A husband and wife in Wisconsin have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking charges, as announced by Timothy M. O’Shea, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. Yelitzia Ortiz Chaparro, aged 29, and her husband, Emanuel Gonzalez, aged 25, have been sentenced to three and eight years in federal prison, respectively. … Read more
A woman, who had taken her 2-year-old child to the Arizona State Capitol to protest against immigration enforcement, was arrested for allegedly damaging a DPS drone by throwing a bottle at it, as per court documents. According to court documents, a DPS trooper witnessed 31-year-old Shayla Fermic throwing a bottle that struck the drone, causing … Read more
Three men suspected in unrelated murder investigations in New Jersey, Alabama, and Lake County, Florida have been arrested by authorities in Marion County, Florida, officials announced. Between January 29 and January 31, 2025, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Intelligence Unit, in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Ocala Police … Read more
Three people have been handed down a total of 16 years in federal prison for their involvement in a scheme involving mail theft and bank fraud that extended over a number of years. Cortez Venable, Ephraim Aung, and Brooke Bryan collaborated to carry out bank fraud by utilizing pilfered financial documents, such as checks and … Read more
Two men from New York City have been charged by federal authorities for distributing more than a million fake pills in Western New York. Shockingly, some of these counterfeit pills were found to contain fentanyl. Prosecutors identified Edwin Miguel Batista of Queens, New York, as one of the suspects. According to court filings, he admitted … Read more
A Kentucky mother found herself in handcuffs after her child accidentally ingested a bag of methamphetamine, as reported by the sheriff’s office in Laurel County. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jessica Mills, 32, on Wednesday night following a report of a 15-month-old child ingesting a small bag of methamphetamine at a residence on Laurel … Read more
A member of a dangerous street gang was apprehended at the Michigan-Canada border by agents. The U.S. Border Patrol made the arrest in Sault Ste. Marie this week. They apprehended a member of Tren de Aragua, a notorious transnational criminal street gang from Venezuela. This gang is well-known for engaging in activities such as human … Read more
A jury in Tarrant County, Texas, has found 32-year-old Shanay Franklin guilty of murder. The verdict was delivered on Monday, and Franklin has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Death of Journee Clark The backstory: Court documents reveal that on February 14, 2021, Franklin was entrusted with the care of 14-month-old Journee Clark. The … Read more
A man from Nettleton has been sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex charges. Zachary Pierce Bennett of Nettleton has recently pled guilty to two counts of sexual battery of a minor under the age of fourteen, as stated in a press release from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Bennett has been sentenced to fifteen years … Read more
A man from North Carolina has admitted to conspiring to launder over $3 million that was connected to a $100 million health care fraud scheme. This announcement was made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina. Chaudhry Shabbir Ahmed has confessed to falsely asserting ownership of two medical businesses that … Read more