Orange County player lands big win at local gas station
GOSHEN, NY — A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold at a convenience store in Orange County for the April 16 drawing, according to the New York Lottery. Key Points Orange…
Two Orange County Tax Preparers Charged in Long-Running Tax and Benefit Fraud Scheme Orchestrated by Corrupt Social Worker
SANTA ANA, California – Two Orange County tax preparers were arraigned today on federal charges alleging they participated in a scheme orchestrated by a corrupt social worker who stole his clients’…
Orange County Man Arrested on Federal Stalking Charge Alleging Multiyear Harassment Campaign Against Prominent Online Gamer
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man is expected to appear in federal court today after his arrest on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he stalked a professional online…
Carlos Rivera Pleads Guilty in Orange County Murder Case
ORANGE COUNTY, NY – Carlos Rivera has pleaded guilty to the 2019 killing of a 21-year-old college student during a planned home invasion. Rivera pleaded guilty after facing a sentence of life…
Orange County Man Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining $1.5 Million in COVID-Relief Loans
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-relief loans…
Newark Police Support Over 100 Displaced by Five Alarm Fire in Orange
NEWARK, NJ – Newark police officers joined the greater area community to help around 150 people who were displaced by a five-alarm fire on Tuesday. According to the Newark Department of Public…
Orange County Man Sentenced for Cocaine Conviction
ALBANY, NEW YORK –James Taylor, age 34, of Orange County, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for possessing and intending to distribute cocaine. The announcement was made by…
7 Federal Criminal Cases Charge Drug Dealers Who Allegedly Sold Fentanyl that Caused Deadly Overdoses in Orange County
SANTA ANA, California – Federal authorities today announced seven criminal cases against drug dealers who sold fentanyl-laced narcotics that caused fatal overdoses in Orange County, including one case in which three…
Orange County Woman Found Guilty of Federal Charges in Murder of Man Shot on Boat and Whose Body Was Recovered in Ocean
SANTA ANA, California – A San Juan Capistrano woman was found guilty by a federal jury today of criminal charges in connection with the October 2019 murder of a man whose…
Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty to in Orange County Court
PORT JERVIS, NY – A Pennsylvania woman has pleaded guilty to dealing drugs in the Port Jervis region before the Orange County Court. According to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler,…
East Orange Man Who Killed Girlfriend, Kidnapped Boy Pleads Guilty
EAST ORANGE, NJ – An East Orange man who was charged with murdering his estranged girlfriend and kidnapping their son has plead guilty in court. Last July, a nationwide Amber Alert was…
The Habit Burger Grill Continues To Bring The Heat To Orange County With New Restaurant
The Habit Burger Grill Opens in Seal Beach, CA on April 6th IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2022 — The Habit Burger Grill, the California-based restaurant company renowned for its award-winning Charburgers grilled over…
Orange County House Flipper Found Guilty of Filing False Federal Tax Returns That Omitted More Than $2 Million of Income
SANTA ANA, California – A federal jury has found an Orange County real estate investor who successfully flipped foreclosed homes guilty of three federal criminal tax charges, the Justice Department announced…
Orange Park Man Indicted For Pointing Laser At Coast Guard Helicopter
Jacksonville, Florida– United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Justin Marland Fisher (41, Orange Park) with knowingly aiming a laser at an aircraft. If convicted, Fisher…
West Orange Swastika Sidewalk Artist Traced Back to Montclair Biker
WEST ORANGE, NJ – A lingering West Orange antisemitic incident has been solved. This past December 18th, 2021 a jogger discovered 3 swastikas drawn on the sidewalk at the B’nai Shalom Temple…
Orange Park Man Takes The Fastest Road to $1 Million to become Millionaire
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Brandon Thomas, 36, of Orange Park, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s…
Justice Department Announces Series of Cases to Combat Addiction Treatment Kickback Schemes in Orange County
SANTA ANA, California – Over the past 10 months, the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against 10 defendants – four of whom were taken into custody today – for…
Orange County deputy charged for dousing hot water on mentally ill inmate
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy has been charged with two felonies in connection with throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate, causing first- and second-degree burns…
Santa Ana Man Pleads Guilty to Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department Helicopter
LOS ANGELES – A Santa Ana man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, which…
Two Orange County Men Charged with Drug Trafficking in Criminal Complaint
Greensboro, NC – Two Orange County men were arrested on Thursday, November 17, 2021, for possession of eight kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, Epifanio Martinez Rodriguez (40) and Felipe Carranza…
Orange County, NY, Man Charged With Threatening A State Official And A Federal Judge
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Daniel DeGroat, 30,…