GEORGIA, UNITED STATES – Twelve defendants have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme allegedly spanning more than four years and resulting in the approval of more than 100 mortgages based on fabricated documents and false information. Many of the loans are insured by the…
TEXAS, UNITED STATES – U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox announced that a Longview sex offender who was identified in the course of a joint international investigation has been found guilty of possession of child pornography in the Eastern District of Texas. Charles Orange, 55, of…
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – LITTLE ROCK—A Tennessee man was sentenced late Thursday on one count of production of child pornography. United States District Court Judge James M. Moody sentenced Craig Gillum, 55, of Shelbyville, Tennessee, to 280 months in federal prison. Cody Hiland, the United…
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Lottery announced that Michele Payne, 48, of Palm Bay, claimed a $1 million top prize from the $5 MONOPOLY™ BONUS SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game using a secured drop box located at the Jacksonville District Office. She chose to receive her…
USA – A federal grand jury returned an indictment against one company and four individuals for their roles in a long-running conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate markets for ready-mix concrete in the greater Savannah, Georgia area, the Department of Justice announced today.…
BEAUMONT, Texas – A 23-year-old Joaquin, Texas man has been sentenced for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Stephen J. Cox today. “Would-be Murderer and Child Rapist used the Dark Web to try Necrophilia and Cannibalism“ Alexander Nathan Barter…
LARGO, Fla. – SPCA Tampa Bay Assisting in Rescue of 45 Cats and Dogs Largo, Fla. SPCA Tampa Bay is collaborating with the Louisiana SPCA and animal welfare agencies in Pensacola to transport 45 dogs and cats to Tampa Bay on Friday, September 18. Hurricane…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- A document leaked to the media, regarding an email and a verbal exchange at a D.C. protest on June 1, has fingers pointed towards the Whitehouse. But should it? You decide. National Guard Major Adam DeMarco was at the scene of the protest…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 to discuss extending the state of local emergency in Hillsborough County and other issues related to managing the ongoing response to the…
NEWARK, N.J.- Two Iranian nationals have been charged in connection with a coordinated cyber intrusion campaign – sometimes at the behest of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) – targeting computers in New Jersey, elsewhere in the United States, Europe, and the…