Murphy’s budget cuts state funded summer college assistance for low income students in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — A state-funded program that has helped thousands of low-income students afford college classes during the summer may be on the chopping block as New Jersey lawmakers negotiate the next…
Philadelphia police seeking assistance in locating missing endangered adult
The Philadelphia Police Department needs the public’s assistance in locating a 37-year-old Missing Endangered Person Creese Omal. He was last seen on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 6:55 A.M., on the 1xx…
Newark police seeking public assistance in identifying assault and robbery suspect
NEWARK, NJ – the Newark police department is seeking The public’s assistance in identifying an assault and robbery suspect for an incident that occurred on Thursday. According to police, at approximately 5:40…
Victim Assistance Advisory
ANCHORAGE – Today, Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline issued an order directing the government to employ alternative victim notification procedures in a 31-count indictment case charging two Fairbanks men with…
Detroit Man Stole $2.2 Million in COVID-19 Pandemic Funds
DETROIT – The Department of Justice is continuing its crackdown against COVID-19 relief funds during the pandemic. The DOJ issued the following statement today: A Detroit resident pleaded guilty today to conspiracy…
Phil Murphy’s Touted COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program Failed, Republicans Claim
By Senator Michael Testa, NJ Senate TRENTON, NJ – Senator Michael Testa slammed the Murphy Administration’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) after a report revealed that it failed to provide payments…
Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Asking for Public’s Assistance in Shooting
SALISBURY, MD – The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to assist with a shooting investigation for an incident that happened two weeks ago. According to police, on August 8,…
Toledo Police Seeking Public Assistance to Identify Burglars
TOLEDO, OH – Police in Toledo are asking the public to identify two television thieves who broke into an apartment last month. According to police, on July 29th, the pictured suspects broke…
Houston woman charged for helping others falsely apply for government assistance
HOUSTON – A 22-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in federal court for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Desiree Coleman is expected to make her…
San Francisco Police Seeking the Public’s Assistance in Locating Sexual Assault Suspect 22-083
On Sunday June 12, 2022 at approximately 6:23 a.m., San Francisco police officers from Ingleside station responded to the area of Geneva and San Jose Avenues regarding a sexual assault. Officers arrived…
Harrisburg Man Sentenced To 24 Months’ Imprisonment For Unlawfully Exchanging $1.8 Million In Federal Nutrition Assistance Benefits For Cash
HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jimmy Tran, age 41, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 24 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court…
St. Louis County woman admits $267,000 COVID-19 rental assistance fraud
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County woman who pretended to be a landlord to get $267,239 in pandemic-related financial assistance pleaded guilty to a felony charge of wire fraud in United…
Monessen Woman Sentenced to Prison for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
PITTSBURGH, PA — A former resident of Monessen, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release on her conviction…
SFPD Requesting Public’s Assistance in Finding Assault Suspect 22-064
On Saturday, May 7, 2022, San Francisco Police Department officers responded to a report of an assault that occurred at approximately 3:13 p.m. at Desmond St. and Sunnydale Ave. Officers arrived on…
Federal Inmate Pleads Guilty to Role in Stealing more than $2.2 Million in Pandemic Assistance Benefits
DETROIT – A current Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate (and former Michigan resident) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud multiple state workforce…
Lebanon County Man Sentenced To 10 Months’ Imprisonment For Fraudulently Obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Luis Mercado, age 44, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced yesterday to 10 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District…
Department of Justice Recognizes Environmental Crime Victim Assistance Team with Federal Service Award
SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown joins the Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in recognizing Assistant U.S. Attorney…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Fraud
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defendant Millisen M. Martínez-Medina pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Camille Vélez-Rivé to 13 counts of theft of government funds from the Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Covid-19 Related Fraud And Identity Theft Offenses In Connection With A Scheme To Unlawfully Obtain Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorice Williams Dennard, age 25, of Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty today before United States District Court Judge Robert…
Former Lynn District Court Assistance Chief Probation Officer Convicted of Sexually Exploiting a Child
BOSTON – A former Assistant Chief Probation Officer for Lynn District Court was convicted by a federal jury today of child exploitation offenses. Brian Orlandella, 49, of Beverly, was convicted following a…
Chester County Man Sentenced to Over 2 ½ Years for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds While Incarcerated
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kenneth L. Huggins, Jr., 25, of Coatesville, PA, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, and three years of…