Gunfire erupts outside high school football game in Charles County, no injuries reported
Waldorf, MD – A Friday night football game at St. Charles High School ended in chaos after gunshots were fired in the parking lot, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies…
Former Belmont County attorney charged with stealing more than half a million dollars from elderly victim with dementia
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged a former Belmont County attorney with crimes related to stealing more than half a million dollars from an elderly woman with dementia while…
Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Delaware County sold Powerball ticket worth $150,000
Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Delaware County sold a Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $150,000 for the Wednesday, September 29 drawing. The ticket matched four of the five white balls…
Essex County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Defraud Banks of over $250,000 using Credit Cards and Blank Checks
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud two banks of more than $250,000 using stolen credit cards and…
Berks County Group to Pay $121,655 under the False Claims Act for Alleged Double-Billing of Home Renovation Expenses
PHILADELPHIA – Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the Berks County Coalition to End Homelessness (“BCEH”) will pay $121,655 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the public-private partnership…
Two Niagara County Men Sentenced For Forcing Undocumented Immgrants To Work In Their Mexican Restaurant
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Roberto Montes-Villalpando, 60, of Sanborn, NY, and Abraham Montes, 29, of North Tonawanda,…
Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey man today admitted his role in an illegal money transmitting business, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig announced. Willy Cruz-Bonilla, 24, of Paterson, New Jersey,…
Two winning Tickets Split $470,604 Jersey Cash 5 Jackpot sold in Passaic County
TRENTON, NJ – Two lucky tickets matched all five numbers drawn splitting the $470,604 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the Monday, September 27, drawing. Each ticket is worth $235,302. The winning numbers were: 04, 10, 22, 25,…
Pope County White Supremacist Operative Convicted of Racketeering
LITTLE ROCK—A two-week federal jury trial has resulted in the conviction of the financial backer of a white supremacist gang for his involvement in a racketeering and drug conspiracy.…
Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Money From Guided Tour Company And Subscribing To False Tax Returns
NEWARK, N.J. – A Lyndhurst, New Jersey woman admitted to her participation in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and to subscribing to a false personal income tax return, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A.…
Madera County Woman Sentenced for Dealing Heroin that Caused Overdose Death
FRESNO, Calif. — Ashley Michelle Hill, 33, of Coarsegold, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for selling heroin that resulted in the overdose death of another Coarsegold resident,…
Million dollar Powerball ticket sold at Camden County Shop & Go
TURNERSVILLE, NJ – One New Jersey Lottery ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn for the Saturday, September 25, drawing winning the $1,000,000 second-tier prize. The ticket was sold at…
Horry County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Elijah Owen Trager, 25, of Aynor, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
Allegheny County Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids
PITTSBURGH, PA – Diassandai Serrano was sentenced to 35 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances while on federal supervised release, Acting United States Attorney Stephen…
Fresno County Man Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Ammunition
FRESNO, Calif. — U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd sentenced Alejandro Chavarria, 34, of Mendota, on Friday, Sept. 24, to five years and four months in prison for being a felon in possession…
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Silver Spring Road
Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle that occurred Sunday afternoon, September 26,…
Harrison County residents admit to drug charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Shinnston, West Virginia, residents have admitted to methamphetamine charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Larry Thomas Gregory, II, 44, and Angela Chapman, 33, each…
Coffee County Nonprofit Receives $549,500 In Federal Funding To Aid Safe Families Project
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The nonprofit Coffee County Drug Court Foundation will receive $549,500 from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to support its Safe Families Project, announced Acting…
Three Pike County Men Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal grand jury indicted three men – Anthony M. Westemeyer, Bobby J. Warner, and Michael Wallace – all of Nebo, Illinois – on September 9, 2021 for sexual…
Ex-Pastor of Orange County Church Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Orchestrating $33 Million Con that Defrauded Investors
SANTA ANA, California – The former pastor of the Westminster-based Church of the Healthy Self was sentenced today to 168 months in federal prison for orchestrating a church-based investment scam that…
Greenville County Man Arrested on Child Abuse Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Anthony Shacquille Irby, 28, of Simpsonville, S.C., on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…