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NY Man Who Drove For Sex With Child In Central PA Learns His Fate: USDOJ NY Man Who Drove For Sex With Child In Central PA Learns His Fate: USDOJ
NY Man Who Drove For Sex With Child In Central PA Learns His Fate: Usdoj A New York man is heading to prison after he was caught coming to Pennsylvania hoping to have sex with a 13-year-old girl, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on Thursday, July 13, 2023.  Stephen Farleigh, 51, of Walton, New York, was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment to be followed by 15 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner "for attempted enticement of a minor," as stated in the release.  Farleigh "used the internet to attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity" between Oct…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including PA A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing controlled substances, officials say. Devin Cunningham, 27, was involved in the selling and distributing of narcotics including fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances to Maryland and surrounding states from 2017 until 2020. Specifically, between January 2017 and December 2020, "scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia traveled to the Forest Park area of Baltimore and purchased between a half of a gram and several grams of fentanyl or h…

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by Annie DeVoe
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4,000 Beagles Rescued From Research Facility Approved By Judge For Adoption 4,000 Beagles Rescued From Research Facility Approved By Judge For Adoption
4,000 Beagles Rescued From Research Facility Approved By Judge For Adoption Thousands of beagles who were mistreated at a Virginia breeding and research facility are one step closer to finding a happy home.  The Department of Justice approved the adoption of 4,000 beagles from Envigo, the company that kept the dogs in horrific conditions while using them for research. Adopted BeagleVirginia Coalition For Beagle Protection Facebook Page This story came to light in 2021, when PETA investigated Envigo for its brutal mistreatment of the animals. Some of the mistreatment PETA observed at Envigo included: Puppies and their mothers sprayed with a high pressured hos…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Trump DOJ Lawyer Forced To Stand Outside In Boxers During Humiliating Raid: CNN Trump DOJ Lawyer Forced To Stand Outside In Boxers During Humiliating Raid: CNN
Trump DOJ Lawyer Forced To Stand Outside In Boxers During Humiliating Raid: CNN Police forced a former Department of Justice lawyer for President Donald Trump to stand outside in his underwear while they raided his home last month, video obtained by CNN shows.  Wearing his underwear and a button down shirt, Jeffrey Clark asked agents at the door of his Fairfax County home if he could call his lawyer, put on pants or stand in his garage, the footage shows. “We’re gonna clear the house, and as soon as we clear the house, we’ll get you talking to your lawyer and we’ll get some pants on, okay?" one of the agents told him in the video. They did allow Clark to stand b…

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by Josh Lanier
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COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings COVID-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings
Covid-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on the Department of Justice to proceed with an appeal after a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transportation settings. Following the announcement of the judgment, the CDC issued a statement advising that the agency is continuing to advise that all Americans continue to mask up while using public transportation, despite the ruling. Original story - COVID-19: Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate For Travel According to the CDC, officials “continue to recommend that people west mask…

