Maersk CEO sees Red Sea shipping disruption lasting ‘at least a few months’
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Megan Davies DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said on Wednesday the disruption to global shipping caused by the attacks on vessels in the Red Sea will…
Drexel Man Shot at Stover Police Chief after Failed Bank Robbery
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Drexel, Missouri, man has been convicted after shooting at law enforcement officers while fleeing a failed bank robbery. Jacob Allen Monteer, 30, was found guilty following a…
Las Vegas Felon Charged For Robbing Multiple Businesses At Gunpoint
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday for allegedly robbing eight businesses at gunpoint. George Perez (38) was arrested on January 25, 2022.…
Dubuque Armed Career Criminal Convicted at Trial Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Federal Prison
A man who was found driving in Dubuque with baggies of cocaine was sentenced yesterday to more than twenty years in federal prison. A stolen loaded 9 mm pistol was later located…
Previously Convicted Baltimore Bank Robber Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Committing Two Bank Robberies at the Same Bank Within One Week
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Lloyd Phillip Simon, age 71, of Baltimore, Maryland to 70 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for…
Bronx Man Charged With Shooting At Off-Duty NYPD Officer
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced the filing of a…
Hanover Man Admits to Using Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards
Greenbelt, Maryland – Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to assault on a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon; and using, carrying, and brandishing a…
Former Manager at U.S. Auto Manufacturer Allegedly Accepted Over $3.4 Million in Bribes from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract
LOS ANGELES – A former manager at a U.S.-based automobile manufacturing company was taken into custody this morning after being indicted this week on a federal bribery charge alleging he solicited…
Woman Arriving At Henry E. Rohlsen Airport Sentenced For Attempting To Smuggling 6.6 Kilograms Of Marijuana
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yvette Simeina, aged 41, was sentenced to two years of probation and a $1,000 fine for attempting to smuggle…
Correctional Officer At FCI Dublin Charged For Abusive Sexual Contact With Female Inmate
OAKLAND – Enrique Chavez appeared yesterday in federal court to face an indictment charging him with two counts of abusive sexual contact against a prison inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute Dublin…
CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over $327K at the Camino Real International Bridge
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy narcotic seizure with an estimated street value of more than $327,000 in one enforcement…
Truck Driver Caught with Gun and Meth at Ambassador Bridge
9MM Luger CPX-2 discovered DETROIT— U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Ambassador Bridge arrest driver of a commercial semi-truck after encountering him with a loading gun and drugs during outbound…
Another ‘Fugitive of the Week’ Surrenders at U.S. Marshals Office
Concord, NH – The United States Marshals Service is very pleased to announce that “Fugitive of the Week,” Ryan Paul Moore surrendered on Monday afternoon at the U.S. Marshals Office in Concord,…
CBP Officers Seize Cocaine Worth Over 327K at the Camino Real International Bridge
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers intercepted a noteworthy narcotic seizure with an estimated street value of more than $327,000 in one enforcement…
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Child Fondling at Anzalduas International Bridge
MISSION, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge apprehended Jose Arnulfo Pena Monarrez, a male Mexican citizen from Fort Worth, Texas who had an…
RNC Registering New Voters At Gas Stations As Prices Surge
RNC Registering New Voters At Gas Stations As Prices Surge Laurel Duggan on March 21, 2022 The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a voter registration initiative at gas stations across the country,…
Aneth Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Crimes Related to Shooting at Law Enforcement Agents
SALT LAKE CITY – Cecil T. Vijil Jr., 39, of Aneth, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison after being convicted of assaulting an FBI Special Agent and assaulting a San…
CBP Officers at Peace Bridge Encounter Firearm
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a vehicle that was encountered at the Peace Bridge. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered…
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse at Kirtland Air Force Base
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Zechariah Freemen, 45, was sentenced in federal court today to 10 years and one month for sexual abuse. A federal jury convicted Freeman on July 30, 2021. A federal…
Colorado Springs Woman Charged with Distributing Fentanyl Which Resulted in the Death of a Juvenile Girl at School
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Alexis Nicole Wilkins has been charged by criminal complaint with distributing fentanyl resulting in death, in violation of Title…
Crowd Boos Governor At Madison Square Garden As She’s Honored On ‘Women’s Empowerment’ Night
Crowd Boos Governor At Madison Square Garden As She’s Honored On ‘Women’s Empowerment’ Night Laurel Duggan on March 16, 2022 Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was loudly booed while she was…
Chinese Students Reportedly Booed Uyghur Classmate At American University
Chinese Students Reportedly Booed Uyghur Classmate At American University Laurel Duggan on March 16, 2022 Chinese international students at Cornell University booed and heckled a young Uyghur woman and walked out of…
CBP Officers, Agriculture Specialists Seize 124 Pounds of Prohibited Fresh Pork, Poultry Meat at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry in a single enforcement action seized over 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat. “This…
Sexual Predator Used Snapchat, Grindr to Solicit Teenagers at Boarding School in Southwest Virginia
ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man, who used the social media platforms Snapchat and Grindr to target teenage boys from Southwest Virginia, pleaded guilty today to federal charges. Jonathan Avery Shumate,…
CBP Officers Seize over $1 Million in Methamphetamine at the Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $1,100,000 worth of alleged methamphetamine. “Our CBP officers used all of our available tools and…
Man Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Prison for Robbing More Than a Dozen Chicago Stores at Gunpoint
CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for violently robbing more than a dozen Chicago liquor and convenience stores. In the summer and fall of 2016,…
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