Lakewood Power Outage: When Is The Power Coming Back On?
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Severe weather has left 3,500 homes without power across Lakewood, with utility crews en route to assess the damage and begin repairs. Officials have not provided an estimated time…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces It Will Not Pursue Criminal Charges Related to Officer-Involved Shooting on Southern Ute Indian Reservation
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has concluded that it will not pursue federal criminal charges against Southern Ute Police Department officers involved in the fatal…
Supreme Court Hears Case Of Football Coach Fired For Praying On The Field
Supreme Court Hears Case Of Football Coach Fired For Praying On The Field Laurel Duggan on April 25, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case considering whether…
Philadelphia Felon Sentenced to Over Three Years for Illegally Possessing a Firearm Following Incident on I-76
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Bernard Giddings, 26, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was sentenced to three years and one month in prison, and three years of supervised release…
Justice Department Sues Indiana Town for Discrimination Based on HIV Status
INDIANAPOLIS – Today the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the Town of Clarksville, Indiana for violating Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit, filed in the U.S.…
Saint Charles Parish Men Sentenced on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that, on April 19, 2022, DUVELL LONDON, JR., 41, of St. Rose, La., and JEREMY LEVANDA, age 40, of Destrehan, La., were sentenced…
Two Americas: Chasm Grows Between Red And Blue States On Hot-Button Social Issues
Two Americas: Chasm Grows Between Red And Blue States On Hot-Button Social Issues Laurel Duggan on April 23, 2022 Polarization on social issues is creating dramatically different legal landscapes between red and…
NorCal Man Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges Alleging He Bilked Digital Media Outfit He Ran with Fraudulent Bills from Other Companies
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury today indicted the former CEO of a Los Angeles-based digital media company on charges that allege he created a series of companies that defrauded…
Former Owner of Shreveport Tax Preparation Businesses Sentenced on Tax Fraud Charge
SHREVEPORT, La. – Latasha Thomas, 44, of Crowley, Texas, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Thomas was sentenced by United States District Judge Donald…
District Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison On Federal Narcotics Charge
WASHINGTON – Edward Magruder, 51, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 15 years in prison on a federal drug charge stemming from his travels to…
Mexican National Indicted on Fentanyl Charges
BOSTON – A Mexican national living in Lawrence was indicted yesterday on charges of trafficking fentanyl. Jesus Gracielo Garcia-Vega, a/k/a Jonathan Ivan Badillo-Hernandez, 34, was indicted on one count of possession with…
Tampa Man Who Displayed Firearm On Social Media Pleads Guilty To Possessing A Firearm As A Convicted Felon
Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Devin Kelly (27, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Kelly faces a maximum penalty of 10…
Juan Orlando Hernandez, Former President Of Honduras, Extradited To The United States On Drug-Trafficking And Firearms Charges
Merrick Garland, the Attorney General of the United States, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Anne Milgram, the Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
Holdenville Resident Sentenced On Kidnapping And Weapons Charges Connected To Murder In Indian Country
WASHINGTON – A member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for his conduct in connection with a homicide that took place in…
Lantry Man Sentenced on Multiple Charges
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Lantry, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child, and Sexual Abuse of a Minor,…
POLL: Most Americans Agree On Who To Blame For Inflation
POLL: Most Americans Agree On Who To Blame For Inflation Harry Wilmerding on April 21, 2022 A majority of Americans now blame President Joe Biden for surging inflation after he attributed the…
John Kerry Doubles Down On His Tone Deaf Ukraine War Remarks
John Kerry Doubles Down On His Tone Deaf Ukraine War Remarks Thomas Catenacci on April 21, 2022 John Kerry reiterated his concerns Thursday that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would distract the…
Augusta Man Charged for Assault on a Federal Officer
PORTLAND, Maine: U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced today that Derik Broox Wight, 41, of Augusta has been charged by criminal complaint with assaulting a federal officer. According to the criminal complaint,…
Superintendent of Chicopee Schools Indicted on Charges of Making False Statements
BOSTON – The Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements in connection with sending 99 threatening messages to a…
Oregon Man Sentenced to 16 Years on Drug and Assault Charges
ANCHORAGE – An Oregon man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to 16 years in prison for drug conspiracy and assault of a corrections officer. According to court…
Ecorse Man Sentenced on Charges of Mail Fraud
DETROIT – An Ecorse resident was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud by executing a scheme to defraud his employer, Hankyu Hanshin Express,…