Starting a public brawl in New Jersey could lead to stiffer penalties under new law
TRENTON, NJ — The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that would establish a new criminal offense of inciting a public brawl and increase penalties for disorderly conduct under certain…
Biden Admin’s New Student Loan Plan Will Involve Zero-Dollar Payments For Millions, No Penalties For A Year
Biden Admin’s New Student Loan Plan Will Involve Zero-Dollar Payments For Millions, No Penalties For A Year Reagan Reese on July 2, 2023 The Biden administration is planning to use a generous…
Tim Scott Part Of Bipartisan Effort To Water Down Penalties On Bad Bankers
Tim Scott Part Of Bipartisan Effort To Water Down Penalties On Bad Bankers Will Kessler on June 16, 2023 Republican Sen. Tim Scott has joined forces with Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown on…
Bill Proposes Increased Penalties for Assaults on Law Enforcement in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. – On Monday, New Jersey Assemblyman Alex Sauickie advanced a bill proposing increased penalties for assaults on law enforcement officers. The proposed legislation, A4697, cleared the Assembly Law and Public…
House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Fentanyl Penalties Despite Left-Wing Groups’ Opposition
House Passes Bipartisan Bill To Strengthen Fentanyl Penalties Despite Left-Wing Groups’ Opposition Arjun Singh on May 25, 2023 The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would designate derivatives of fentanyl…
New Jersey lawmakers seek stiffer penalties for juvenile car thieves
TRENTON, N.J. – The number of car thefts and car thefts by juveniles is on the rise across New Jersey and lawmakers who blame bail reform and relaxed policing directives by the…
States Push For Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Amid Uptick In Overdose Deaths
States Push For Harsher Fentanyl Penalties Amid Uptick In Overdose Deaths Jennie Taer on March 20, 2023 Several states are advocating for harsher fentanyl penalties as overdose deaths surge in the U.S.…
Traveler Assessed Over $22,000 in Penalties for Failure to Declare Medication
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry intercepted 9,000 Tramadol pills and 640 B12 syringes being smuggled into the U.S. The…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Plant, Animal Materials, Issue $18K in Penalties at Laredo Port of Entry During Paisano Return Weekend
LAREDO, Texas—As the international bridges at Laredo Port of Entry teemed with returning paisano traffic this weekend, and in order to prevent the inadvertent proliferation of pests and diseases, U.S. Customs and…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Issue $2,000 in Penalties for Prohibited Food Products at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Hidalgo International Bridge issued $2,050 in penalties over the month of September at the international bridges of Hidalgo, Pharr, and…
Failure to Declare Medication Gave Two Travelers a Headache After CBP Officers Assessed Close to $17,000 in Penalties
CALEXICO, Calif., – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry seized 471 assorted pharmaceutical items concealed in vehicles. Combined penalties assessed by CBP officers add up…
As Summer Nears, Atlantic City Reminds of Teen Curfew and Penalties for Violating It
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The teen curfew is in effect in Atlantic City and today the city government issued a reminder that police will be enforcing the curfew. Violations come with a…
Houstonian faces federal penalties in HPD officer shooting
HOUSTON ‐ A 23-year-old Pasadena man has been charged with firearm and drug trafficking offenses for his role in the shooting of a Houston Police Department (HPD) officer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer…
Two Naturopaths Agree to Pay $32,000 in Civil Penalties For Improper Prescription of Opioids and Controlled Substances
Spokane, Washington – Dr. Jacqueline Thomas, N.D., an East Wenatchee-based naturopathic doctor, and Dr. Rebecka Hoppins, an, Edmonds-based naturopathic doctor, have each agreed to pay $16,500 to resolve allegations under the Controlled…
Chicago CBP Collects $1.39M in Duties & Penalties Since October
CHICAGO– As more and more travelers start visiting overseas destinations or passengers from foreign countries visit Chicago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are watchful for travelers arriving with gifts or…
HPM Corporation and Owners Accept Responsibility, Agree to Pay Nearly $3 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraudulent Covid-19 Relief Loan
Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that HPM Corporation (HPMC) and its owners have agreed to pay $2,939,400 in restitution…
Clearbrook Treatment Centers And Andrew Brown’s Drug Store Agree To Pay The United States Civil Penalties For Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act
HARRISBURG, PA —The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Clearbrook Treatment Centers, located in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, and Andrew Brown’s Drug Store, Inc., located in Scranton,…
PPEI and President Kory Willis Plead Guilty and Agree to Pay $3.1 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for the Manufacture and Sale of Illegal Delete Devices and Tunes for Diesel Trucks
Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its President and owner, Kory B. Willis, pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California. Both defendants pleaded guilty to…
Child Molester Boasted About Light Penalties Before Being Sentenced To Girls’ Juvenile Detention Facility: REPORT
A child molester reportedly bragged about the light sentence he would receive in California in a phone call from jail, Fox News reported Monday. William Tubbs, who molested a ten-year-old girl two…
New Jersey law increase penalties for stolen valor
TRENTON, NJ – Legislation sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio that would upgrade certain crimes of misrepresenting oneself as a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces was signed into law today by Governor…
New Jersey moves bill to impose stiffer penalties, seizure for animal cruelty cases
Trenton – The Senate today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Patrick Diegnan, Jr. that would revise current law prohibiting cruel tethering and confinement of dogs and establish procedures for seizure, care and forfeiture…