Eight Indicted in Nationwide Grandparent Fraud Scam

Assistant U. S. Attorney Oleksandra “Sasha” Johnson (619) 546-9769 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – August 25, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Eight people are charged in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed this week,…

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Multiple Defendants in ‘Grandparent Scam’ Network Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Note: Click to view the indictment. A federal grand jury in San Diego has returned an indictment against eight defendants for their alleged roles in a federal racketeering conspiracy. The indictment alleges the…

Two arrested after missing person cases turns into murder case

GEORGETOWN, SC – Sheriff Carter Weaver announces that an investigation into a local missing person case has culminated in the arrest of two persons in connection to the victim’s murder. In August…

Police Blotter·South Carolina News

Two Nigerian Nationals Plead Guilty in Maryland for Bank and Mail Fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – Two Nigerian nationals, Johnson B. Ogunlana, age 25, of Edgewood, Maryland, and Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty on the eve of trial to federal…

Maryland News

Nashville Man Charged With Civil Rights Violations For Series Of Church Arsons

NASHVILLE – A Nashville man was charged today with civil rights violations for his role in the arson of four Nashville area churches, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the…

Leader of ‘Atomwaffen’ conspiracy sentenced to 3 years in prison for threatening journalists and advocates

Seattle – Cameron Shea, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington to 3 years in…

Former Owner of S&D Gun Show Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon

NEW BERN, N.C. – A Pamlico County man was sentenced on August 24, 2021, to 12 months and one day in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for possession of…

Oklahoma Man Arrested for Assault on Media During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON — An Oklahoma man was arrested on Aug. 19 for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a…

Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced- August

Acting United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the August 2021 Federal Grand Jury B. The grand jury met the week of Aug. 16. The following individuals have been…

Couple frantically try to save abandoned Lab As Tropical Storm approaches

On a security camera, a couple saw a dog every night wandering around their front yard looking for food. After a few days of watching him, they decided to give him food…

Pets and Animals

Sunday night’s gunshot victim dead at hospital Boston police announce

MATTAPAN, MA – At about 12:34 AM on Sunday, August 22, 2021, officers assigned to District B-3 responded to a call for a person shot at 12 Woodbole Street in Mattapan. On…

Massachusetts News·Police Blotter

Joe Biden tells businesses to force vaccination for employees

President Joe Biden encouraged private sector companies Monday to “step up” vaccine requirements for employees following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. “If you’re a business leader,…

Government News

Does Time’s Up founder Tina Tchen care about women sexual assault survivors or politics?

A prominent #MeToo organization that waged war on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh covered for both Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and then-presidential candidate Joe Biden, a report by the New…

Politics

Testa slams Murphy after inmate released during COVID-19 purge commits murder two days later

Sen. Michael Testa said murder charges filed against a former inmate freed by Gov. Phil Murphy demonstrate the insanity of the administration's early release of thousands of dangerous inmates during the COVID-19…

New Jersey News·Politics

Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Participating in Conspiracy to Sell Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Kevin Purnell Johnson, age 36, of Elkton, Maryland, to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after…

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