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Columbus, OH

Buffalo, NY

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Buffalo, N.Y. – A former office manager has admitted to embezzling over $700,000 from her employer over a period of more than seven years, as disclosed by the Erie County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday.

Office Manager's Shocking Embezzlement: Former Employee Admits to Stealing Over $700,000

Douglas, GA

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A Hazelhurst woman was recently arrested in Douglas by the Coffee County Drug Unit after methamphetamine was found inside her purse during a traffic stop, according to a preliminary report. Weekly jail bookings also indicate that the driver of the vehicle, another woman, was taken into custody on a felony probation warrant.

Two Arrested in Douglas on traffic stop for drug possession and felony probation warrant

New Jersey State

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

A federal prosecutor Thursday spent several hours chronicling the cash, gold, and other items FBI agents found during a June 16, 2022, search of Sen. Bob Menendez’s Englewood Cliffs home. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Peek into Sen. Bob Menendez’s closets and basement, and you’ll learn he’s secretly a...

Gold bars in baggies and cash crammed in boots: Prosecutors detail Menendez’s hoarded riches

Fort Dodge, IA

The executive director of a Fort Dodge charity was fired earlier this year for allowing the organization’s gambling and liquor licenses to lapse and then lying about it to the board of directors. According to state records, Timothy Morris worked fulltime as the executive director of the Fort Dodge...

Fort Dodge foundation director fired for lying to board of directors

Missouri State

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

The George H. Nettleton Home is at 5125 Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri. It was constructed in 1915-1917 and designed by the local architect firm of Wilder and Wight. On October 14, 1999, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Kansas City, Missouri nursing home: the George H. Nettleton Home

Petersburg, VA

A rendering of the casino development Cordish Companies has proposed for Petersburg. (Image courtesy of Cordish Companies) Petersburg officials say they won’t release the winning proposal for a planned casino project they’ve called the largest economic development effort in the city’s history. Last month, The Virginia Mercury...

Petersburg won’t release $1.4B casino proposal from company that won project

Colorado State

Denver, CO

Multifamily residences are seen on 11th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver on June 9, 2023. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) State housing officials announced over $16 million in funding that will go toward affordable housing units and $2.4 million for down payment assistance across Colorado. Members of the State...

Colorado awards affordable housing, down payment grants across the state

Detroit, MI

Detroit Journalist Charlie LeDuff pleaded not guilty after being charged with domestic violence. He is scheduled for a bench trial on May 14, 2024. | Screenshot. Former Detroit News columnist Charlie LeDuff has had the domestic violence charge against him dropped. LeDuff, who was charged following his arrest on Dec....

Domestic violence charge dropped against Charlie LeDuff

Iowa State

Waterloo, IA

Iowa Workforce Development manages unemployment claims filed on behalf of Iowans. (Photo by Getty Images, logo courtesy the State of Iowa) A Waterloo school district employee who was fired for allegedly being drunk at work is not entitled to unemployment benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Justin...

Iowa school employee fired for being drunk on the job

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Tupelo, MS

Mississippi News Group

TUPELO – Algerneca D. Greenleaf, a 26-year-old employee from Tupelo, has been arrested and charged with embezzlement, according to the Tupelo Police Department. The arrest, which took place on May 6, follows a complaint lodged by her employer on April 17 alleging that she had embezzled over $3,000.

Tupelo Employee Arrested on Embezzlement Charge

A Jacksonville man who spent more than 44 years in prison is suing over his wrongful arrest. Willie Williams was convicted of attempted murder in a store robbery in 1975 and sentenced to life in prison, a crime he always insisted he did not commit. He was paroled in 2020 at age 79.

Freed Jacksonville man sues after 44 years in prison

Cape May, NJ

Somers Point, NJ

Morristown Minute

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

Morris County, NJ

Mount Olive Township, NJ

MORRIS COUNTY, N.J. — Christina Susco, 38, a daycare teacher at the Mount Olive Child Care & Learning Center, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault, as announced by Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Spitzer.

Daycare Teacher Charged with Child Endangerment and Assault

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

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Legalized marijuana raises concern but federal law would prevail on campuses

Chancellor Mark Hagerott gives a presentation Jan. 17, 2024, at the North Dakota State College of Science. (Photo provided by the North Dakota University System) Chancellor...

Legalized marijuana raises concern but federal law would prevail on campuses

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