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Corona man pleads guilty to tax fraud over Stan Lee memorabilia sales

A Riverside County man has agreed to plead guilty to tax fraud charges after failing to report over $1.2 million in income from selling Stan Lee-signed memorabilia, according to the Justice Department.


Pending home sales fall amid high mortgage rates

Pending home sales in the United States decreased by 4.6% in January, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR).


Sparta man fined $9,500 for killing protected bald eagle

A federal judge has ordered Robert Garner Gambill, a 91-year-old resident of Sparta, North Carolina, to pay a $9,500 fine and surrender his firearm for killing a bald eagle.


Cherryville man sentenced to ten years for drug trafficking and firearm offenses

Bryan Torres, a 24-year-old resident of Cherryville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to ten years in prison followed by four years of supervised release.


Oakland man charged for mailing threats to East Bay elementary school

A criminal complaint was revealed today, charging Lester Dale Lee, 69, from Oakland, with sending threatening communications to Dayton Elementary School in San Leandro.


Federal charges filed after major takedowns target guns and drugs in Vallejo

Two investigations by the Vallejo Public Safety Partnership have led to the arrest and federal charges against eight individuals for gun and drug offenses.


Three sentenced for involvement in Reno meth trafficking conspiracy

Three individuals involved in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to prison.


Seven charged in armed transnational drug distribution conspiracies

The Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew Podolsky, along with officials from the FBI and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, announced charges against seven individuals involved in armed drug trafficking...


ICE arrests Haitian national over alleged assault and firearms offenses

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken into custody Rodney Soloman, a Haitian national residing illegally in the United States, following charges related to assault and firearms offenses in Virginia.


Guatemalan man sentenced for illegal re-entry into US

A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.


Former employee sentenced for embezzling $135K from Illinois school district

A Waterloo woman has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for embezzling over $135,000 from the Dupo Community Unit School District #196.


Kentucky troopers indicted for alleged civil rights violations

A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, has indicted one former and two current Kentucky State Police Troopers on charges of violating civil rights.


Florida man sentenced for attempting to entice minor while being registered sex offender

A Florida man has been sentenced to 22 years and seven months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor into sexual activity.


Dominican national charged with illegal reentry into the United States

A Dominican national, Melvin Villar, 60, from Lawrence, Massachusetts, was arraigned on charges of unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.


Gastonia pharmacy settles for $204K over alleged controlled substance violations

Prescriptions Plus, a pharmacy located in Gastonia, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $204,000 following allegations of violating the Controlled Substances Act's recordkeeping requirements.


US lawmakers condemn Thailand's deportation of Uyghur refugees

Today, a joint statement was released by Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.


Ohio man sentenced for coercing minor into sending explicit material

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Thomas Edward Petro, 32, from Ashtabula, Ohio, has been sentenced to 140 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release.


Tom Schultz named new chief of USDA Forest Service by Secretary Rollins

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has appointed Tom Schultz as the new chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, marking him as the 21st person to hold this position.


Federal grand jury announces February indictments for various crimes

United States Attorney Clint Johnson has disclosed the outcomes of the February Federal Grand Jury 2024-B indictments.


Dominican national indicted for illegal reentry into United States

A Dominican national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly reentering the United States illegally after being deported.