Phil Murphy signs law to find out why energy prices are skyrocketing under his leadership
TRENTON, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law two bills directing state regulators to investigate New Jersey’s skyrocketing electricity costs, a crisis that has deepened under his administration as the…
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards…
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement to Advance Community Policing
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards…
Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Budget That Bumps Law Enforcement Spending By $5.2 Million
The Portland, Oregon, city council passed a budget Wednesday increasing spending on law enforcement after slashing police funds last year. The city council voted unanimously to adopt the “Fall Supplemental Budget” for…
Duquesne Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Offenses
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 66 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction for narcotics trafficking and possession…
Yale Law Students Who Refused To Smear Their Professor Sue Administrators For ‘Attempting To Blackball Two Students Of Color’
Two students of color are suing Yale Law School administrators for retaliation resulting from the students’ refusal to tell lies to advance the administrators’ investigation of Professor Amy Chua. Yale Law School…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two for Child Exploitation Offenses as a Result of Undercover Law Enforcement Operation in Owensboro
BOWLING GREEN, KY – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned two indictments on November 10, 2021, charging a Utica, Kentucky man and a Georgetown, Indiana man with federal child exploitation…
Alaska Wildlife Trooper Agrees to Resign and Permanently Relinquish Law Enforcement Credentials for Making False Statements to the FAA
FAIRBANKS – An Alaska Wildlife Trooper has entered into an agreement with the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Alaska to resolve investigations into false and misleading statements…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Assaulting Law Enforcement in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A New Jersey man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer and committing other criminal…
Attorney General James Defends New York State’s Gun Licensing Protection Law at Supreme Court
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in anticipation of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case New York State Rifle &…
Colorado Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Colorado man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session…
HSI and local law enforcement investigation leads to lengthy federal prison sentence for child exploitation
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – An Elizabethton man will serve 210 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child [censored]ography. The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland…
Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes Private Plane and 100 Kilograms of Cocaine; Three Defendants Arrested
CHICAGO — Three individuals have been arrested on federal charges as part of an investigation that disrupted a suspected Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline and resulted in government seizures of a private plane and…
Poland Clarifies Abortion Law After Woman’s Tragic Death
Poland’s health minister clarified Sunday that women have a right to medically necessary abortions after protests over a pregnant woman’s recent death. Protests broke out in Warsaw over the weekend when news…
Crackdown On Illegal Firearms Possession And Trafficking Executed By Federal And State Law Enforcement In South Bay Cities
SAN JOSE – The Office of the United States Attorney has filed federal firearms charges against nine individuals in connection with a crackdown against illegal firearms trafficking and possession, announced Acting U.S.…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol and law enforcement partners arrest almost 30 individuals inside a stash house
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents along with federal law enforcements partners, and Webb County Constable Precinct 2 (WCCP2) discovered a stash house and apprehended nearly 30 undocumented individuals. The…
Joint law enforcement sex trafficking operation leads to federal prison sentence for South Dakota man
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A western South Dakota man was sentenced Oct. 25 to two years in prison for attempting to acquire child [censored]ography. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and…
Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Election Law
The Department of Justice filed a complaint against Texas on Thursday, alleging certain provisions in the state’s new election law violated federal voting legislation. The complaint alleged that certain provisions in Texas’…
Tennessee Man Arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session…
South Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – A South Carolina man pleaded guilty today to a charge of assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S.…
Coordinated Law Enforcement Operations Lead to Takedown of Portland-Area Transnational Drug Trafficking Cells
PORTLAND, Ore.—In August and October 2021, coordinated law enforcement operations targeting two Portland-area transnational drug trafficking cells led to the arrests of the cells’ leaders and more than a dozen associates, and…