National News and Stories From The Free Press
U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rebecca Wilson, 31, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to two counts of production of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in…
Read More New York Woman Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Porn Involving 8 And 5-Year-Old Children
A 42-year-old former Conroe resident is set to appear in federal court on charges of sexual exploitation of children as well as distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Timothy Lee Tyler is scheduled to appear today at 10 a.m.…
Read More Texas Man Charged, Coercing Child to Engage in Sex Acts
Aaron Dugar, age 35, of Denver, was sentenced to more than twelve years (147 months) in federal prison for his role in an armed carjacking and bank robbery. The sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release. According to facts contained in the…
Read More Colorado Man Get 12 Years in Federal Prison for Bank Robbery and CarJacking
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis updated Floridan’s on vaccination rates for those 65+ and possible shortages moving forward. DeSantis said that Florida received 1.7 million first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and has distributed those first doses to 1,224,188 people. “If we can get 500,000…
Read More White House Says Florida Has Used Only 50% Of COVID Vaccine, DeSantis Says We Need More
A former New Bedford police officer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for possessing and distributing child pornography. Paul Hodson, 44, of Acushnet, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to six years in prison and five years of supervised release. In December…
Read More Former Massachusetts Police Officer Sentenced for Child Porn Offenses
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a New York City teacher who traveled to Tampa to have sexual intercourse with a minor he met online. On Saturday, January 23, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Zeshaan Naqvi, 31, picked the victim up at their Tampa residence…
Read More New York Middle School Teacher Arrested in Florida Having Sex With a Child
During January—Human Trafficking Awareness Month—the FBI worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to identify, locate, and recover missing children, particularly those who have been or were suspected of…
Read More FBI: 33 Missing Children Found In Multi-Day Joint Agency Operation ‘Lost Angels’
A D.C. man, a New Jersey man, and a Colorado man appeared today in United States district courts on charges stemming from their attacks on local and federal law enforcement officers, as well as other crimes, during the riots at the U.S. Capitol on January…
Read More “We Storm The F***ing U.S. Capitol” Three Charged in Federal Court for Assaulting Local and Federal Officers
Two leaders of the national gang the Gangster Disciples were sentenced Friday for a racketeering conspiracy involving murder. Shauntay Craig, aka Shake, 42, of Birmingham, Alabama, was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Craig pleaded guilty in August 2019 to racketeering conspiracy involving murder and…
Read More FBI: U.S. ‘Gangster Disciples’ Leaders Sentenced to Prison
Mega Millions hit an estimated jackpot of $1,000,000,000 Friday. This is the 37th draw in the current jackpot run, which began after a Wisconsin player won a $120 million prize on September 15. It’s the longest the game has gone without a jackpot win. During…
Read More $1,000,000,000 Mega Millions Jackpot, Check Your Numbers Here