Judge sends historic monument arson case to county court
Lancaster, PA – A Lancaster man accused of attempting to set fire to a historic Civil War monument in Penn Square will face trial in county court following a preliminary hearing held…
Point Pleasant Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Child Sex Trafficking Offense
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Point Pleasant man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Dale Randall McCarthy, Jr., 51, pleaded guilty to the offense…
Charleston Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dante Williams, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Williams sold two…
Indian River County Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison Term
Miami, Florida – Today, a South Florida federal district judge sentenced a Vero Beach drug dealer who drove around town with fentanyl, a loaded semi-automatic firearm, and tens of thousands of dollars…
Port Angeles, Washington, man sentenced to home confinement, probation for assaulting helicopter crew with high-powered laser
Tacoma – A 36-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty and was sentenced this morning to probation and home confinement in connection with a September 26, 2016, laser pointer strike on a…
Pierre Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on October 4, 2021, by Chief Judge Roberto…
Fresno Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Pills and Illegally Possessing Firearm
FRESNO, Calif. — Morgan Wency Ventura Sanchez, 24, of Fresno, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for possessing hundreds of fentanyl pills with intent to distribute them…
Former Director of Operations at Stockton Biofuel Company Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegally Dumping Industrial Wastewater
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Christopher Young, 45, of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 18 months in prison and a $50,000 fine for tampering with…
Kansas Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Engaging in $900,000 Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Kansas man who executed an elaborate foreign currency Ponzi scheme that took in more than $900,000 from investors was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, Acting U.S.…
Thibodaux Man Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Violations 0f the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DONOVAN DIRON JOHNSON (“JOHNSON”), age 27, of Thibodaux, Louisiana was sentenced to imprisonment on September 29, 2021 in federal court before…
Murphy administration targets businesses who ask job applicants about their criminal history
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that fifteen companies have agreed to stop including language about…
California Judge Declines To Temporarily Block School Mask Mandate
Elliot Dordick on October 4, 2021 A California judge declined an emergency injunction request from mask-choice advocates to block school mask mandates in K-12 public schools in the state on Thursday morning,…
Brick artist paints masterpiece of 9-11 victim Father Michael Judge
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ (BRICK PD) – Our very own local artist from Brick, Louis Riccio, painted this scene from 9-11 in the early 2000s. This past Tuesday, Mr. Riccio donated this painting…
Federal Judge Sentences West Bank Drug Dealer to 140 Months Imprisonment
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DAVID TRAN, age 42, of Bridge City, Louisiana, was sentenced on September 29, 2021 by the Honorable Jane Triche Milazzo to 140 months in the Bureau of Prisons…
Judge Blocks Key Part Of Arizona Law Banning Doctors From Aborting Babies Based Solely On Genetic Abnormality
An Arizona judge blocked part of an abortion law Tuesday that banned doctors from knowingly aborting a baby if the abortion is based solely on a genetic abnormality like Down Syndrome. Former…
Judge sentences St. Louis man for drug/fraud charges
ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Stephen R. Clark today sentenced Derek J. Petty to a term of 91 months in federal prison. Petty was convicted by a jury in April…
Judge rules against sheriff who threatened to jail teen for posting about her COVID-19 scare
A high school girl in Wisconsin has been vindicated by a judge after the local sheriff threatened to put her in jail for posting on social media that she had COVID-19. Amyiah…
Judge sentences St. Louis man to drug and weapon charges
ST. LOUIS – Terrell D. Smith of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared before District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. on today’s date and was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Smith previously pleaded…
Judge sentences Blytheville, Arkansas man for possession of firearm
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO – United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. sentenced Timothy Sweet to 37 months in prison. Sweet, a 36-year-old resident of Blytheville, Arkansas, pleaded guilty to possession of…
Three Men Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Marijuana Conspiracy
The Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement assisted with this investigation and discovered that Le and Nguyen were stopped by a Scott County, Mississippi officer on November 2, 2018, and found in possession…
Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 33 Months for Seeking Sex with Minor
CONCORD – Keith Colantonio, 39, of Milford, Massachusetts was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual…
Florida Man Sentenced For Stealing Firearms
Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart announced that a Florida man has been sentenced for stealing guns from a licensed firearms dealer in Dothan, Alabama.…
Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs in Butler County
PITTSBURGH, PA – Nasir Sharpe was sentenced to 18 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school and playground, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R.…
Cincinnati man pleads guilty to creating fake ID documents claiming he was federal employee & agent
CINCINNATI – A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to making fake IDs claiming he was a Special Agent with Homeland Security and an employee of the Defense Logistics…
Two Georgia men sentenced for stealing millions from Synchrony Bank
ATLANTA – Franck Davidoff and Dwight Pearson have been sentenced after pleading guilty to a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme that resulted in a loss of over $2,000,000 to Synchrony Bank. “These two defendants…
Mobridge Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Assault
Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that Luke Newton Mowrer, age 31, of Mobridge, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding as a result of…
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