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Virginia Ponzi Schemer Who Bilked Investors Out Of $15M Learns His Fate: Feds
A Loudoun County man who bilked investors from up and down the East Coast out of millions of dollars will spend years behind bars.
Aldie resident Babu Ramaraj, 47, who owned DAB Inspection and Consulting Services, a small home contractor with modest revenues doing patio and deck projects, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for causing upwards of $15 million in losses, federal authorities announced.
His victims were primarily in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Missouri.
According to court documents, Ramaraj claimed to investors and potential …
Former Prison Guard Sentenced For Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia will spend decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say.
Davey Jonathan Sisk, 30, of Culpepper, pleaded guilty over the summer to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, prosecutors announced that Sisk has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another pe…
'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch
You'll want to keep an eye on the sky in the coming days and weeks.
A newly discovered comet is about to make its closest pass by Earth later in the week and is expected to be visible through the end of October.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, which was first identified last year, is expected to be especially vivid, and its brightness could even compare to Jupiter, according to The New York Times.
The comet will be closest to earth -- about 44 million miles, mind you -- on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to NASA.
“This one is, I would say, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said astro…
Florida Ex-Cons Found With Runaway VA Girls, Loaded Guns In NJ Traffic Stop: Cops
Two out-of-state men stopped for motor vehicle violations on Route 46 in Bergen County were found to have not only picked up two runaway girls from Virginia but were in possession of loaded guns, a high-capacity magazine, stolen hollow-point bullets, and more, police said.
Ridgefield Park officer Lavrone Green stopped a Penske truck around 11:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 in the westbound lanes near the I-95 ramp, Chief Joseph Rella said.
With help from Sgt., Nicholas Triano, Ptl. Marco, and Ptl. Anthony D’Elia, Green carried out an investigation and identified the men as Freddie Lynum,…
US Marshals Make Additional Arrest Months After Fatal Virginia Shooting: Police
A second suspect wanted in connection to the murder of Quatrail Raynard Smalls in Prince William County last winter has been arrested in Alexandria, authorities announced.
In July, Tyus James Terrell was arrested following a lengthy search for his alleged role in the fatal shooting that left the 26-year-old Big Stone Gap resident with fatal injuries.
Prince William County Police/GoFundMe photo
On Monday, Sept. 30, US Marshals located Woodbridge resident Keavon Teddrick Coleman, 27, in Alexandria, where he was taken into custody.
Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, residen…