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US Army Sgt., Brother Charged In Connecticut Murder-For-Hire Plot Against 4, Including 2 Kids
US Army Sgt. Jeremiah Peikert, left, and his brother Joshua Peikert (CSP)
A United States Army sergeant found himself at the center of a disturbin [...]
North Carolina Man’s Attempt At Purchasing A 9-Year-Old Child Foiled By Deputies
Joseph Jay Vieu (CCSO And LCSO)
A 50-year-old North Carolina man is in custody and held on a $3 million bond status after officials say he attempt [...]
Ohio Grandmother Burns 2-Year-Old Toddler With Scolding Hot Water Over Dirty Diaper
Lashawnda Walters, 51 (WCP)
A 51-year-old grandmother in Ohio has been sentenced to 7 to 10 1/2 years after pleading guilty to burning her 2-year- [...]
North Carolina Man, Who Terrorized People Of Color For Years, Gets 41 Months For Hate Crime
Jail Cell, TFP File Photo
A North Carolina man was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release for committing [...]
Suspect Attacks Father With A Knife On Video – LEO Talk Show
Leo Round Table
The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Sa [...]
Man Dies After Crashing Into White House Security Barrier
Flowers begin to bloom on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, March 17, 2024. (Official White House Photo by Carlos Fyfe)
A motorist died a [...]
West Virginia Ambulance Services Business Owner Found Guilty For Tax Crimes
Ambulance (Source: Unsplash)
A federal jury in West Virginia convicted a man Thursday for failing to pay the taxes withheld from employees’ wages [...]
DOJ Sues Texas Department Of Criminal Justice For Religious Discrimination
DOJ (File)
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Friday against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) for denying an employee’s religio [...]
“Everybody Eats” Gang Member In Florida Gets Life In Prison For Murder In Aid Of Racketeering
TFP File Photo
A Florida man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering a man in aid of racketeering, assaulting a federal law enforceme [...]
FBI: California Man Sends Death Threats To Georgia DA Fani Wills “Killed Like A Dog”
FBI Agent, Source: FBI
A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of transmitting interstate threats to inju [...]