Murphy touts New Jersey’s quality of life citing report that ranks state’s air quality among worst in U.S.
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy praised New Jersey’s strong showing in CNBC’s annual quality of life rankings Wednesday, even as data shows the state continues to struggle with some of the…
Roanoke-Based Opioid Treatment Center Settles Civil Case with United States
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia Treatment Center, LLC, doing business as Roanoke Comprehensive Treatment Center (RCTC) in Roanoke, has agreed to pay $348,934 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act…
United States Border Patrol Agents Seize Meth and Cocaine on Interstate 5
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Border Patrol agents, from San Clemente Station, seized over 65 pounds of methamphetamine and 41 pounds of cocaine in two separate incidents this week. On June 12, at…
United States Attorney Announces Results Of Project Safe Neighborhoods Strategy
Charged Cases Defendant(s) (Age) Charges Minimum/Maximum Terms of Imprisonment Firearms Seized Fort Myers Division 2nd Quarter Cambrel Smart (28) Felon in possession of firearm/ammunition Maximum Prison Term: 10 years 1 Terry Flournoy…
U.S. Treasury approves $940 million in small business capital funds for nine states
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said it approved nine state plans for the State Small Business Credit Initiative worth $940 million, bringing total approvals under the…
Honduran National with History of Illegally Reentering the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison
United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Franklyn Leonel Venturas-Calderon, age 28, of Villanueva, Cortes, Honduras, to 37 months in federal prison following…
United States Attorney’s Office Seeks to Civilly Forfeit Assets in Nearly $6 Million Alleged Fraud Scheme
Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced the filing of a civil complaint seeking forfeiture of assets acquired in an alleged fraud scheme involving almost $6 million. According to the civil complaint,…
Mexican Man Sentenced To 18 Months’ Imprisonment For Unlawfully Possessing A Firearm And Illegally Re-Entering The United States
HARRISBURG—The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Efrain Cabrera-Cabrera, age 35, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 18 months’ imprisonment…
Monte Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Burglary of a United States Post Office
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Edward Anthony Medina, age 60, of Monte Vista, CO, pleaded guilty to burglary of a United States Post Office.…
Massachusetts tops Sharecare Community Well-Being Index ranking of US states for second consecutive year
Built on more than a decade of measurement and over 4 million surveys completed to date, the nationally representative dataset comprising the Sharecare Community Well-Being Index is the most comprehensive assessment of community health in the country.…
Jamaican National Extradited to United States in Connection with Federal Charges Related to Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims in United States
SCRANTON – A resident of St. James Parish, Jamaica was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in federal court in Scranton, Pennsylvania on charges relating to his participation…
United States Files Claims Alleging Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. Defrauded Medicare and Other Healthcare Programs by Billing for Unnecessary Procedures Performed on Dialysis Patients
The United States filed a civil complaint yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn against Fresenius Vascular Care, Inc. (“Fresenius”) alleging that the company performed unnecessary procedures on dialysis patients at nine centers…
State Prosecutor Is Sworn-In As Special Assistant United States Attorney
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Today, U.S. Attorney Dena J. King swore in Annabelle Chambers as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) for the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Criminal Division in Asheville. Ms. Chambers is…
African states’ private debts three times that owed to China
By Rachel Savage LONDON – African countries’ debts with China are a third of what they owe non-Chinese private lenders, while interest rates are just over half, according to a report published…
United States Files Forfeiture Action for Historic Marksmanship Medals Taken From Springfield Armory
BOSTON – The United States Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action against 24 marksmanship medals from the 1880s and 1890s believed to have been unlawfully removed from the Springfield Armory, a…
Fitch raises United States’ outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘negative’
(Reuters) – Global ratings agency Fitch on Friday raised United States’ outlook to “stable” from “negative” on improved near-term government debt dynamics, driven by a stronger-than-expected post-pandemic economic recovery. The agency said…
Woman Accused of Murder in Texas Charged with Misuse of Passport while Leaving the United States
NEWARK, N.J. – An Austin, Texas, woman was charged today for using a passport belonging to another individual when she flew out of Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger…
Phillip A. Talbert Confirmed as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Phillip A. Talbert was sworn in today as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California. Mr. Talbert was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on April 25,…
One State’s Schools Are Getting Paid To Change Their ‘Racist’ Mascots
One State’s Schools Are Getting Paid To Change Their ‘Racist’ Mascots Reagan Reese on July 7, 2022 Several Michigan school districts will receive more than $400,000 in funding to change their mascots,…
Hanover, Maryland Man Who Used a Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years…
Five Individuals Indicted for Crimes Related to Transnational Repression Scheme to Silence Critics of the People’s Republic of China Residing in the United States
Yesterday, a grand jury returned an indictment in federal court in Brooklyn charging five defendants with various crimes pertaining to a transnational repression scheme orchestrated on behalf of the government of the…
Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Three Times
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to two months in federal prison. Marcos Espina-Cruz, age 27, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in…
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell Names Leadership Team
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell has announced a new senior management team to lead the District’s enforcement mission. “The mission of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District…
Russia’s Medvedev warns United States: messing with a nuclear power is folly
LONDON – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the United States on Wednesday that attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked…
HAMMER: Here’s How States Can Help Conservatives Secure Even More Legal Victories
HAMMER: Here’s How States Can Help Conservatives Secure Even More Legal Victories Josh Hammer on July 2, 2022 America is currently in the midst of a broader political realignment. The political Left,…
Biden predicts states will try to arrest women who travel for abortions
By Jeff Mason and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON -President Joe Biden predicted on Friday that some U.S. states will try to arrest women for crossing state lines to get abortions after the Supreme…
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