In Phil Murphy’s Equitable New Jersey, Homeless Veterans Rate Lower Than Illegal Migrants – OP-ED
Look at what is happening around New Jersey. Homelessness is on the rise, and in the state that touts itself as the most diverse and equitable, American citizens most in need are…
Scranton Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Taxpayers Of More Than $250,000
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 7, 2022, Donald Royce, age 45, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court…
Convicted Murderer Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Federal Prison For Selling Crack Cocaine
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Rasheed Karreem (38, Jacksonville) to eight years and four months in federal prison for distributing cocaine base, also referred to as…
More than half of U.S. Treasury rent relief funds deployed through January -Adeyemo
By David Lawder WASHINGTON – More than $25 billion from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Emergency Rental Assistance program has been spent or obligated over the past year through January 2022, Deputy U.S.…
More than 140 U.S. lawmakers urge speedy action on chips funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of more than 140 U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged leaders in Congress to approve $52 billion in government subsidies for semiconductor chips production and…
Uniontown Man Sentenced to More than 12 Years in Prison for Attempting to Engage in Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Bradley Willem Beun, 42, of Uniontown, Ohio, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 7, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi to more than twelve…
U.S. Midwest carbon pipeline has secured less than 2% of key Iowa route, filings show
By Leah Douglas – Landowners in Iowa have been slow to cede their property rights to a 2,000-mile (3,219 km) proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cut through the U.S. Midwest, an…
Martinsburg man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Ian Andre Carr, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Carr, 50, pleaded guilty…
Charlotte Man Is Sentenced To More Than 11 Years For Carjacking And Firearms Offenses
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jontez Xavier McLeod, 27, of Charlotte, to 141 months in prison today for carjacking and gun charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S.…
More than 350 civilians confirmed killed in Ukraine so far, U.N. says
ZURICH – At least 351 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Ukraine since Russian troops invaded on Feb. 24, and another 707 wounded, although the true numbers are probably “considerably…
Vista Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More than $300,000 in Unemployment Benefits
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael A. Deshong and Alicia Williams (619) 546-9290 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY—March 4, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Darris Cotton of Vista pleaded guilty in federal court today to a…
Solon Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking and Possession of a Stolen Firearm
Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Harvey Dishon Jones, 39, of Solon, was sentenced on Thursday, March 3, 2022, by U.S. District Judge John Adams to 262 months – or…
Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting
MARQUIS ISREAL, also known as “Garf” or “Gbaby,” 25, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of…
Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Schemes Resulting in Losses of More Than $1.1 Million
Baltimore, Maryland – Linda Pylant, age 58, of Grasonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud, social security fraud, tax evasion, and aggravated identity theft in connection with schemes to defraud her…
Euro zone January retail sales rise weaker than expected
BRUSSELS – Euro zone retail sales grew by less than expected in January, Eurostat data showed on Friday, pulled down by weaker sales of fuel and muted spending on food and online,…
Daytona drug dealer facing more than two dozen trafficking-related charges
DAYTONA, FL – The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office ended a 5-month narcotics trafficking investigation with an arrest of a suspect facing more than two dozen trafficking-related charges Thursday in Daytona. Detectives said…
New Jersey Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Stealing more than $450,000 in Unemployment Insurance Benefits
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for illegally obtaining more than $450,000 in unemployment insurance benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. …
Cherokee Man Is Sentenced To More Than 30 Years For Second Degree Murder In Indian Country
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the…
San Diego Man Sentenced to More than 20 years for Three Armed Robberies
Assistant U. S. Attorney Mario J. Peia (619) 546-9706 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – March 3, 2022 SAN DIEGO – A man who committed three armed robberies, including a robbery in which he…
CDC: More than 90% of U.S. population in areas where can skip wearing masks
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Thursday that more than 90% of the U.S. population is in a location where COVID-19 levels are low enough that people…
Nigerian National Sentenced to Over Four Years in Federal Prison for Mail Fraud Conspiracy Resulting in the Loss of More Than $500,000
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Samson A. Oguntuyi, age 29, of Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release…
U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Accused Sex OffenderAfter More Than 17 Years on the Run
Harrisburg, PA – Today, United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Timothy Harmon, a 53-year old man formerly of Harrisburg. On October 14, 2003, the Harrisburg Bureau of Police…
U.S. Marshals Service Operation Nets More Than 190 Fugitives
Newark, NJ – The U.S. Marshals Service has conducted a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative focusing on some of the most violent offenders throughout New Jersey. This enforcement initiative, called Operation “Clean Sweep,”…
Statesville Man Who Robbed Two Convenience Stores On The Same Day At Gunpoint Is Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Anthony Dwayne Turner Jr., 23, of Statesville, N.C. to 135 months in prison and three years of supervised release for robbing…
Fidelity Investments says more than 92% of its funds have no Russian securities
BOSTON – Fidelity Investments on Tuesday said more than 92% of its mutual funds do not have any investment in Russian securities, as of the latest disclosures. In a statement sent by…
Beachwood woman sentenced to 17 years in prison for stealing the identities of more than a dozen people and filing false tax returns
A Beachwood woman was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for stealing the identities of more than a dozen people and filing false tax returns. Aesha Johnson, 42, was convicted…
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