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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report SPOKANE, WA. – William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that a Federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging Clifton Frank Peter with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder,…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report CAMERON, NC. – A U.S. Army soldier was sentenced today to life in prison for aggravated sexual assault of a minor, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Former Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy Rock, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 58 months and seven days for drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. “The rule of law will be applied…
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July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Brandi Nicole Fletcher (25, Jacksonville) to four years and nine months in federal prison for perjury and aggravated identity theft in connection with obtaining a fraudulent passport. Fletcher…
Read More Jacksonville Woman Sentenced To Over Four Years For Perjury, Passport Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Luis Berrios-Trinidad (30, Tampa) to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for sex trafficking of minors. The court also ordered Berrios-Trinidad to forfeit a Glock 19 9mm…
Read More Tampa Man Sentenced To 11+ Years For Sex Trafficking Of Minors
July 9, 2020 By: Staff Report ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Blaine Charles Morgan, 35, of Crownpoint, New Mexico, has been charged federally with murder for a stabbing that occurred on the Navajo Nation. The FBI and Navajo Nation Criminal Investigations on Monday, July 6, 2020, arrested…
Read More Navajo Nation Man Charged Federally with Murder in New Mexico
July 7, 2020 By: Staff and LEO Roundtable TAMPA, Fla.- The Free Press has partnered with LEO Round Table and will broadcast its Law Enforcement Program here in Cops and Crimes. Visit LEO Round Table at Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Publishers Note: While The Free Press will always…
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July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report TAMPA, Fla.- The FBI has seen a spike in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims complaints related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic involving the use of stolen personally identifiable information (PII). U.S. citizens from several states have been victimized by criminal…
Read More FBI Sees Spike in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims, Stolen Identities
July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Federal district judge Kenneth A. Marra committed a man who fired gunshots inside a West Palm Beach VA Medical Center to the custody of the U.S. Attorney General for 25 years of mental health…
Read More Man Who Shot Firearm Inside West Palm Beach VA Medical Center Committed to 25 Years in Custody
July 8, 2020 By: Staff Report NEW YORK, Ny, – Warning, the video below is graphic and will be disturbing to some viewers. Anthony Robinson wanted to spend some time with his 7-year-old daughter before he left the fast pace and violent streets behind, his…
Read More NYC Father Murdered Holding His 7-Year-Old Daughters Hand