A federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin made his first appearance before the Northern District of California after a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging him for sexually abusing three female inmates in his custody. According to the indictment, Darrell Wayne Smith, 54, now residing in Florida, was employed at […]
(Missouri Independent) – Congressional Republicans’ efforts to slash federal spending by tying work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP would have far-reaching consequences for people with mental health issues, chronic health problems, and some people with disabilities if enacted, policy experts on anti-poverty programs say. They say the work requirements as laid out by House Speaker […]
(Missouri Independent) – President Joe Biden said his administration has offered $1 trillion in spending cuts as part of the ongoing talks with Republicans around a budget agreement, but he said no deal has yet been reached. Biden, speaking from Japan during a press conference following the G7 summit, said his administration wants House Speaker […]
(Missouri Independent) – The Federal Trade Commission this week announced it added massive drug purchasers to an investigation into the practices of powerful drug middlemen. Critics have described those businesses, created since 2019, as another layer of opacity in the already obscure world of drug pricing. The FTC — the federal agency tasked with policing […]
(Missouri Independent) – A U.S. default on its debt would have a significantly broader impact on federal operations, financial markets and the global economy than recent government shutdowns that have left ordinary Americans largely untouched. While the two have been confused frequently during debate over the debt limit, the federal government has had considerable practice […]
A Nevada man has been charged for his alleged participation in CoinDeal, an investment fraud scheme that defrauded more than 10,000 victims of over $45 million. Bryan Lee, 57, of Las Vegas, was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court on Friday in Las Vegas. According to court documents, Lee allegedly conspired with […]
A 16-count indictment was unsealed charging a Georgia husband and wife with conspiring to commit labor trafficking, in addition to forced labor and alien smuggling, in connection with their operation of two Mexican restaurants, Sabor A Mexico at 805 Floy Farr Parkway, Fayetteville, Georgia, and Sabor A Mexico at 7860B Ella Lane, Fairburn, Georgia. According […]
A federal jury in the Northern District of Ohio convicted Michael J. Zacharias, a priest, of five counts of sex trafficking. The charges related to three victims, two of whom Zacharias trafficked when they were minors and as adults. The evidence presented to the jury detailed how Zacharias paid the victims to engage in sex […]
(Missouri Independent) – A pandemic-era measure that allowed for the swift expulsion of millions of migrants at the Southwest border is set to end Thursday, and the Biden administration and state officials across the U.S. are bracing for a potential increase in asylum seekers. At the same time, House Republicans this week are pushing through […]
When people arrived in the American Prairie in the late 1800s, they faced many challenges in their attempt to establish a new life. One of the most pressing issues was communication, as the vast stretches of land made traditional methods of connecting with others, such as mail, slow and unreliable. However, a surprisingly innovative solution […]
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for traveling to the Philippines to engage in sex with children as young as 12 years old. According to court documents, between 2016 and 2019, Craig Alex Levin, 67, of King of Prussia, was a retired special education teacher who traveled to the Philippines nine […]
A recent report looking at Black enrollment in the nation’s colleges shows a stark downturn in recent years. The Lumina Foundation‘s Level Up report says that despite a steadily growing Black young adult population since 2000, over the last 20 years, Black student enrolment in the nation’s colleges has declined by around 600,000, and 300,000 […]
Federal legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online has gained the support of leading advocates for children’s health and privacy. The Kids Online Safety Act would make online platforms and digital providers abide by a “duty of care” requiring them to eliminate or mitigate the impact of harmful content. Kris Perry, executive director of Children and […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,” targeting the trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine within the United States driven by the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels. “The results of this operation – over 3,000 arrests and the seizure of almost 44 million fentanyl pills – demonstrate the Justice […]
Eighteen West Virginians never returned home from their work shift last year, and advocates for workers’ rights say oversight rollbacks and funding cuts are letting too many companies off the hook for workplace safety violations. According to the AFL-CIO, since 2019, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — the agency tasked with enforcing federal workplace safety laws […]
A man in Adel who is part of Iowa’s community of people with disabilities has been successful in having an electronic door installed at the U.S. Post Office in town. Robert Fisher, who uses a motorized wheelchair to get around, has been able to get pretty much anywhere he wanted to go until he got […]
An Ohio man pleaded guilty to two counts of raising and training dogs for the purpose of dog fighting. Michael Valentine, 40, of Bidwell, Ohio, admitted to raising and training over fifty dogs near his home in Gallia County, Ohio. According to court documents, law enforcement first investigated Valentine for dog fighting offenses in 2019 […]
(Missouri Independent) – Children as young as 10 were found working past midnight at a McDonald’s restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, the U.S. Department of Labor said in announcing numerous civil penalties levied on fast-food franchises. As part of an investigation into federal child labor law violations in the Southeast, the Department of Labor said that three separate […]
Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced that a California man was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 91 kilograms (200 pounds) of cocaine. Ronald Coleman, 43, was stopped on […]
A short-term investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City resulted in the seizure of approximately 300,000 fake oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The fentanyl was discovered inside the gas tank of the vehicle and carries an estimated […]
