Gold bar scam bust: Barnegat cops foil $550K fraud, arrest two in international operation
BARNEGAT, N.J. — Two men were arrested Monday after attempting to collect nearly $550,000 worth of gold bars from the home of a 76-year-old Barnegat resident in a scam orchestrated by fraudsters…
Man Sentenced for Lying to Federal Agents During International Wildlife Trafficking Investigation
Miami, Florida – A Texas man was sentenced in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida yesterday for knowingly and willfully making a materially false, fictitious, and fraudulent statement and representation to…
Passengers with Guns in Carryon Bags at Pittsburgh International Airport Now Face Revocation of their Concealed Carry Permit
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Acting United States Attorney Steve Kaufman has announced a new way of dealing with travelers who have guns in their carryon bags at Pittsburgh International Airport security checkpoints. Following…
Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a Nigerian citizen currently residing in Buffalo, NY,…
CBP to Relocate Trusted Traveler Programs Enrollment Center to Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing plans to relocate the Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) enrollment center to the Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport on Oct. 11, 2021. “We…
Border Patrol Agents Seize over $1.2 Million in Cocaine and Fentanyl at Pharr International Bridge
PHARR, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Pharr International Bridge Cargo Facility intercepted $1,233,000 in alleged cocaine and fentanyl in two incidents. “CBP officers intercepted these…
Pizza Twist: International Expansion Ramps Up and New California Unit Added
Sacramento CA – One-of-a-kind pizza chain, Pizza Twist, has just sold a new US territory while simultaneously ramping up international presence. The newest location can be found in Sacramento, California and is…
Two More Mexican Nationals Are Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to International Timeshare Telemarketing Scam
NEW ORLEANS – CLAUDUA ANTILLON ZAHUITA, age 38, and SERGIO LEON KURI, age 40, both residents and citizens of Mexico, were sentenced to prison on September 29, 2021 by U.S. District Court Judge…
New Jersey Man Extradited to United States to Face Charges for Wire Fraud and International Money Laundering
TRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey man has been arrested for charging unauthorized credit card transactions for music lessons that were not provided to students, and laundering these funds outside of the…
EDTX Indicts Two Dozen Defendants in International Multi-Scheme Fraud Conspiracy
SHERMAN, Texas – A federal grand jury in Sherman has returned a two-count indictment charging 23 individuals in a fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas…
World News: Iran fires rockets at US forces in Iraq
Iran has fired more than a dozen rockets at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops, the Pentagon confirmed. The rockets fired at the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar province and a…
World News: Stampede at Soleimani’s funeral kills 35, injures many others
At least 35 people have been killed and 48 injured in a stampede that erupted at the funeral procession of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, state television reported. Thousands of people thronged…
World News: Iraq’s Parliament passes resolution calling for expulsion of US troops from the country
Vote comes after PM Abdul Mahdi recommended that parliament take urgent measures to expel foreign troops from Iraq. Iraq’s Parliament has passed a resolution calling on the government to expel foreign troops…
World News: New US air raid on Hashd commander in Iraq kills medics instead
There has been another air raid on a convoy in Iraq, reportedly targeting fighters from the Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF). The attack took place on a convoy along the Taji road,…
World News: Iran warns of revenge for US killing of Soleimani
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for three days of national mourning after a US attack killed a senior commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, Major General Qassem Soleimani. Khamenei…
World News: Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed in US air raid at Baghdad airport
General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force and architect of its regional security apparatus, has been killed following a US air raid at Baghdad’s international airport on Friday. We…
World News: Turkey’s parliament approves military deployment to Libya
Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill to deploy troops to Libya in support of the embattled United Nations-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), paving the way for increased military cooperation despite criticism…
World News: Netanyahu to seek parliamentary immunity in corruption cases
Israel’s prime minister says he will seek parliamentary immunity in three corruption cases. It is a rare and contentious move and it is likely to delay any potential trial against Benjamin Netanyahu…
World News: US embassy protesters in Iraq ‘told to withdraw’
Supporters and members of the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces, who have gathered outside the US embassy in Iraq, have been told to leave by their leadership, sources have told Al Jazeera. Earlier,…
World News: Hundreds of Iraqi mourners try to storm US Embassy in Baghdad
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters have tried to storm the US embassy in Baghdad following US airstrikes this week that killed 25 fighters from an Iran-backed Shia group in Iraq. Shouting “Down, Down…
World News: US carries out air raids in Iraq, Syria against Hezbollah
The US military carried out “defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah armed group, the Pentagon said, two days after a US civilian contractor was killed in a rocket…