Island Hit With ‘Lava Tsunami’ As Volcano Sparks Evacuations
A volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma that erupted in September is currently spewing molten rock and threatening the island’s inhabitants, prompting evacuations, …
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Romanian National Sentenced in Connection with ATM Skimming Scheme
BOSTON – A Romanian national was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2021 in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating …
Over 94,000 Migrants In Southern Texas Released Into The US With Notices To Report, Leaked Docs Show
Just over 94,500 migrants who entered the U.S. illegally were encountered by border officials in southern Texas and released into the country with notices to …
Caldwell Man Pleads Guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
BOISE – A Caldwell man pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to others. According to court records, Jesus Enrique Morales, …
Mark Ridley-Thomas Charged Along with Former University Dean in Federal Grand Jury Indictment Alleging Bribery and Fraud Scheme
INDICTMENT LOS ANGELES – Longtime politician Mark Ridley-Thomas and the former dean of the School of Social Work at a university in Southern California …
Postal Worker Charged with Issuing Money Orders Without Receiving Full Payment
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHANNEL SMITH, age 41, of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, was charged on October 12, …
Five Alleged Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Racketeering Offenses Including Murder of Chicago Rapper
CHICAGO — A federal indictment unsealed today charges five alleged members of the O-Block street gang with participating in a criminal organization that murdered a …
Man Charged With Selling Multiple Forged Paintings By Contemporary Artist Raymond Pettibon
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office …
Chicago Woman Found Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute 4 Kilos of Cocaine
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury has found Tashe Goins, 32, of Chicago, Illinois, guilty of possession with intent to …
ANALYSIS: Congress Punts Its Most Consequential Tasks To December With Little Plan And Worsening Gridlock
Congress in the past two weeks managed to avoid a government shutdown and a nationwide debt default amid one of the busiest legislative months in …
Man Kills Multiple People With Bow And Arrow In Norway, report
A man armed with a bow and arrow allegedly murdered several individuals at a town center in Norway on Wednesday night, according to police, The …
Munhall Woman Charged with Filing Fraudulent Applications for Pandemic-Relief Funds
PITTSBURGH, PA – One resident of Munhall, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, Acting United …
White House Plans To Reopen Borders With Canada And Mexico To Vaccinated Travelers
The Biden administration plans to reopen the land borders with Canada and Mexico to vaccinated travelers, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. People who are …
Pickens County Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kevin Jamal Jones, 46, of Easley, S.C., on seven charges connected to …
Shreveport Police Department Chosen as Participant in Partnership with U.S. Department of Justice to Help Reduce Violent Crime in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook has announced that the City of Shreveport Police Department has been chosen to participate …
Pastor With Eight Prior Drunk Driving Offenses Charged For Allegedly Trying To Murder Police Officers
Police arrested a Detroit pastor on Wednesday, and the pastor was charged with attempted murder for allegedly crashing his car into the vehicle of two …
Judge Sentences Fentanyl-Dealing Pittsburgh Felon with Firearms to 30 Years
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to a total of 30 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of federal …
Billings man sentenced to prison for illegal gun possession while charged with felonies
BILLINGS — A Billings man who was arrested during a disturbance and who admitted to illegally possessing a firearm while having been charged with two …
500,000 pounds of Crider Foods’ canned beef recalled due to high lead levels
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2021 – Crider Foods, a Stillmore, Ga., establishment, is recalling approximately 525,717 pounds of canned beef with gravy products that may be …
Allen West, Former Texas GOP Chair Seeking To Oust Greg Abbott, Hospitalized With COVID-19
Allen West, the former chair of the Texas Republican Party who is primarying Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, is hospitalized with COVID-19 but said …
Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 100 Months in Prison for Possessing with Intent to Distribute more than 40 Grams of Fentanyl
TRENTON, N.J. – A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl …
REPORT: Training Urged New Jersey Teachers To Track Conversations With Parents, Students Regarding The COVID-19 Vaccine
New Jersey teachers said they were instructed during a teachers union training to log conversations regarding the COVID-19 vaccine with parents and students, Fox News …
Fed Governor Thinks Regulators Need To Tell Banks How To Deal With Climate Change
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard believes financial regulators should tell banks how to tackle climate change as a way to monitor threats to the overall …
REPORT: US Special Forces Secretly Deployed To Taiwan As Tensions Escalate With China
A U.S. special-operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly training Taiwanese troops on the island for at least a year as China …
Georgia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in McLean County
