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Human trafficking and smuggling scheme targeting vulnerable Venezuelan women, recruiting them to the U.S. with promises of employment Nine criminal aliens from Venezuela have pleaded guilty to human trafficking, alien smuggling, and money laundering charges related to a sex trafficking ring operated in several motels in Nashville, Tennessee. According to court documents, the defendants…
Carlos Hugo Betancur, originally from Colombia, was on his way to work and, like any other Doral resident, went to the Marathon gas station on NW 58th Street. At noon on July 8, 2026, he was detained by ICE. His daughter, Maria Alejandra Betancur, says her father has a pending asylum application and is pleading…
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How the FBI keeps the public safe at gatherings The countdown to the special event has finally struck zero. Stragglers jog towards the entrance. Employees and volunteers take their posts while participants put on their game faces. The men and women of the FBI assigned to the event sharpen their focus and pay attention—to everything….
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Rapid City, S.D.—The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the January 27, 2024, murder of Alton Mesteth, age 54, of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. In the early morning hours of January 27, 2024, an unidentified person or persons shot…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A Tennessee woman was sentenced to prison today for filing bogus deeds for residential real estate in North Carolina and other states and misusing the owners’ personal identifying information (PII), announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Alicia, England, 33, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was ordered to serve…
TULSA, Okla. – A Chouteau man was sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country after driving impaired and causing a fatal car wreck, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Tyler Ray Thompson, 29, to 64 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The investigation revealed that in…
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ALBUQUERQUE – A Casamero Lake woman was sentenced to 37 months in prison for striking and killing a pedestrian on a dirt road while driving drunk. According to court documents, on or about August 6, 2024, Debbie Rojack, 46, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, hit and killed John Doe on a dirt road…
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months in prison, to be followed by six years of supervised release, on his conviction of drug trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer imposed the sentence…
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Scheme Involved Sending Sensitive U.S. Electronic Components to Iran A Massachusetts man was convicted yesterday in federal court in Boston following a 14-day jury trial for charges related to a scheme to illegally export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 43, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Massachusetts, was…
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Doral is shaken once again by a terrible tragedy. An unidentified person jumped from the balcony of a high-rise building at 5300 Paseo, located at 5300 NW 85th Ave in Downtown Doral. The tragedy occurred at 5:15 pm on Monday, July 13, 2026. The GBC News team was present minutes before the tragedy, as they…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Lamarr Anthony Welch, also known as “Joe,” 35, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for 11 felony drug offenses. Welch admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Huntington…
Actor Sam Neill passed away at the age of 78. He was best known for his starring role as Alan Grant in Jurassic Park (1993). He also starred in The Hunt for Red October and The Piano, and appeared in television series such as The Tudors and Peaky Blinders. The actor’s family released a statement…
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FBI personnel from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia are converging at the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill in Zachary, Louisiana in the continuing search for 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather. The Baton Rouge Police Department asked for the FBI’s assistance in what is a complex and dangerous mission. The FBI agreed to…
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The City of Doral welcomed its new Chief of Police, Matthew Castillo, during a community meet-and-greet event held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, hosted by Mayor Christi Fraga and the Doral City Council. The event provided residents with an opportunity to meet Chief Castillo, engage in conversations with him, and learn about his vision for…
Republican leader Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday night, July 11, at the age of 71 after a brief and sudden illness. Senator Graham’s family released a statement thanking everyone for their prayers and requesting privacy during this difficult time. The office of the South Carolina legislator confirmed his death Sunday morning, and according to preliminary…
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Joseph L. Crapsi, 31, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted of pointing a laser pointer at an aircraft, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. On March 2, 2024, a Delta Airlines flight was in flight and on approach…
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United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the July Federal Grand Jury 2026-A Indictments. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of informing a defendant of alleged violations of federal law, which…
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TULSA, Okla. – An indictment was unsealed today charging an Owasso man with killing Brian Bizzell and injuring three others in a fatal car wreck. Christopher Robert Chaney, 52, of Owasso, is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Indian Country; two counts of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in Indian Country; and Assault by Striking,…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Joseph Sawyer, 52, of Townsend, Massachusetts, in connection with two armed bank robberies that occurred on June 12, 2026, in Nashua, New Hampshire, and on June 27, 2026 in Boonton, New Jersey. According to the criminal complaint sworn out in the District of New Hampshire, Sawyer allegedly…
David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY PRIMAVERA, 22, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 18 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for trafficking firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2024,…
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David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that BELIN ANTONIO GONZALEZ-GARCIA, also known as Belin Garcia and Belin Gonzalez, 39, a citizen of Honduras, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with illegal reentry of a removed alien. As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, in…
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