Additional Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that LARRY PICOU (“PICOU”), age 56, of Gibson, La.; has agreed to plead guilty on September 28, 2022 to count…

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Foul Smell in Gloucester County Prompts Hazmat Team Response to Truck Stop in East Greenwich

EAST GREENWICH, NJ – A foul odor raised concern in communities across Gloucester County today, prompting a hazardous material team (Hazmat) response to a truck stop on Berkeley Road in East Greenwich.…

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Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at checkpoint, recovers stolen vehicle

LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stops a human smuggling attempt and recovered a stolen tractor-trailer at the I-35 checkpoint. The incident occurred on…

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Four Dead in Fiery Newark Car Crash

NEWARK, NJ – Four people were killed in a fiery car crash involving a tractor-trailer in Newark near Evergreen Avenue early Saturday morning. The crash involved two vehicles and a tractor-trailer, all…

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New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that LARRY WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 49, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of…

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Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that STACIE WHEATEN (“S. WHEATEN”), age 51, of Fairburn, Georgia, pled guilty on July 21, 2022 to count one (1)…

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Guilty verdict in conspiracy to transport 124 people

LAREDO, Texas – A federal jury sitting in Laredo has convicted a 67-year-old Laredo man of conspiring to transport people in a sealed trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury…

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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $690K

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in one enforcement action that totaled over $690,000 in street value. “Attempts to smuggle contraband through…

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GreenPower Reports Revenue of $17.2 Million for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022, an Increase of 30% Over Last Year

VANCOUVER, BC, July 1, 2022 — GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) (“GreenPower” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced fourth…

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Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Two New York men were charged today with conspiring to distribute approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine as part of an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…

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Report: Der Wunder Weiner is Coming Back

BAYVILLE, NJ – The rumors are true. The Jersey Shore’s favorite roadside hot dog attraction is coming back. Der Wunder Weiner will soon be returning to the side of Route 9, this…

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New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ISHAIS PRICE (“PRICE“), age 41, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation…

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Wapato Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison After Killing Four People While Drunk Driving

Yakima, Washington – On May 31, 2022, U.S. District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. sentenced Leland James Finley, 28, of Wapato, Washington, to 57 months in federal prison for Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault…

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Two More New Orleans Area Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Collisions in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on May 25, 2022 DONIESHA GIBSON (“GIBSON”), age 31, of New Orleans, Louisiana and ERICA LEE THOMPSON (“ERICA LEE”),…

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Fifteen People Charged with Trafficking Semi-Truckloads of Marijuana and Laundering Drug Proceeds, Over $40 Million in Assets Seized

INDIANAPOLIS – A federal grand jury has indicted fifteen people on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Specifically, the indictment charges the defendants with a conspiracy to distribute semi-truckload quantities of marijuana…

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Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck

Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck Jennie Taer on May 18, 2022 A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling illegal migrants from the border in Texas,…

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Marietta man charged in massive PPP fraud scheme

ATLANTA – Carl Delano Torjagbo, a/k/a Karl Lucius Delano, has been arrested on federal bank fraud and money laundering charges arising from a scheme to defraud a bank by obtaining a $9.5…

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Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth Over $18 Million at World Trade Bridge

LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized methamphetamine in one enforcement action that totaled over $18,000,000 in street value. “Officers assigned to CBP cargo facilities…

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Suspect Stole Shipping Container with $260,000 in Goods in Newark

NEWARK, NJ – Police are searching for Fernando Cunningham, 52, of Union, as the suspect who stole a trailer that had a shipping container filled with merchandise valued at $260,235 in Newark…

North Jersey News·Police Blotter

Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization that Manufactured and Attempted to Distribute 63 Kilos of Meth in Northern Ohio

Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Aquileo Perez-Pineda, 52, a Mexican national previously residing in Georgia, was sentenced on Friday, April 29, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi to…

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Additional Defendant Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

Foul Smell in Gloucester County Prompts Hazmat Team Response to Truck Stop in East Greenwich

Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at checkpoint, recovers stolen vehicle

Four Dead in Fiery Newark Car Crash

New Orleans Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty in Staged Automobile Collision Scheme

Guilty verdict in conspiracy to transport 124 people

Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $690K

GreenPower Reports Revenue of $17.2 Million for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022, an Increase of 30% Over Last Year

Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine

Report: Der Wunder Weiner is Coming Back

New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accident in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

Wapato Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Federal Prison After Killing Four People While Drunk Driving

Two More New Orleans Area Defendants Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Collisions in Order to Defraud Insurance and Trucking Companies

Fifteen People Charged with Trafficking Semi-Truckloads of Marijuana and Laundering Drug Proceeds, Over $40 Million in Assets Seized

Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck

Marietta man charged in massive PPP fraud scheme

Laredo CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine Worth Over $18 Million at World Trade Bridge

Suspect Stole Shipping Container with $260,000 in Goods in Newark

Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization that Manufactured and Attempted to Distribute 63 Kilos of Meth in Northern Ohio

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