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LAS VEGAS – A boyfriend and girlfriend pleaded guilty today to bringing over 75 pounds of Ketamine in their luggage into the United States from London, England. “Ketamine is a powerful controlled anesthetic intended strictly for supervised clinical use,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. “When weaponized by black-market distribution…
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Alec Dierna, 32, and John Engler, 40, both of Boca Raton, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud before U.S. District Judge Meredith A. Vacca. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Between August 2020 and July…
INDIANAPOLIS- Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in the armed robbery of a CVS Pharmacy in Carmel, Indiana. Mikhal Hamilton, 26, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In March, a federal jury found Hamilton guilty of interference with commerce by…
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BILLINGS – A Billings man who struck his girlfriend multiple times during an argument was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. Isaiah Shawn-Sam Glenn, 30, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to one count of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to a dating or…
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MEDFORD, Ore.—A Jacksonville, Oregon, man was sentenced today for tax evasion, employment tax crimes, bank fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Joel Matthew Caswell, 32, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison and 5 years’ supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $1,198,799.83 in restitution to the IRS. According to documents and…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thomas Emil Eide, 51, formerly of South Lake Tahoe, pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, in which he used fake companies to defraud banks and harm consumers, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, Eide was the owner of CB Surety LLC (CB Surety). He and his co-conspirators agreed to…
United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera, 27, originally of Venezuela, was sentenced on August 20, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for his role in a conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.” …
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BEAUMONT, Texas –A Beaumont convicted felon has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Kendrick Deon Ewing, 37, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia…
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Jacksonville, Florida – Eric James Stone (43, St. Augustine) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt to six years and eight months in federal prison for committing wire fraud and money laundering. Stone was also ordered to pay $2,037,103 in restitution to his victim. He pleaded guilty on March 24, 2026. U.S. Attorney…
José Alberto Suárez, a friend, colleague, and journalist, president and general manager of Telemundo 31, Telemundo 49, and Telemundo Ft. Myers, passed away in Kenya at the age of 55 on August 19, 2026. He was born and raised in Florida, USA, and attended Coral Gables High School before beginning his journalistic career in Miami…
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A deputy with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office was charged yesterday in an indictment with one count of alleged deprivation of rights under color of law arising out of his alleged sexual assault of a female inmate in his custody. According to the indictment, on July 29, 2025, Cass Aaron Close, 56, violated the civil…
PORTLAND, Maine: A Portland man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to possessing cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to distribute. According to court records, on July 8, 2024, Portland police officers arrested Anthony Lobor, 27, on a state arrest warrant. Later that day, investigators searched Lobor’s residence under a search warrant and found…
LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a 10-count indictment today charging six defendants, all Chinese nationals and all residing in Las Vegas, for their alleged participation in a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation with one grow house located near a public park. “Transnational criminal networks that exploit our domestic markets and…
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Defendant allegedly paid employees cash wages and tips, failing to withhold and pay more than $500,000 in employment taxes BOSTON – The owner and operator of two Massachusetts restaurants has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to paying employees in cash over the course of seven years without withholding and paying federal employment…
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WASHINGTON – Ryan Michael English, 26, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 73 months in prison in connection with an attempt to assassinate then-cabinet member nominee Scott Bessent with Molotov cocktails fashioned from bottles of vodka, and for carrying a folding knife onto the Grounds of the Capitol, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. “My…
WASHINGTON – Mark Thomas Moore, 35, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison in connection with a string of armed robberies that targeted service workers at businesses and a U.S. Post Office in the District, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. “Mark Moore targeted hardworking employees who were simply…
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted a man for illegally possessing eight “Molotov cocktail” destructive devices in a Chicago suburb earlier this month. On Aug. 1, 2026, in Mokena, Ill., HAMED ALSAIDI knowingly possessed eight glass liquor and beer bottles containing an ignitable liquid and a wicking component in the form commonly referred…
NORFOLK, Va. – A Colombian national pled guilty today to a seven-year money laundering conspiracy involving the purchase of consumer electronics using drug proceeds. According to court documents, from January 2018 through March 2025, Andrelio Castaño Rojas, 55, conspired to launder drug trafficking proceeds using a currency exchange scheme. Rojas opened U.S. bank accounts for…
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MIAMI – A former Miami Gardens Police Department (MGPD) officer has pleaded guilty to making a false statement to obtain a $63,900 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) through a COVID-19 relief program administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). Alvin Bernard, 38, of Miami Gardens, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to the SBA….
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Myrka Dellanos, Journalist, Radio & Television Co-Host, Author & Award-Winning We had a pleasant meeting with our friend and colleague Myrka Dellanos, journalist, radio and television co-host, author, and award-winning author. We asked her how her health is doing, since Myrka was diagnosed with skin cancer on her ear in March 2026. She has since…
Actress Hayden Panettiere passed away on August 16, 2026, at the age of 36. She had prominent roles on television, starring in the 1994 ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Panettiere also had notable roles in the television series Heroes, Nashville, and the Scream Saga. A friend of Panettiere, whose identity has not yet…
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