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SYRACUSE, NY – Bruce Wakker, 68, of Syracuse, has been found guilty of trying to lure a minor for illegal sexual activities and attempting to send inappropriate materials to a …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia found 18-year-old Kevin Diaz of Washington, D.C., guilty of robbery, assault with the intent to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher Tyler, a 46-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., appeared in Superior Court today facing charges of first-degree felony murder while armed in connection with the killing of …

DUBUQUE, IA – James Adam Earwood, 38, of Lake Lure, North Carolina, was convicted on October 5, 2023, by a jury for distributing a controlled substance, heroin and fentanyl, resulting …

BURLINGTON, VT – Six individuals are facing charges in Burlington for allegedly conspiring to distribute cocaine and fentanyl, as announced by the United States Attorney’s Office. The individuals named in …

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Stephen G. Genakos, a 62-year-old Williamsburg resident, admitted to tax fraud in court. Documents state that between 2016 and 2020, Genakos was the only owner and …

MARTINSBURG, WV – Todd Matthew Raymond of Harpers Ferry faces charges linked to theft of government property and firearms-related offenses. Court documents reveal that Raymond worked for U.S. Customs and …

In Asheville, Jaden Isaiah Garay, 24, faces a four-count criminal indictment following an attempt on the life of a U.S. Postal Service Rural Mail Carrier. Garay is charged with attempted …

NEWARK, NJ – Tre Byrd, known by his aliases “Bands” and “G Bandz,” a 22-year-old member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang, has confessed to participating in a racketeering …

NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Iziaha Tisdale, 25, of Hampton, admitted to the charge of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in a Newport News court today. As per court …

BALTIMORE, MD – Two Maryland residents, Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 62, of Arnold, and Mario Damon Flythe, 49, of Glen Burnie, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on …

CLEVELAND, OH – Steven Saris of Canton faces fresh charges today, according to a superseding indictment from a federal grand jury in Cleveland. Previously indicted for owning one illegal gambling …

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal complaint was unsealed today against James Internicola, a New York City Department of Correction (DOC) officer, accusing him of federal program fraud. Internicola was taken …

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Darron Smith, 23, of Shiprock and a member of the Navajo Nation, appeared in federal court on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon against a minor …

BOSTON, MA – Dane Mitchell, a 32-year-old resident of Boston and Revere, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number and drug charges. U.S. District …

BROWNSVILLE, TX – Former Social Security Administration (SSA) claims specialist Lee Marvin Nichols pleaded guilty to theft of government property, causing a loss of over $75,000 to the federal government. …

MEMPHIS, TN – Marshall Marshall, 21, has been sentenced to 192 months in federal prison for his involvement in a carjacking, an attempted carjacking, and a business robbery. U.S. District …

SEATTLE, WA – Kalvinn Garcia, a 26-year-old resident of Sedro Woolley, Washington, was sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing a hate crime …

EL PASO, TX – Ana Maria Hernandez, 53, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for wire fraud and impersonating a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) employee. Hernandez deceived …

DETROIT, MI – Mayor Patrick Wimberly of the City of Inkster faces federal bribery charges for accepting monthly cash payments to ensure the sale of city-owned property, announced United States …

SHERMAN, TX – Fernando Alfredo Rodriguez-Reyes, 29, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison today for drug trafficking and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced. Rodriguez-Reyes pleaded …

JOHNSTOWN, PA – Perry King, 47, pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics charges, announced United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan. King entered his plea before Senior United States District Judge …