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by Zak Failla
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Gun-Running Jersey Shore Coke Dealer Nabbed In FBI Sting Gets 5 Years, No Parole Gun-Running Jersey Shore Coke Dealer Nabbed In FBI Sting Gets 5 Years, No Parole
Gun-Running Jersey Shore Coke Dealer Nabbed In FBI Sting Gets 5 Years, No Parole A confessed cocaine dealer from Freehold who sold smuggled guns to buyers working for the FBI was sentenced to a plea-bargained five years in federal prison. Enrique Quijada, 25, who was in the country illegally, must serve out the entire term because there's no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said Quijada – also known as “El Enano 13” and “Kike” -- worked for a crew that sold handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, among other weapons, to what turned out to be FBI operatives in and around Monmouth and Ocean counties. Rather than face trial, he took…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CRYPTO CRIME: Rapping 'Crocodile of Wall Street,' Husband Nabbed In $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Bust CRYPTO CRIME: Rapping 'Crocodile of Wall Street,' Husband Nabbed In $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Bust
Crypto Crime: Rapping 'Crocodile of Wall Street,' Husband Nabbed In $4.5 Billion Bitcoin Bust The self-described “Crocodile of Wall Street” and her husband were arrested by federal agents in Manhattan on Tuesday, Feb. 8, on charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen in a bombshell hack of a virtual currency exchange. Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, 34, and Heather Rhiannon Morgan, a 31-year-old business blogger/rapper, weren’t charged in the 2016 theft from Bitfinex of what at the time was $71 million worth of cryptocurrency – now valued at $4.5 billion. They are charged with conspiring to (a) commit money laundering and (b) defraud the United States, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea
Feds: Defendant In Florida-to-Jersey Shore Gun Running Ring Takes Plea A fourth defendant admitted Friday that he was part of a ring that sold guns trafficked from Florida to the Jersey Shore to buyers working for the FBI. Enrique Quijada, 24, of Freehold told a federal judge in Trenton via videoconference on Friday that he worked with ringleader Manuel “Chino” Espinosa-Ozoria of Bartow, FL his brother, Waldin “Manin” Espinosa-Ozoria of Freehold and two others. The crew sold handguns and a semi-automatic rifle, among other weapons, to what turned out to be FBI operatives in and around Monmouth and Ocean counties, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. De…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UNSOLVED: Reward Rises To $2.5M In Federal Prosecutor's Murder UNSOLVED: Reward Rises To $2.5M In Federal Prosecutor's Murder
Unsolved: Reward Rises To $2.5M In Federal Prosecutor's Murder On the 20th anniversary of a federal prosecutor's slaying, the government boosted the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible to $2.5 million. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced Monday the Department of Justice has doubled the $1 million it posted toward the reward, to go with $500,000 pledged by the National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys in the targeted killing of Seattle Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales. Wales, 49, had Northeast roots. A native of Southborough, Massachusetts, he was graduated from Harvard University and Ho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver
Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Jersey Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver An angry South Jersey police officer doused a drunk driver with pepper spray twice after he’d been handcuffed, then filed a false report about the incident, an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Thursday alleges. Another officer had handcuffed the disruptive driver and was beginning to put him in the rear of a patrol vehicle at a local gas station when Bridgeton Police John Grier III “grabbed a large can of OC spray and pulled out the pin,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael Honig said. Grier, 49, of Cedarville, told the officer to “step back,” then asked the driver, “Do you want to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Penn State Grad Arrested For Capitol Riot; Feds. Seize His LEGO Penn State Grad Arrested For Capitol Riot; Feds. Seize His LEGO
Penn State Grad Arrested For Capitol Riot; Feds. Seize His Lego A 27-year-old Penn State alumnus was recently arrested for his role in the Capitol Riot, he may have used a LEGO set to make his plans, according to newly released documents by the Department of Justice. New documents have been released on the June 21 arrest of Robert Morss, of Pittsburgh, who is charged for his involvement in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. UPDATE: Robert Morss has been convicted and sentenced, you can find all the details here.  Morss was the leader of the Bull-Moose party at Penn State University in 2016, as the Daily Collegian reported at the time. He is al…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Feds: Former MontCo Youth Swim School Employee Planned On Sexually Abusing Her Own Baby Feds: Former MontCo Youth Swim School Employee Planned On Sexually Abusing Her Own Baby
Feds: Former MontCo Youth Swim School Employee Planned On Sexually Abusing Her Own Baby A former employe of a Montgomery County youth swimming school was six months pregnant and told sex offenders online that she planned on sexually abusing her own baby when she gave birth, federal authorities said. Danielle Sebenick, 29, of Glenside, was sentenced to seven years in prison with ten years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Petrese B. Tucker for her distribution and possession of child pornography. Sebenick in 2018 was identified as the administrator of a website dedicated to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children, and used the platform …

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by Cecilia Levine