’: Loudoun County School Board Chair Trashes Parents

Brenda Sheridan, chair of the Loudoun County Public Schools board, criticized parents protesting the use of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools, claiming “[t]here is no rational debate” on the issue. Sheridan…

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