Toms River educator named “2022 Extraordinary Teacher”

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Tracy Seitz, a Washington Street Elementary School fourth-grade teacher, has been named a 2022 Extraordinary Educator by Curriculum Associates. This marks the second consecutive year Curriculum Associates has…

Jury Convicts Marijuana Trafficker of Drug-Related Murder

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Alexandria man yesterday of murdering another man in retaliation for robbing him of an ounce of marijuana, and trying to convince a witness to lie for him to cover it…

Sayre Woman Sentenced To 37 Months’ Imprisonment For Laundering $1.89 Million In Fraud Proceeds

WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christine Bradley Okpako, age 54, of Sayre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 15, 2021, to 37 months’ imprisonment…

CBP, Carnival Cruise Line introduces facial biometrics at Port of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of New Orleans, becoming…

Elizabeth Warren Demands Federal Probe Into Oil Executives’ Salaries

Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked the nation’s top financial regulator Wednesday to open an investigation into whether several oil corporations misled the public about executives’ compensation. The Securities and Exchange Commission…

Portsmouth Fraudster Sentenced for Absconding and Fraud Offenses

RICHMOND, Va. – A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to over 10 years in prison for charges of conspiracy, fraud, identity theft, and failure to appear. According to court documents, Troy McFarland,…

Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge for $8.3 Million Scam that Claimed Precious Metals Could Be Extracted from ‘Ancient Slag’

LOS ANGELES – A resident of the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles pleaded guilty today to defrauding more than 100 investors out of approximately $8.3 million through a scheme that…

Queens Man Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Posting Threats to Kill a Member of Congress and Illegally Possessing Ammunition

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Eduard Florea was sentenced by United States District Judge Eric R. Komitee to 33 months in prison for transmitting threats to injure others, including threats…

Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two Patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Michael Belfiore, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 23 years in prison for the illegal…

D.C. Police Make Arrest in Shooting That Left One Man Dead

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Thursday, November 25, 2021, in the 1600 block of…

D.C. Police Search for Robbery Suspects

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle in reference to a Robbery (Force and Violence) offense that…

Off-Duty Cop Stumbles Upon Body of D.C. Murder Victim

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, on Fort Dupont Drive, Southeast. At approximately 4:05 am, an off-duty…

Lucky $2 Million Lottery ticket purchased in Jessup

JESSUP, MARYLAND – A Maryland Powerball player had a winning Wednesday thanks to a ticket purchased in Howard County. The ticket was a second-tier winner in the Dec. 15 drawing, as it matched the…

White House now blaming big meat for rising inflation in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki this week blamed corporate greed, in particular, big meat for rising inflation and not the Biden administration. Psaki singled out the United States’…

Maryland Man Indicted for Scheme to Steal and Re-Sell Real Property

WASHINGTON – A Maryland man has been charged in a 10-count indictment with carrying out a scheme to steal a residence located in the District of…

New York City To Prohibit Natural Gas For New Buildings

New York City Council members are expected to approve a measure Wednesday banning natural gas hookups for new buildings in an effort to combat climate change. The prohibition, which Democratic Mayor Bill…

Arrest Made in Shooting of Two That left One dead in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in reference to a Homicide that occurred on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, in the 900…

DC Man Sentenced for Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Conspiracy

A Washington, DC man was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. According to court documents, since at least July 2019, Marcelin…

Escaped Zebras Caught Outside DC After 4 Months On The Run

The last two fugitive zebras that escaped from a Maryland farm in August have been found and returned to their heard after a lengthy search. Three zebras escaped from the Maryland farm,…

D.C. Police Capture Suspect in Monday’s Shooting

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Seventh District announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday,…

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