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Israeli Dual Citizen Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison For Transmitting Sexually Explicit Video of a Minor

Nimrod Shalom, 41, a dual citizen of Israel and the United States, was sentenced, on January 13, 2023, to seven years in prison for transmission of a sexual performance by a minor.


Texas Man Admits Role in Scamming Seniors in Rhode Island and Elsewhere in Online Romance Scams

Fola Alabi, aka Folayemi Alabi, 52, of Richmond, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to charges of conspiracy and money laundering, admitting to a federal judge that he created companies and opened bank accounts that were used to launder more than $1.6 million in proceeds bilke


Montgomery Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Committing Multiple Armed Carjackings

Johnnie Leeanozg Davis, 36, from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 315 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart


Potsdam Man Arrested for Distributing Child Pornography

John Huckabey, age 40, of Potsdam, New York, was arrested yesterday for distribution of child pornography.


Minnesota Man Indicted for Sexual Assault on Cruise Ship

A Minnesota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly engaging in abusive sexual contact while a passenger aboard a cruise ship from Iceland to Boston in August 2022.


Former Adelanto Mayor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Charge for Accepting Bribes in Support of Commercial Marijuana Activity

The former mayor of Adelanto has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for accepting more than $57,000 in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for approving ordinances authorizing commercial marijuana activity within the city, and ensuring his co-schemers obtained city licenses or permits for their commercial marijuana activities, the Justice Department announced today.


Montgomery Man Sentenced to 184 Months Following Carjacking and Firearm Convictions

Steven Michael Wehr, 33, from Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 184 months in federal prison for carjacking and using a firearm during a federal crime of violence, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Stewart. In addition to imposing a sentence of more than 15 years, the judge ordered Wehr to serve five years on supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.


The former owner of a wastewater treatment facility in Orange County and his company each pleaded guilty today to a federal environmental criminal charge for discharging untreated industrial wastewater into the county’s sewer system.


Scott Radtke, 60, of Clovis, was sentenced on Thursday to four and a half years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Rodrigo Santos pleaded guilty today in federal court to bank fraud, honest services fraud, evading taxes on more than $1.6 million of unreported income, and falsifying records in a federal investigation, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp, and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian.


Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

Alexander Michael Randise of Ocean Beach was sentenced today in federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of 30-year-old Tyber Joseph Lustig.


Alabama Medical Billing Company Pays $153K to Resolve False Claims Allegations

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, and Jean Pierre Njock, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that AMVIK SOLUTIONS, LLC (“Amvik”) has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government and has paid $153,300 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims for payment to the Connecticut Medicaid program for applied behavior analysis (“ABA”) services.


Chair Rodgers: FDA’s Expansion of Abortion Pills is Dangerous for Women and Disastrous for Unborn Children

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a revision to the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for abortion-inducing drugs:


Usitc Makes Determination In Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Gray Portland Cement And Clinker From Japan

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the existing antidumping duty order on gray portland cement and clinker from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.


Successful MLK Service Day Event at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

Over five hundred historical photographs from the archives of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument were described, organized and cataloged by fifteen local volunteers on Monday, January 16th.


By land and sea with FirstNet: Supporting Hyannis Fire on the cape

When schools let out and summer begins, many families flock to Cape Cod for the history, beaches, seafood, outdoor activities, and festivals.


Castro Valley Resident Pleads Guilty To Illegally Exporting American Aviation Technology To Beijing University

Defendant Admits Using Intermediary to Funnel Payments for United States Army Aviation-Related Software Sent to Restricted Beijing University


Rangers respond to injured man involved in avalanche

Teton Interagency Dispatch Center (TIDC) received an emergency call at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16 notifying them that a snowboarder was injured off the west side of Albright Peak in Grand Teton National Park. The snowboarder, a local Idaho man, was caught in an avalanche and swept into Death Canyon.


Central High School NHS announces "Inequality in Mental Health," a free public program in Little Rock

On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) will host a panel discussion on "Inequality in Mental Health" at 11:00 a.m. CST in the CHARTS Theater on the UA-PTC Main Campus in North Little Rock.


BLM to host public meeting in Grand Junction for input on potential updates to solar energy program

As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Grand Junction to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.