Bizarre highway chase ends with deputy bitten over deer mask delusion
Man high on drugs bites deputy during I-95 foot chase claims he saw rubber deer mask RICHMOND, VA – A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges after he ran into oncoming traffic…
Good deed leads to lucky purchase for retiree over $50,247 Racetrax Win
WALDORF, MARYLAND – Lucky Kenneth Hill of Waldorf won his biggest Racetrax prize ever with a Superfecta bet. A Charles County man does more than just shop for groceries and buy Lottery games at Foods In…
Over 100 Groups Demand Biden Admin Evacuate Tens Of Thousands Of Afghan Allies
More than 100 non-governmental groups demanded that the Biden administration evacuate tens of thousands of Afghan allies still stranded in the country, according to a letter posted by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans…
Quitman Man Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting a Child
EL PASO – Today a Quitman man was sentenced to 400 months in prison for sexually assaulting a child. According to court documents, on July 19, 2021, Roy Gene Pratt Jr., 40,…
U.S. SETTLES DISPUTE WITH LESSIE BATES DAVIS NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OVER ITS AMERICORPS PROGRAM
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Non-profit Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House (“LBDNH”) has agreed to pay the United States $100,000 and enter into a compliance agreement to resolve a civil False Claims Act investigation…
Maryland’s GoVAX Call Center Surpasses 11 Million Outreach Calls, Over 1.5 Million Outbound Texts
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today provided an update on the state’s multilingual GoVAX Call Center, which has helped schedule more than 460,000 vaccination appointments and made more than 11 million outreach calls…
Barclays CEO Resigns Over Alleged Ties To Jeffrey Epstein
Barclays chief executive Jes Staley will resign after reports of an investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the bank announced Monday. Staley will be replaced by C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclay’s head of…
WASHINGTON MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR POSSESING OVER 400 GRAMS OF FENTANYL
Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that DIEGO AGUILAR-VALDOVINOS, age 38 of Federal Way, Washington, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl. Aguilar-Valdovinos appeared before U.S.…
Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 3 Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — William Michael Nitschke, 52, of Vallejo, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to three years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in…
Florida Man Sentenced to over Three Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Gulfport, Miss. – A Florida man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Martin…
Two Philadelphia-area Ticket Brokers Charged with Conspiring with Former USGA Employee to Steal and Sell Thousands of U.S. Open Tickets Worth Over $3.7 Million
PHILADELPHIA – Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Jeremi Michael Conaway, 46, of West Chester, PA, and James Bell, 69, of Glen Mills, PA, were both charged by separate Informations…
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES, SAMIR MULLICK, MD, SC AND DR. SAMIR MULLICK AGREE TO PAY OVER $700,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS
Acting United States Attorney Richard. G. Frohling announced on October 27, 2021 that Samir Mullick, MD, SC, which does business as Pediatric Associates, and its owner Dr. Samir Mullick, agreed to pay…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced For Filing Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Totaling Over $250,000
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 49 months in federal prison for filing two dozen fraudulent unemployment insurance claims, which were approved for more than $250,000…
York Man Sentenced To Over 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Brandon Orr, a/k/a “B Orr,” age 29, of York, was sentenced to 224…
New Jersey AG files brief in opposition of Texas abortion ban
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey has joined the filing of a new brief with the U.S. Supreme Court that provides further multi-state support…
‘A National Security Issue’: Republicans Take Aim At Democrats Over Rising Gas Prices, Energy Costs
GOP lawmakers have turned up the heat on the Biden administration, repeatedly slamming it for rising energy prices that consumers have experienced recently. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hosted roundtables in his…
Fort Hall Man Sentenced to Over 27 Years for Murder
POCATELLO – A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 327 months in federal prison for the second degree murder of Austin Pevo. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, on…
Las Vegas Woman Pleads Guilty To Using At Least 40 Stolen Identities To Fraudulently Collect Over $175,000 In Unemployment Insurance Benefits
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty today to using at least 40 stolen identities to fraudulently collect approximately $175,622 in unemployment insurance benefits from the California Employment Development…
Repeat Gun Offender Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison
Memphis, TN – Tavious Richards, 30, has been sentenced to 123 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr.,…
Democrats At Odds Over Medicare Expansions, Drug Pricing As They Race For A Deal
Proposed Medicare expansions and drug pricing reforms in Democrats’ spending package are the latest provision at risk of being cut, highlighting the rift between the party’s left and moderate wings as they…
FEMA Denies Abbott’s Emergency Declaration Over Border Crisis
The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to declare a federal emergency in the state over the ongoing border crisis, according to documents obtained by the Daily…