Three Individuals Charged with Stealing Unemployment Benefits
NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man and woman and a New York man were arrested today and charged for their alleged roles in a fraud committed in connection with…
Nikolas P. Kerest sworn in as U.S. Attorney
Nikolas P. Kerest has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont. Mr. Kerest was nominated by President Joseph Biden on September 28, 2021…
Mississippi Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for 4 Business Robberies
Memphis, TN – Jacobly Whitehead, 27, of Greenwood, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 336 months in federal prison for Hobbs Act robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.…
Hartley Man to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms
A man who was prohibited from possessing firearms was sentenced on December 8, 2021, in federal court in Sioux City. Jeremy Walters, 40, from Hartley, Iowa, pled guilty on July 15, 2021,…
Missouri Woman Indicted for Pair of Bank Robberies
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a Missouri woman with two counts of bank robbery. According to court documents, on November 4, 2021, She’Toia Mitchell, 35,…
Former Facebook Employee Thinks ‘Open Discourse Is Going To Be Hurt’ Under Twitter’s New Policy
Samantha Renck on December 10, 2021 Former Facebook employee and research fellow for technology policy at The Heritage Foundation Kara Frederick discussed Twitter’s update to its private information policy and the drastic…
Nicholas County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charge
BECKLEY, W.Va. – James Woods, Jr., 48, of Craigsville, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud. At the plea hearing, Woods admitted that in May of 2016, he applied for a line of…
School Board Racial Equity Co-Chair Resigns After Doxxing Parents And Leaving Profane Voicemail
The co-chair of racial equity committee at a Texas school district resigned Wednesday after admitting she had doxxed parents who opposed her policies and left one a profane voicemail, Fox News reported.…
East Bay Resident Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Targeting Minors On Instagram In Sexual Extortion Scheme
OAKLAND – Delaney Tang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for solicitation of child [censored]ography and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking in connection with a sexual extortion scheme, announced Acting United…
McComb Felon Sentenced to 32 Months in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm
Natchez, Miss. – A McComb man was sentenced to 32 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent…
Placer County Couple Pleads Guilty to Tax-Related Offenses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Foresthill couple pleaded guilty today to tax-related offenses, and have agreed to pay over $605,000 in restitution, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Virendra (Vic) Maharaj, 55,…
Sioux Falls Man Charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Cephas…
Afghan Refugee Who Served As Translator For US Army Killed In San Francisco Mugging
Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, an Afghan refugee who served the U.S. Army as a translator in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in San Francisco on Nov. 28. An Uber driver, Yusufi often travelled…
Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner indicted for ticket-fixing for friend’s daughter
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Joyce A. Smith announced the indictment of the former Commissioner of Public Safety for the Town of Hempstead on charges he instructed a subordinate…
Driver in Manchester crash airlifted to trauma center
Manchester Twp NJ – On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at approximately 04:28 pm, members of the Manchester Township Police Department responded to County Route 530 in the area of Congasia Road in…
Dallas Police Investigate Road Rage Shooting that left one Man Dead
DALLAS, TEXAS – On Monday, December 6, 2021, at approximately 10:04 p.m., Dallas Police Officers responded to a major accident call at Northbound North Central Expressway to the Westbound Woodall Rodgers ramp.…
Two dead in Three Baltimore Shootings
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – There were three separates shooting incidents on Tuesday in Baltimore. At approximately 11:53 p.m., officers responded to the 500 block of Dolphin Street for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers…
Six Mexican Nationals Charged with Participating in Cross-Border Kidnap-for-Ransom Conspiracy Responsible for Six Murders
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today returned an indictment against six members of a Tijuana, Mexico-based hostage-taking organization that allegedly kidnapped nine victims and murdered six of them –…
Man claimed to be homeless to gain trust of 95-year-old victim to assault and rob him in his home
BAY COUNTY, FL – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Michael Eugene Smith yesterday. Smith is a suspect in a Home Invasion Robbery and the subsequent theft of the…
Smug meth trafficker busted during Operation Freeze-Plug
CRAWFORDSVILLE, FL – On December 3, 2021, Detectives of the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) at the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the North Star Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force (NSMDTF) and K9…