Over $600 in cosmetics swiped from Kohl’s as Stafford County reports back-to-back thefts
Stafford, VA – Stafford County deputies responded to two separate larceny incidents on Tuesday evening, including a high-value theft from a Kohl’s store and a missing wallet reported after a visit to…
Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UAW Local 412 Charged With Embezzling Over $2 Million in Union Funds
DETROIT – 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 funds announced…
Greenville County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Terrell Demetrius Smith, 27, of Greenville, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
Pickens County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Christopher William Vaughn, 39, of Easley, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
Transcripts and Exhibits From Independent Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Former Governor Cuomo Begin to Be Released
NEW YORK – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) today began the rolling release of transcripts and corresponding exhibits from its investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former New York Governor…
Attorney General James Protects Supermarket Choices and Competitive Prices for Upstate New York Residents
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced an agreement that will help upstate New York residents of several cities maintain choices and competitive prices when shopping at supermarkets.…
Attorney General James Leads Coalition in Backing Federal Rule Expansion to Protect Vulnerable Tenants From Evictions
NEW YORK – In response to the ongoing housing crisis created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general…
Attorney General James’ Statement After NYC Agrees to Supplement Taxi Medallion Relief Program
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after the City of New York announced an agreement between the city, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA),…
Attorney General James Defends New York State’s Gun Licensing Protection Law at Supreme Court
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement in anticipation of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case New York State Rifle &…
‘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 incapable of…
Union County Man Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Carjacking Uber Driver In Newark
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 85 months in prison for his role in a Newark carjacking in which a firearm was brandished, Acting U.S.…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins in Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month, November 2021
PORTLAND, Ore.—On October 29, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. proclaimed November 2021 as National Native American Heritage Month. The proclamation honors the perseverance of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples and reaffirms…
United States Attorney’s Office District of Arizona October 2021 Immigration and Border Crimes Report
I. 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 offenses in…
Romanian National Sentenced for Stealing $80K from Credit Union Accounts
TULSA, Okla. – A Romanian national was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring with others to steal close to $80,000 from credit union customers’ accounts after installing skimmers and pinhole cameras…
Property Manager Pleads Guilty in Homeowner Association Fraud Case
Jackson, Miss. – David Luke Lane, 78, pled guilty to bank fraud yesterday before United States District Judge Henry T. Wingate, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca. According to court documents, David…
Penitas city manager pleads guilty
McALLEN, Texas – A 38-year-old McAllen resident has pleaded guilty to a criminal information charging him with bribery and bankruptcy fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Omar X. Romero admitted…
Pair indicted for defrauding COVID-19 benefit programs
Seattle – A Seattle area pair was indicted today in the Western District of Washington, for more than $1 million in fraud on COVID-19 relief programs, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Bryan…
Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Admits to Leading Vast Drug-Smuggling, Money Laundering Empire
NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – November 10, 2021 SAN DIEGO – Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. of Tamaulipas, Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court today to drug and money laundering charges, admitting that he…
Houlton Man Sentenced on Federal Drug Charge
BANGOR, Maine: A Houlton man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Dylan Begin, 27,…
Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for multiple armed robberies
ALBUQERQUE, N.M. – Lalonzo Simmons, 46, of Albuquerque, was sentenced in federal court on Nov. 4 to 24 years in prison for interference with interstate commerce by robbery and violence, possessing and…
South Bay Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Prison for Movie Investment Scam and for Fraudulently Selling House Bought with Illicit Proceeds
LOS ANGELES – A South Bay man was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for defrauding Asian investment firms out of $14 million by falsely claiming the money would…