Category: National News
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Pennsylvania Man Charged, Forcible Sex Trafficking Of Multiple Victims Including A Minor
Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Kevin Smith, 27, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment with sex tra [...]
Kansas Couple Sentenced For Faking To Be Blind And Get VA, Social Security Payments
A husband and wife from Kansas, have been sentenced for deceiving the federal government about a medical condition to receive benefit payments.
A [...]
Arizona Man Who Participated In Florida Prescription Med Scheme Gets 76-Months
On Friday, a federal judge sentenced a 38-year-old Arizona resident to 76 months in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated fraud scheme invol [...]
20 From Texas Arrested For Conspiracy To Distribute Thousands Of Pounds Of Marijuana
A total of 20 people from Texas have been arrested in connection with a conspiracy to distribute thousands of pounds of marijuana.
A total of 16 [...]
Retired New York School Teacher Arrested And Charged With Enticement Of A Minor And Possession Of Child Porn
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced Friday that Richard W. Scherer, 70, of Depew, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with the entice [...]
Suicide Of 14-Year-Old Boy, 3 Others Prompts Design Changes At NYC Tourist Attraction
Sebastian Hughes
The suicide of a 14-year-old boy at the Vessel, a spiral staircase attraction in New York City, on Thursday has sparked calls fo [...]
Democratic Cleveland City Councilman Convicted, Federal Program Theft, Tax Violations, Witness Tampering And Falsifying Records
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal jury found Cleveland City Councilman Democrat Kenneth Johnson, 75, guilty of all 15- [...]
Indiana Man Sentenced To 151 Months In Federal Prison For Child Porn
Christopher F. Zinanni, 34, of Valparaiso was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Phillip Simon upon his plea of guilty to one count of distributi [...]
Former Colorado Judge Sentenced for Obstructing Federal Investigation of Drug Trafficking Organization
A former Colorado state court judge was sentenced Wednesday in the District of Colorado to a year and one day in prison for obstructing a federal tas [...]
‘Man, I Wanna Make Fun Of Simone Biles’: Michael Che Shares ‘Tasteless’ Larry Nassar Joke
Steven Hall
Michael Che, a Saturday Night Live comedian, is receiving criticism after reposting jokes about Simone Biles and Larry Nassa [...]