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In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice has alleged that Walmart Inc. unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height of the prescription opioid crisis. The complaint alleges…
Read More U.S. DOJ Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Walmart, Opioid Crisis
President Donald Trump, in a surprising Tuesday night tweet, called the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress an unsuitable “disgrace.” Trump urged lawmakers to make a number of changes to the measure, including bigger direct payments to individuals and families. House Speaker Nancy…
Read More Trump Calls On Congress to Increase U.S. Stimulus Checks to $2,000, Slams Waste
ST. LOUIS, MO—Federal prosecutors, within the Eastern District of Missouri, are working an increased amount of cases involving child pornography. The U.S. Attorney’s Office have indicted 62 defendants who abused children in some way. Those defendants represent a 16% increase from last year. Prosecutors from…
Read More Missouri Federal Prosecutors Experience Increased Workloads Relating to Child Porn
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An initial trial date of Feb. 2, 2021, has been scheduled for a Springfield, Ill., man, Evan Taylor, 24, indicted on federal child pornography charges last week. Taylor, of the 2000 block of Claremont Dr., made his initial appearance on Dec. 21,…
Read More Illinois Man Indicted for Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Children
Brian Parks Moore, 51, of Matthews, N.C. was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for transportation of child pornography, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Conrad also ordered Moore to serve 30 years of supervised release and…
Read More North Carolina Man Sentenced To More Than 15-Years For Child Porn
by: Matt Gonzales Marine Corps Systems Command intends to field an upgraded maintenance system capable of repairing circuit cards within electronic, communication and many other systems employed by Marines. The Circuit Card Assembly Test Station is a shelter-mountable unit that Marines can use to diagnose…
Read More U.S. Marine Corps To Field Electronic Tech Designed to Fix Circuit Cards
The National Association of Realtors secured key victories in COVID-19 relief legislation that cleared the U.S. Senate & House of Representatives overnight, including various key tax extenders, additional support for the Paycheck Protection Program, and funding for rental assistance. Roughly 38% of NAR’s 1.4 million…
Read More NAR Efforts Help Secure Rental Assistance in U.S. COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced Wally Roy Carter, 61, of Kotzebue, Alaska, has been named in a federal complaint for sex trafficking of a minor. Carter was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 17, and was ordered detained. The complaint alleges that Carter became…
Read More Alaska Man Arrested for Sex Trafficking of a Minor
GREENBELT, Maryland – Anthony Michael Mileo, age 54, of Huntingtown, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of possession of child pornography. At the time of his indictment in January 2020, Mileo was a Corporal with the Maryland National Capital Park Police Department and was…
Read More Former Maryland Cop Pleads Guilty on Federal Child Porn Charges
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Today, Vladimir Natera-Abreu and Joset Rivera-Verdejo were arrested in a joint law enforcement operation by the FBI, the Dominican National Police, and the U.S. Marshals Service. The defendants were fugitives since February 2019, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney…
Read More U.S. Fugitive Vladimir Natera Abreu Arrested In The Dominican Republic