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Morristown Minute

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Nine individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Newark, distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

16 Arrested in Major Drug Bust: Meth, Cocaine, Fentanyl & Heroin

Northern Kentucky Tribune

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks Monday on the Senate floor regarding Iran:. “Last night, Iran confirmed that its president and foreign minister died in a helicopter crash. The condolences from sympathetic regimes were swift.

Opinion – Sen. Mitch McConnell: Untimely death of president of Iran does not change regime’s threats

Kern County, CA

Golden Gate Media

Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) are investigating the death of an incarcerated individual at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) as a homicide. The incident occurred on Monday, May 13, 2024, at approximately 2:19 p.m., when two inmates, Andrew L. Espinoza and Frank Vasquez, allegedly attacked fellow inmate Raul E. Mendoza.

Convicted gang member inmate killed in California prison yard attack; Two convicts accused of murder

Chicago Star Media

The Biden administration declared on Wednesday that it will cancel an additional $7.7 billion in student loans for 160,000 Americans. Qualified borrowers have been made eligible through repayment programs like the administration's SAVE Plan, or the Public Student Loan Forgiveness plan for which supports public service workers, according to CNN.

Biden Administration cancels another $7.7 billion in student debt relief

San Bernardino County, CA

In a recent development, the San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office has concluded that the skeletal remains discovered in the 11400 block of San Timoteo Canyon Road on May 19, 2024, are not human. This revelation follows an intensive investigation initiated by deputies from the Central Station, who responded to the scene upon receiving a report of found skeletal remains on the property.

California coroner determines human remains discovered in remote desert are 'non-human'

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

NEW JERSEY - A woman from Hudson County, New Jersey, identified as 29-year-old Zyeama Johnson of Jersey City, has been charged with burglarizing two U.S. Post Offices on six separate occasions, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Johnson, who was formerly employed at one of the post offices she allegedly targeted, appeared today in Newark federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy Waldor and was subsequently released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.

Ex-employee charged with multiple post office burglaries

Cape May, NJ

Somers Point, NJ

Austin T. Mahan misused USPS credit cards for personal purchases totaling over $54,000. Austin T. Mahan, 44, of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, pled guilty today to misappropriating postal funds, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Mahan admitted to the charge before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn.

Postal Supervisor Embezzles $54K in USPS Funds

New York City, NY

San Francisco, CA

In a scathing rebuke of liberal district attorneys, television personality Judge Judy Sheindlin has launched a verbal assault on what she perceives as the root cause of America's escalating crime problem.

'Judge Judy' tees off on liberal U.S. District Attorneys calling out Portland, San Francisco, NY

Georgia State

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Guillermo de la Cruz Morales, the sole suspect implicated in the disappearance of Maria Diaz, was denied bond during a hearing this morning in the Superior Court of Coffee County. The proceeding also shed further insight on the case, including details about the last time Maria was seen and a disturbing, "threaenting" video sent to a potential witness.

Morales Denied Bond in Maria Diaz Disappearance Case

Trenton, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. - Joshua Cobb, a 23-year-old resident of Trenton, New Jersey, was arrested Friday night for transmitting threats via the internet to kill white people, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Cobb has been charged with one count of transmitting a threat in interstate and foreign commerce and is set to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in Trenton federal court.

NJ Man Arrested for Threatening to Kill White People, Planned Attacks

Bronx, NY

NEW JERSEY - Kedwin Ramon Then Gutierrez, a 35-year-old Bronx, New York resident, has pleaded guilty to charges of possessing cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. The plea was entered in Camden federal court before U.S. District Judge Christine P. O’Hearn.

Bronx Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking in NJ

Bridgewater, MA

Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings. Appeals Court Decision Challenges Public Recording Rights in Private Settings. In a significant legal decision emanating from Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled against Scott and Roxanne Pitta, parents who sought to record a Google Meet IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting for their child with the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. The court's January 4, 2024, decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over First Amendment rights in settings that are not unequivocally public.

Parents Denied Right to Record IEP Meeting in First Amendment Case

South Orange, NJ

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ - In a startling revelation from the office of U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, 77-year-old Janis Miller of South Orange, New Jersey, has been indicted on charges of wire fraud, accused of pilfering more than $1 million in federal benefits designated for her deceased aunt. The indictment marks a significant development in a case that stretches over two decades.

NJ Woman Indicted for Embezzling $1M in Federal Benefits

Kentucky State

Kentucky is now the first state in the nation to capture oblique (side/angle view) photography of its entire geography from the sky. The KYFromAbove Program and its contractor, NV5 , achieved this milestone after pilots flew 2,600 flight lines over Kentucky’s beautiful landscape, travelling 117,000 miles and capturing 40,660 square miles of the commonwealth’s land, including our cities, towns, farms, lakes, mountains and more.

Kentucky first state in nation to capture oblique photography of entire geography from the sky

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - James Gomes, a former branch manager of an international bank in New York, admitted to stealing more than $208,000 from a customer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Gomes, 43, of New York, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court.

Bank Manager Steals $208K, Faces 30 Yrs in Prison

Middlesex County, NJ

Woodbridge Township, NJ

Middlesex County Woman conspired to fraudulently obtain over $400,000 in pandemic relief funds. Yanira Abreu, 42, of Keasbey, New Jersey, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in a scheme to illegally obtain more than $400,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Abreu had previously pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Robert Kirsch, who imposed the sentence on May 9, 2024, in Trenton federal court.

Woman Gets Two Years for Stealing COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits

Pierce County, WA

Gig Harbor, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Pierce County nurse Peter Meric Atanasoff has been accused of failing to properly administer medications and practice good needle hygiene, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Thursday.

Nurse charged with medication mixup, poor hygiene

Baker, CA

A planned 12-hour power outage next week in Baker, California, will significantly impact services along a 90-mile stretch of Interstate 15. The outage, scheduled for infrastructure reliability upgrades by Southern California Edison, will take place from 10 p.m. on Wednesday until 10 a.m. on May 30, according to an announcement from the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on Thursday.

An entire town on the California-Nevada border will be without electricity for 12-hours this week

Palm Springs Tribune

With the April inflation report showing that prices for essentials like eggs, bacon, and bread dipped, according to CPI data and that this easing was driven by declines in grocery and used car prices, the Dow closed over 40,000 today for the first time in history. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s reassurance that further interest rate hikes are improbable contributed to the market’s recovery.

Biden Campaign Taunts Trump As Dow Hits Over 40,000 For The First Time In History.  Inflation Dipping.

Mcintosh County, GA

The Current GA

Standing quietly next to a still pond, Wilson Moran remembers the stories his mother would recount about her idyllic childhood spent along these banks. The water’s edge is now encrusted with a thick layer of algae. But back when Mary Moran was a girl in the 1930s, it sparkled with a different shade of green.

A call to Biden from the Gullah Geechee: Return part of our ancestral land

The Badger Project

NewsBreak

Ron Johnson votes against bipartisan aid package for Ukraine, Israel. Baldwin joins most Dems, 22 Repubs to approve it.

Passed by the U.S. Senate, the measure now goes to the U.S. House, where its fate is uncertain. A bipartisan supermajority of senators, including one from...

Ron Johnson votes against bipartisan aid package for Ukraine, Israel. Baldwin joins most Dems, 22 Repubs to approve it.

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