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South Orange, NJ

Morristown Minute

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

Tustin, CA

Kevin M. Dickau received a 15-month prison sentence for his role in a conspiracy that exploited drug-addicted individuals across several states, including New Jersey. MORRISTOWN, NJ - In a significant legal proceeding, Kevin M. Dickau, 35, of Tustin, California, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for his involvement in a patient brokering conspiracy that spanned multiple states, including New Jersey, Maryland, and California. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan on April 23, 2024, following Dickau's guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud.

Exploiting Addicts: Man Sentenced in Rehab Bribery

Kansas City, MO

CJ Coombs

Twenty-two years ago, Robert Ray Courtney (Inmate Register #14636-045) was convicted of diluting chemotherapy drugs for more than 4,000 patients. It's been recently reported he will be released from prison this summer to a halfway house. Victims and families of victims are most likely disappointed and furious and understandably so.

The former Kansas City pharmacist who diluted chemotherapy drugs is set to be released in June 2024

Philadelphia, PA

Upper Chichester Township, PA

The Quick Historian

UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A 51-year-old man has been taken into custody by police on suspicion of neglecting his mother, who was found in distressing conditions, lying in soiled sheets stuck to her bed.

Woman found dead and "fused" to bed, son arrested

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

The Jacksonville Humane Society has received hundreds of kittens this year — most of them in the past month — and the organization is asking for help in caring for the fur babies.

Hundreds of kittens land at Jax Humane Society

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES (CN) — A Ninth Circuit panel has rejected Hunter Biden's attempt to seek review of a trial judge's refusal to throw out the charges brought by special counsel David Weiss accusing President Joe Biden's son of failing to pay as much as $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 through 2019.

Hunter Biden appeal in tax-dodging case tossed by Ninth Circuit

Laredo, TX

EL PASO, Texas — An appeals court in Texas upheld the trial court’s decision to admit a confession and evidence obtained in a warrantless search during the trial of a former Border Patrol agent accused of murdering four women, all sex workers. He “voluntarily waived his right to remain silent” when he told investigators that “he was ‘clean[ing] up the streets’ of Laredo,” and authorities had probable cause to search his vehicle when they saw a purse belonging to a woman who escaped from him “in plain view” on his truck’s floorboard.

Border Patrol serial killer

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Harrisburg, PA

HARRISBURG, Penn. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania upheld the life sentence of a criminal defendant who committed a hired murder when he shot and killed the romantic partner of his client’s former paramour. He says certain witness testimony should not have been admitted and that his due process rights were violated, but these arguments are meritless.

Hitman gets life sentence

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

Honolulu, HI

HONOLULU (CN) — Unrelenting downpours have soaked parts of Oahu, submerging roads, stranding vehicles and triggering a landslide as the island braces for a kona storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a flood watch from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 8 p.m. Friday for the city and county of Honolulu.

Rain pounds Oahu, triggering landslides, flooding ahead of kona storm

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

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

Manchester, NH

InDepthNH.org

Manchester police say the area mentioned in the news release is now open, but no further information at this time. At approximately 07:56 AM, Manchester Police responded to a report of a deceased individual.

UPDATE: Area Open. Stay Away From Area Where Dead Person Found in Manchester, Police Advise

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Chicago, IL

CHICAGO — A federal court in Illinois partially dismissed a consumer fraud class action brought by customers who say Walmart deceptively labeled its seafood products as “sustainably sourced,” when in reality its source fisheries both overfish and use unsustainable practices such as bottom trawling. The class representative lacks standing to bring claims over seafood products she did not personally buy. Her Illinois consumer fraud, consumer protection and unjust enrichment claims survive the motion.

Seafood labeling

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Palmetto, GA

The Current GA

ATLANTA – U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is turning up the heat on the United States Postal Service (USPS) concerning delays in delivering mail processed at a new regional distribution center in Palmetto that opened early this year.

Ossoff continuing to pressure postal service to fix mail processing delays

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Federal magistrate declines to release woman accused of funeral home fraud

DENVER (CN) — Due to a lack of available beds at local halfway homes, a federal magistrate judge declined on Tuesday to release from custody a...

Federal magistrate declines to release woman accused of funeral home fraud

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