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A 38-year-old Richmond, Texas, woman has been charged for operating as a “money mule” as part of her involvement in a nationwide romance fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Akua Dufie is expected to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison at 2…
Read More Texas Woman Indicted For Her Role As “Money Mule” In Nationwide Romance Scam
The Alex Murdaugh high-profile murder trial resumed Monday in Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, with the defense planning to wrap up by early afternoon after jurors heard from more than 70 witnesses. On Monday, the judge ruled that jurors in the double murder trial will…
Read More Jurors In Alex Murdaugh Double-Murder Trial To Visit Moselle Dog Kennels, House
A North Carolina woman and a Maryland man were each sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States, aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, and stealing government funds. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2016, Sandra…
Read More North Carolina Woman, Maryland Man Sentenced In $2.2 Million Tax Fraud Scheme
ATLANTA, GA. – A former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to the contractor’s company. According…
Read More Florida Woman Gets 4.5 Years In Prison From Taking Bribes When Working For City Of Atlanta
A Michigan man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 24, 2021, James Meeks-Little, 29, of West…
Read More Michigan Man Gets 7-Years In Prison After Be Arrested In West Virginia With Fentanyl
Prominent environmentalist Erin Brockovich hosted a packed town hall meeting in East Palestine, Ohio, Friday to relay information to local residents affected by a Norfolk Southern train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the town earlier this month. Brockovich and Mikel Watts, a trial lawyer,…
Read More Erin Brockovich Says “All Clear My A**” As Ohio Braces For Tough Road Ahead
A western Pennsylvania county has ditched its “sanctuary” status for illegal immigration after being walloped by drugs flowing from Mexico. Officials in Butler County, just north of Pittsburgh, reversed course this week, following a unanimous vote by its prison board. The decision was apparently made…
Read More Pennsylvania County Rescinds “Sanctuary” Designation After Flood Of Drug Crime, Overdoses
Ohio residents filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the railroad company Norfolk Southern after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in early February and cast a toxic plume of chemicals over the town and polluting the air and water, according to the lawsuit…
Read More First Class-Action Lawsuit Filed After Toxic Train Derailment In Ohio
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) faced new charges unveiled Thursday, as prosecutors accused him of cheating thousands of investors out of billions of dollars while casting himself as a trustworthy “savior of the cryptocurrency industry,” according to the Associated Press. Four new charges, including securities…
Read More FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Now Faces 155 Years In Prison
The U.S. military is planning to quadruple its troop presence in Taiwan for training missions, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous U.S. officials. This comes in the latest series of Pentagon plans to deter a Chinese invasion. Officials told the WSJ, in the coming months, the…
Read More U.S. To Beef Up Military Presence In Taiwan For Training Against Threat From China