PEORIA, Ill. –Tidas Thompson, also known as Titus Thomas, 44, of Stockbridge, Georgia, was indicted on September 21, 2021, for charges related to drug trafficking …
Former Alorton Police Officer Charged with Obtaining Funds From the Village of Alorton Police Department by Fraud
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL. – Jay A. Cobb, 57, of Cahokia, Illinois, formerly a police officer with the Village of Alorton Police Department, was charged …
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Traveling with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct
PEORIA, Ill. – A federal jury deliberated for just under 90 minutes before returning a guilty verdict against Joseph Allen Wilcher, 40, of the 1800 …
Former Taliban Commander Charged With Killing American Troops In 2008
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Lesko, Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Michael J. …
Red Lake Man Indicted for First Degree Murder, Assault with Intent to Murder in the Shooting Death of a Red Lake Tribal Police Officer
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment against a Red Lake man for fatally shooting a Red Lake tribal police officer, assaulting …
‘Majority Of Faculty Agree With Many Or Even Most Of My Positions’: Canceled Professor Speaks Out
A University of Chicago professor, whose prestigious lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was cancelled at the behest of a Twitter mob who …
Authorities Charge Soccer Player In Brazil With Attempted Murder For Kicking Referee In Head
Police charged Brazilian soccer player William Ribeiro with attempted murder for attacking a referee during a match on Monday, CNN reported. William Ribeiro kicked a …
19 Defendants Charged With Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of …
Toledo Man Charged with Escape from Custody
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Jermell Toney, 35, of Toledo with one count of …
Cumberland County Man Charged with Manufacturing an Explosive Device and with Possessing Multiple Bombs and Precursor Materials
NEWARK, N.J. – A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man will make his initial appearance today on charges related to his explosive devices and the materials …
Former SCANA CEO Sentenced to Two Years for Defrauding Ratepayers in Connection with Failed Nuclear Construction Project
Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Kevin B. Marsh, 66, former SCANA Corporation (SCANA) Chief Executive Officer …
Four Charged with Making False Statement to Purchase Firearms at Licensed Youngstown Area Dealer
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging four individuals with making a false statement during …
Jan 6 Committee To Meet With Facebook Whistleblower: REPORT
The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riots is set to meet with former Facebook product manager and whistleblower Frances Haugen as soon as Thursday, …
Federal Judge Sides With Biden Admin, Halts Texas Abortion Law
A federal judge has halted the enforcement of Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which banned abortions in the state after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected. “It …
Crane company agrees to pay more than $4.5M to resolve lawsuit for non-compliance with Military Specifications
HOUSTON – Crane Company has agreed to pay to the United States to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to …
Owings Mills Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over Six Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
Baltimore, Maryland – Douglas Vines, age 50, of Owings Mills, Maryland pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Catherine …
Passengers with Guns in Carryon Bags at Pittsburgh International Airport Now Face Revocation of their Concealed Carry Permit
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Acting United States Attorney Steve Kaufman has announced a new way of dealing with travelers who have guns in their carryon bags …
Former Treasurer of Volunteer Fire Department Charged with Bank Fraud
A Kaufman County man who allegedly took out fraudulent loans in the name of his volunteer fire department has been charged with making a false …
Both China And US Will Abide By Taiwan Agreement, Biden Says After Phone Call With Xi Jinping
President Joe Biden assured reporters that Chinese President Xi Jinping would respect the “Taiwan agreement” after a phone call with the leader in September. Tensions …
Former U.S. Military Pilot Charged With Making False Statements on National Security Background Forms Regarding Foreign Contacts
SAN DIEGO – A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot-turned-civilian-contractor appeared in federal court in San Diego yesterday to face charges that when he was required …
Oklahoma Man Charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Romain Green, 32, of Oklahoma City, was arraigned today upon an …
Buffalo Man Charged With International Email Scam Targeting Businesses And Defrauding Victims Out Of Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Eric Iwu aka James, 32, a …
Two New Jersey Men Arrested And Charged With Securities Fraud For Scheme To Defraud Investors In Hemp Company
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office …
Bronx Man Who Possessed Five “Ghost Guns” Charged With Possessing A Firearm And Ammunition
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John B. DeVito, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of …
Minneapolis Man Charged with Child Sex Trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS – A recently unsealed federal indictment charges a Minneapolis man with sex trafficking a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney W. Anders Folk. According …
Four Defendants Charged With COVID-19 Fraud Scheme
Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Margaret Garnett, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation …