New Jersey Man Convicted of Threatening Federal Law Enforcement Officers
NEWARK, N.J. – A New Jersey man was convicted by a federal jury today of threatening to assault and murder federal law enforcement officers, U.S. …
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Aliquippa Felon Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug and Gun Law Violations
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in jail on his conviction of conspiracy to …
How U.S. law enforcement could take control of Russian oligarchs’ assets
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – The U.S. Justice Department last week launched a task force aimed at choking off assets that Russian oligarchs own …
New Jersey State Police Chief Provides Personal Tour of HQ to Aspiring Law Enforcement Officers
EWING, NJ – When you’re looking for a career in law enforcement, it always helps to know people at the top. This week, Colonel Patrick …
Idaho Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison For Assaulting Law Enforcement and Obstruction in Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON – Duke Edward Wilson, 67, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for assaulting …
Local and federal law enforcement work together to address illegal drug distribution and rising crime in Seattle’s International District
Seattle – The Seattle Police Department, King County Sheriff’s Office, and Drug Enforcement Administration have been using targeted undercover operations to combat open air drug …
Pittsburgh Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Drug Law Violations
PITTSBURGH – Seth Lindsey was sentenced to a total of 39 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl while on federal supervised release for …
Mercer County Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Interfering with Law Enforcement Officers During Civil Disorder
NEWARK, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers …
Fairbanks Area Law Enforcement Teams-up to Arrest Robbery Suspect
North Pole, AK – On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force and the Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team (FANT) arrested a …
Multi-Jurisdiction Law Enforcement Operation Nets 119 Fugitives
Anchorage, AK – Alaska law enforcement agencies conducted a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on the state’s most violent offenders. This two-week initiative, called Operation …
Fugitive Wanted for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers Arrested
Harrisburg, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Skylor Fickes, a 30-year-old man with no fixed address. Fickes was …
New Jersey’s new “safe passing” law goes into effect today, here’s what you need to know
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The shore is a busy place in the summer, full of pedestrians, skateboarders, and bicyclists coming and going between the beach, …
DS44 Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Violations
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to eight years of imprisonment on his convictions for violating various …
U.S. can regulate cryptocurrencies without new law, think tank says
By Hannah Lang – U.S. regulators can largely use existing laws to bring digital assets such as cryptocurrencies under their supervision without new congressional legislation, …
U.S. Attorney to Join Community and Law Enforcement Leaders for Building Bridges of Understanding in Our Communities Event
PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office will join Portland-area community and law enforcement organizations and community …
Michigan Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Michigan man was arrested yesterday for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol …
Former President Of Law Enforcement Union Edward Mullins Charged With Defrauding Union And Its Members
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office …
Doctors Sue California Over Amendments To Physician Assisted Suicide Law
A physician and an organization of Christian doctors and dentists are suing the state of California over a law that requires doctors to participate in …
Former Brooksville Mayor And Retired Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced To 15 Years For Using A Hidden Camera To Produce Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Kevin Hohn (66, Brooksville) to 15 years in federal prison for production of child …
Ivy League Law School Will Pay Tuition For Low-Income Students
An Ivy League law school will start paying tuition for low-income students beginning next fall to diversify its culture and make law degrees more affordable, …
EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics
By Simon Jessop and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a proposal to make large companies operating in the European …
Massachusetts Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol …
Tennessee Father and Son Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Tennessee man and his son were arrested yesterday for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the …
Thousands of Texas ballots rejected as new voter ID law causes confusion
By Joseph Ax and Moira Warburton – Thousands of Texas voters’ mail-in ballots for midterm primary elections have been rejected for failing to comply with …
Kentucky Woman Arrested For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Kentucky woman was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on …
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Louisiana Joins Its Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners in Addressing Violent Crime
NEW ORLEANS – Today, in a demonstration of unity, U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans joined federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to announce their …
