Major Seaside Heights Condo Project “In Limbo” Over Financing Problems, Mayor Says
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — A long-promised redevelopment project in Seaside Heights remains stalled as other construction surges forward around it, leaving a prime piece of real estate in limbo more than three…
Multiple Federal Indictments for Straw Purchases of Guns Allegedly Used in Violent Crimes in Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS – On July 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice launched five cross-jurisdictional strike forces to help reduce gun violence by disrupting illegal firearms trafficking in key regions across the country.…
Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Sentenced to Federal Prison for Accepting Cash, Event Tickets, and Other Gratuities from a Maryland Company That Received More Than $25 Million in Government Business
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Laufer, age 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, today to eight months in federal prison, followed by one year…
Attorney General James Announces 125 Guns Turned in at Community Gun Buyback in Plattsburgh
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 125 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a community gun buyback event in Plattsburgh hosted by her office and…
Attorney General James’ Statement After New Party Moves to Intervene in NRA Dissolution Case
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a director at the National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit brought…
Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Children and Families from Lead Poisoning in NYC
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement in her lawsuit against Chestnut Holdings of New York, Inc. (Chestnut Holdings), a property management corporation, over its failures…
‘The Mexican Government’s Fault’: Mexico Played A Central Role In Del Rio Border Crisis
Mexican immigration officials played a central role in the migrant crisis in Del Rio, Texas, Center for Immigration Studies Senior National Security Fellow Todd Bensman told the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday.…
Think Tank President Who Fantasized About Beating Gun Owners’ ‘Brains In’ Steps Down Amid Domestic Violence Allegations
The president of a think tank who once fantasized about maiming a St. Louis couple resigned in September after being charged with assaulting his wife, Politico reported. Jerry Taylor, president of the…
Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company
CHICAGO — An alleged cyber attacker from Turkey has been indicted in federal court in Chicago for allegedly orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a Chicago-based multinational hospitality company. In August…
Two Defendants Charged in Separate, Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card Frauds
DETROIT – Two defendants have been charged via criminal complaint for their roles in separate frauds related to Covid-19 Vaccination Record Cards, announced Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin. Joining in…
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…
Southeastern Connecticut Residents Charged in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Joshua W. McCallister, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent…
Gang Members Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in Armed Robbery and Shooting at Beverly Hills Restaurant
LOS ANGELES – Two South Los Angeles men pleaded guilty today to federal charges stemming from an armed robbery earlier this year on the crowded patio of a Beverly Hills restaurant…
Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison On Drug And Gun Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn Jr. ordered Malik Eli Davis, 41, of Charlotte, to serve 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release for drug…
California Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Eastern Oregon Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Vacaville, California man pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from California for distribution in Northeast Oregon and Southeast Washington. Noel Lomas…
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,…
Bronx Man Admits Identity Fraud and Laundering over $6.5 Million in Illegal Drug Proceeds
NEWARK, N.J. – A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and using a stolen identity in furtherance of the scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney…
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,…
Navajo man sentenced to one and a half years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in Indian Country
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Blaine Morgan, 36, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 24 to one year and six…
Career Offender Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Prison for Multiple Robberies
BOSTON – A Lancaster man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for committing three bank robberies. Matthew Alden, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Hillman to 136…
Three shot outside bar in Portland
PORTLAND, OR – Three people are recovering from gunshot injuries after a shooting outside a bar in the Lloyd District. On Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 2:03 a.m., North Precinct officers were…