ERIE, Pa. – A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Grand Jury indicts two individuals accused of fraud involving Paycheck Protection Program and the Small Business Grant Program
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted Dionneshae Forland with four counts of wire fraud, one count of bank fraud, and one count of theft of government property and …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Lehigh County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Philip Schmaldinst, age 45, of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 10, 2021, to …
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California NewsPolitics
California’s Proposed Congressional Maps Could Make Reelection Tough For A Lot Of Incumbents
California’s proposed congressional maps for the next decade could jeopardize both Democratic and Republican incumbents’ reelection efforts, leaving some in the same district while putting others into areas that are …
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Around 30% of Department of Homeland Security employees won’t be fully vaccinated before the federal deadline, My RGV reported on Tuesday. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees needed to receive …
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Featured NewsUS and World News
US Urges Americans To Leave Haiti Because Of Gang Violence, Kidnappings And Fuel Shortages
Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. The embassy warned of widespread …
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Politics
Democrats Push To Censure Paul Gosar After He Defended Anime Video Of Him Killing AOC, Attacking Biden
House Democrats late Wednesday announced a bid to censure Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar after he posted an anime video of him killing Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Chicago Man Charged With Three Counts Of Bank Robbery
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressSOUTH BEND- Keith Kelly, 49, of Chicago, Illinois was indicted on three counts of bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. According to the charging documents, Kelly is …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Passaic County Man Admits Illegal Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Passaic County, New Jersey, man with a previous felony conviction today admitted illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Aazhone …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
California Man Admits Possessing With Intent To Distribute Approximately One Kilogram Of Fentanyl
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A San Bernardino County, California, man today admitted to possessing with intent to distribute approximately one kilogram of fentanyl, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Jesus …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Federal Jury Convicts Venice Man For Making Threatening Calls To Members Of Congress
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressTampa, Florida – A federal jury has found Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) guilty of transmitting in interstate commerce three separate threatening communications to injure certain members of Congress. Pezzuto …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Member of Boston Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced for Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressBOSTON – A former member of the Boston-based Devon Street Kings Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) was sentenced yesterday on racketeering and drug …
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Slidell Resident Sentenced to 33 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Crack in the ‘Goose’ Area of New Orleans
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Department of Justice Press ReleasesGovernment News
Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Charged With Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressDETROIT – Timothy Edmunds, the Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 412 of the United Auto Workers union, has been charged in a Criminal Complaint with embezzling over $2 million in union …
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North Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
New Jersey AG investigating police-involved fatal shooting in Long Branch
Long Branch, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police shooting that occurred on November 6, 2021 in Long Branch, N.J. One male civilian …
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North Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
New Jersey grand jury chooses not to file charges against Bergen County Sheriff’s deputy
TRENTON – A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a boy, age 12, who was …
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North Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
State reaches settlement with health provider after data error exposes 55,000 New Jersey patient records
NEWARK – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that two printing companies have agreed to pay $130,000 in penalties and to implement …
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North Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
Nine indicted after defrauding tri-state boat dealers out of $1.3 million in fraudulent purchases
TRENTON –Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced an indictment against nine defendants charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New Jersey digital driver’s licenses, which they …
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North Jersey NewsPolice Blotter
AG’s Office Investigating Fatal Police Shooting in Knowlton Township – New Jersey Office of Attorney General
Knowlton Township, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal police shooting that occurred on November 7, 2021 in Knowlton, N.J. One male civilian …
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US and World News
‘You’ve Been Testifying’: Judge Corrects Rittenhouse Prosecutor On Types Of Ammunition
Judge Bruce Schroeder corrected the prosecution on the function of a hollow-point round during the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday after prosecutor Thomas Binger described the rounds as being …
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A higher percentage of migrants were granted asylum under the Biden administration despite fewer applications filed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new TRAC report released on Wednesday. Asylum …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona October 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressI. Illegal Reentry After Deportation (8 U.S.C. 1326) 289 individuals were charged in October with illegal reentry A. 217 of those 289 individuals had previously been convicted of non-immigration criminal …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Newark Man Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Firearms Violations Including Illegal Possession Of Machinegun
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressNEWARK, N.J. – A Newark man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for illegal possession of a machinegun, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Mayor of Stonecrest and bookkeeper arraigned on federal charges relating to theft of COVID-19 relief funds
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressATLANTA – Jason Lary, the Mayor of Stonecrest, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and federal program theft. The charges relate to a scheme to …
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Department of Justice Press Releases
Queens Man Convicted of Securities and Wire Fraud Conspiracies Relating to the Foreign Exchange Market
by DOJ Pressby DOJ PressJohn Won was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn yesterday of all five counts of an indictment charging him with securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, as …