Florida’s NCH Healthcare System Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle Common Law Allegations for Impermissible Medicaid Donations
WASHINGTON – NCH Healthcare System (NCH), which operates two hospitals in Collier County, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $5.5 million to resolve …
Federal law dictates students must continue to mask up on school busses, even after NJ school mask mandate expires
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Although school districts across New Jersey will be opting out of mandatory masking as of March 7th, students in those districts …
Georgia Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Georgia man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol …
Angelina Jolie advocates for U.S. domestic violence law
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday agreed a deal to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours …
California Man Admits Laundering Money from Fraudulent SBA Loans and Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme Targeting Law Firm
NEWARK, N.J. – A California man pleaded guilty today to laundering money from fraudulently obtained Small Business Association (SBA) loans and from a law firm …
Analysis-U.S. Supreme Court’s Alabama ruling signals new threat to voting rights law
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – When three federal judges last month blocked Alabama’s new Republican-backed map of U.S. congressional districts as likely …
North Carolina Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A North Carolina man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. …
Southern Arizona law enforcement agencies execute gang-related warrants
TUCSON, Ariz. – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) partnered with multiple state and federal law enforcement agencies under …
Prior sex offender sentenced to 37 years in federal prison as a result of ICE HSI joint law enforcement investigation
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Versailles, Kentucky, man was sentenced on Tuesday to serve 444 months in federal prison for production of child exploitation material. The …
Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Possessing Homicide Weapon and Ammunition in Violation of Federal Law
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Justin Orwat, 51, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in federal …
North Versailles Man Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Law Violations
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of North Versailles, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possession with intent …
Woodbury County man sentenced to 123 months in Federal prison for meth conspiracy after ICE HSI, law enforcement partners investigation
AXTELL, Neb. — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City Area of Responsibility Katherine Greer and United States Attorney Jan …
Man Arrested After Federal Law Enforcement Seizes Fentanyl and “Pill Press” From Suburban Chicago Residence
CHICAGO — A man has been arrested on a federal drug charge after law enforcement seized fentanyl and a “pill press” in his suburban Chicago …
Woodbury County man sentenced to 123 months in Federal prison for meth conspiracy after ICE HSI, law enforcement partners investigation
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Fabian Alcaraz-Santillan, 25, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on Jan. 31. 2022 to 123 months in federal prison following a …
Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan prosecutor who probed Trump, joins law firm
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Cyrus Vance Jr, whose 12 years as Manhattan district attorney was notable for a criminal probe into Donald Trump’s …
Former Tennessee Law Enforcement Officer Convicted Of Federal Civil Rights Offenses
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. On January 28, 2022, Anthony “Tony” Bean, 61, of Chattanooga, was found guilty of federal civil rights offenses by the Honorable Travis R. …
Joint law enforcement investigation, results in 7 area residents indicted for conspiracy to transport stolen catalytic converters across state lines
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Seven Rogersville, Missouri, and Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to …
Virginia Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Virginia man was arrested today for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol …
ICE HSI, joint law enforcement operation leads to multiple human trafficking arrests and seizures
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A two-day undercover local, state and federal law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of nine individuals, the seizure of six weapons …
Texas Man Arrested on Charges For Assault on Law Enforcement During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Texas man was arrested today for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on …
Governor Murphy once again refused to appoint Republican to the election law enforcement commission
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Law Enforcement Commission is supposed to have both Democrat and Republican representation, but since taking office four years ago, …
Texas Abortion Law Still In Effect As Supreme Court Sends It Back To State Court
The Texas Heartbeat Act, which bans most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy, is still in effect after the Supreme Court rejected a request …
SANTA ROSA MAN SENTENCED TO NINE MONTHS IN JAIL FOR ASSAULTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that BENJAMIN J. BAGALA, age 27, of Santa Rosa, California pleaded guilty and was sentenced for three counts of …
New Jersey bill signed into law aims to help farmers reduce crop damage from deer
TRENTON, NJ – Farmers throughout New Jersey may soon be able to apply for agricultural grants to help cover the cost of deer fencing thanks …