Drunk teen driver faces 25 years for Cross Island Parkway crash
Teen driver indicted for high-speed crash that killed 17-year-old and injured four others on Cross Island Parkway Queens, NY – A 19-year-old from Jamaica, Queens has been indicted on multiple felony charges…
Rock Island Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Felon
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Robert Barnes, 29, of the 900 block of 21st Street in Rock Island, Illinois, pleaded guilty on November 3, 2021, to unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon.…
Rhode Island Man Arrested for Unemployment Fraud Scheme Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was arrested today in Michigan and charged in federal court in Boston in connection with his alleged involvement in a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $450,000…
Staten Island man charged for murder in New Brunswick
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Anthony A. Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department announced that a man has been charged with the murder of a…
Long Island Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Plus 84 Years for Murder, Multiple Home Invasion Robberies and Unlawful Use of Firearms
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, New York, Tyrone L. Robinson was sentenced by United States District Judge Joan M. Azrack to life imprisonment plus 84 years to run consecutive to…
TAKE 5 $37,239 Top-Prize Tickets Sold on Amboy Rd in Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, NY – The New York Lottery today announced multiple top-prize winning tickets were sold for the Oct 31 TAKE 5 EVENING drawing. The tickets were sold at: • NAZ CARDS & GIFTS…
Taiwan Confirms US Troops Are On The Island, China Responds In Anger
The President of Taiwan confirmed U.S. soldiers were on the island in an interview with CNN, becoming the country’s first leader to do so in decades. “We have a wide range of…
Rock Island Man Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Substance
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – A Rock Island, Illinois, man, Michael Tyrone Drummond, Jr., 30, of the 3000 block of 4th Street, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed…
Female Officers Say They Were Assaulted By Inmates At Rikers Island: REPORT
Two female officers said they were assaulted by inmates at Rikers Island in New York, New York, the New York Post reported on Monday. The female corrections officers are both single moms…
Bridgeport Marina Owner Who Illegally Scuttled Abandoned Vessels in Long Island Sound is Sentenced
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN MAGNESS, 72, of Bristol, Maine, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport…
Captain of Vessel is Sentenced to Federal Prison for Smuggling $287,660 in U.S. Currency into St. Thomas Following High-Speed Chase and Apprehension Near Savana Island
Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…
Indictment Unsealed Charges Three in Fraud Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Providence on Friday charges three individuals with allegedly participating in a so called “Grandparent Scam” to defraud at least eleven…
Rhode Island Man Convicted for Illegally Obtaining and Selling Sixteen Firearms, Lying to Federal Agents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal jury in Providence on Wednesday convicted a Warwick man on charges that he acted as an unlicensed federal firearms dealer when he purchased and took possession of…
St. Croix Man Pleads Guilty to Fleeing from Park Rangers After Shots Were Fired on Buck Island
Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. – click here – Public Service Announcement from the US Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of the Virgin Islands The Elder Justice Program stems from the…
Four Non-Citizens from the Dominican Republic Face Charges for Smuggling 43 Haitians into Mona Island, Puerto Rico
Border Patrol warns of the dangers and consequences of irregular migration AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico –Four men from the Dominican Republic appeared this week before the US District Court in San Juan facing…
Body found in Ocean off the coast of Island Beach State Park
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, NJ – The United States Coast Guard reported that a boater discovered a dead body floating in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Island Beach State Park…
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 33 years in Federal Prison for His Leadership Role in a Large-Scale International Fentanyl Trafficking Operation, Investigated Under “Operation Denial”
FARGO – Acting United States Attorney Nicholas W. Chase, District of North Dakota, along with Acting United States Attorney Scott E. Asphaug, District of Oregon, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite,…
Island Hit With ‘Lava Tsunami’ As Volcano Sparks Evacuations
A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma that erupted in September is currently spewing molten rock and threatening the island’s inhabitants, prompting evacuations, according to the Associated Press. Rivers of…
Rhode Island Man Who Sought $4.7 Million in COVID Relief Loans Sentenced for Defrauding CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program
PROVIDENCE – For the second time in one week, a defendant has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, to a significant term of incarceration in federal prison for defrauding…
Beech Island Man Arrested on Criminal Solicitation of a Minor
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Michael Black, 40, of Beech Island, S.C., on two charges connected to the solicitation of a minor. Internet…
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Distribute Oxycodone
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Denis R. Hurley to five years’ imprisonment…
Rhode Island Man Sentenced for Involvement in Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocaine. Daniel Barbosa, 26, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis…
Long Island Leaders Voice Support for Attorney General James’ ‘HealNY’ Statewide Tour, Delivering Funds to Combat Opioid Crisis
Elected Officials and Advocates Across Long Island Praise AG James’ Continued Efforts to Deliver Funds for Opioid Abatement to Nassau and Suffolk Counties NEW YORK – After New York Attorney General Letitia…
Attorney General James Announces 182 Guns Turned in at Community Gun Buyback on Long Island
AG James Has Taken 2,500 Firearms Out of Communities Since 2019 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 182 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at…
Long Island City man charged for beating young woman, forcing her into prostitution
Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Long Island City man has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution,…
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…
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