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Dartmouth Receives DARPA Award to Develop Geoeconomics
Three Dartmouth faculty members will unite economics and computer science under a DARPA award to study geopolitical strategy, alongside news of a new vision for the Magnuson Center.
Science & TechnologyBusinessEducationUSAComputers and InternetEconomyEnvironmentDisasters Dartmouth CollegeDARPAGeoeconomicsMagnuson CenterAleah SommersKusum AilawadiPrivate-label brands
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FBI Honors San Diego County Office of Education With 2025 Director's Community Leadership Award
FBI San Diego recognizes SDCOE with the 2025 Director's Community Leadership Award for cyber readiness, a Security Operations Center, and a youth Cybersecurity Bootcamp serving K-12 schools.
Law EnforcementEducationScience & TechnologyUSAComputers and InternetSocial Issues FBI Director's Community Leadership AwardSan Diego County Office of EducationMark RemilyCybersecurity BootcampFBI San Diego Field OfficeInfraGardK-12 cybersecurityFBI
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Navajo Nation Man Convicted of Sexual Abuse and Kidnapping of Two Minors
Keanu Lee, 34, was convicted by a federal jury of sexually abusing two minor victims and kidnapping and seriously injuring one of them, and faces up to life in prison.
Law EnforcementLegalUSANew MexicoFederal GovernmentSocial Issues Keanu LeeNavajo NationSexual AbuseKidnappingFBI Albuquerque Field OfficeProject Safe NeighborhoodsFBI
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Zachary Babitz Sentenced to Life Plus 26 Years for New Mexico Armed Robbery and Carjacking Spree That Killed 83-Year-Old
Zachary Babitz, 40, received life plus 26 years in federal prison for a 2024 armed robbery and carjacking spree across New Mexico that included the fatal shooting of an 83-year-old Santa Fe man.
Law EnforcementLegalUSANew MexicoViolent Crime Zachary BabitzArmed RobberyCarjackingBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesU.S. Attorney's Office District of New MexicoFBI
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Two Chinese Nationals Charged in Texas Synthetic Drug Smuggling Ring Targeting U.S. Prisons
Two Chinese nationals face drug trafficking and money laundering charges in the Eastern District of Texas after a Homeland Security Task Force probe into synthetic drugs smuggled into U.S. prisons.
Law EnforcementUSAChinaLegalMilitarySocial Issues Homeland Security Task ForceDrug TraffickingEastern District of TexasFBIDEASynthetic DrugsMoney Laundering
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Mexican National Sentenced to 40 Years for Murders of Couple and Their Unborn Child in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, 25, was sentenced to 40 years for the 2022 murders of Cesar Murillo, his pregnant wife Maira Hernandez and their unborn child at a Yakima ranch during a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Law EnforcementLegalDrug TraffickingViolent CrimeUSAMexico Benjamin Madrigal-BirruetaCesar MurilloMaira Sofia HernandezYakima, Washingtondrug trafficking conspiracyHomeland Security InvestigationsmurderFBI
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Hermitage Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Firearm Possession
Marryon Hopson Savage, 28, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction and faces up to 15 years in prison at sentencing.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal Government Firearms OffensesHermitage, PennsylvaniaMarryon Hopson SavageUnlawful Firearm PossessionFelony ConvictionU.S. Attorney's Office Western District of PennsylvaniaFederal Bureau of InvestigationFBI
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Former Shelby County Corrections Officer Sentenced to 24 Months for Smuggling Contraband to Inmate
Tamillian Young, 24, a former Shelby County Division of Corrections officer, gets 24 months in federal prison for smuggling marijuana, cigarettes, vape devices and suspected Oxycodone to an inmate.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal Government Tamillian YoungShelby County Division of Correctionscontraband smugglingpublic corruptionD. Michael DunavantWestern District of TennesseeFBI
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West Tennessee Woman Sentenced to 16 Months for Stolen Valor
Amanda Kate Walker Bass, 36, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for wire fraud and fraudulent use of military medals after falsely claiming to be a wounded Marine Corps combat veteran.
Law EnforcementLegalMilitaryUSAFederal Government Stolen ValorAmanda Kate Walker BassWire FraudU.S. Marine CorpsWestern District of TennesseeFBITennessee Bureau of Investigation
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Bucks County Man Charged With Attempted Child Sexual Exploitation
Bo Branstetter, 30, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, is charged with attempting to entice a minor into sexual conduct and transferring obscene material to a minor; he faces up to life in prison.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentSocial Issues Bo BranstetterLevittown, PennsylvaniaProject Safe ChildhoodFBI Philadelphiachild sexual exploitationBensalem Police DepartmentUnited States Attorney's Office Eastern District of PennsylvaniaFBI
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Azerbaijani National Pleads Guilty in $137 Million Medicare Advantage Fraud Scheme
Sevindik Huseynov, CEO of a sham medical equipment company, admitted submitting $137 million in fake claims to Medicare Advantage Organizations and wiring most of the proceeds to Hong Kong.
Law EnforcementHealthBusinessUSALegalFederal GovernmentBanking Health Care FraudMedicare AdvantageSevindik HuseynovVonyes Inc.U.S. Department of JusticeFederal Bureau of InvestigationNational Fraud Enforcement DivisionFBI
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Former Football Booster Club Treasurer Arrested, Accused of Siphoning $411,761 to Pay Mortgage
Julie Hanway Molina, 56, of Aliso Viejo is charged with four counts of wire fraud after prosecutors say she diverted more than $411,000 from a high school football booster club she served as treasurer.
Law EnforcementLegalUSACaliforniaFinancial Markets Julie Hanway Molinawire fraudOrange CountyAliso ViejoFBInonprofit fraudProduct Recall
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Wilkes-Barre Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations
Fernandito Arroyo, 28, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for selling cocaine and fentanyl and for providing a firearm to a person barred from possessing one.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentCongress Fernandito ArroyoWilkes-BarreDrug TraffickingFirearms OffensesProject Safe NeighborhoodsFBILuzerne County Drug Task Force
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Dallastown Man Sentenced to 21 Months for $773,409 Loan Fraud
Jason Motter of Dallastown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for altering bank statements to inflate balances by about $400,000 on a $773,409 residential loan application.
Law EnforcementLegalBankingUSAFederal Government Financial FraudBank FraudJason MotterDallastown, PennsylvaniaU.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of PennsylvaniaFBI PhiladelphiaLoan Application FraudFBI
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Inmate at USP Allenwood Indicted for Threatening to Kill Federal Officers
Robert Foust, 42, an inmate at USP Allenwood in Pennsylvania, faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to assault and murder a corrections officer, counselor and prison physician.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentCongress Robert FoustUSP AllenwoodFederal Bureau of Prisonsthreatening federal officersMiddle District of PennsylvaniaFBIBrian D. Miller
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California Man Sentenced to 72 Months for $46 Million COVID Benefits Fraud Laundered to China
Carlos A. Grijalva of Simi Valley, California, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for a conspiracy that laundered roughly $46.4 million in fraudulently obtained public benefits, mostly unemployment funds, to China.
Law EnforcementLegalFederal GovernmentUSAChinaEconomySocial Issues Carlos A. Grijalvaunemployment compensation fraudmoney launderingMiddle District of PennsylvaniaBrian R. ClelandBruce JinNational Fraud Enforcement DivisionFBI
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Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Gunpoint Carjacking and Assaulting Federal Correctional Officers
Basir Blow, 26, admitted to a 2025 West Philadelphia carjacking in which he pistol-whipped a victim, plus assaults on two correctional officers and contraband possession at FDC Philadelphia. He faces up to life in prison.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal Government Basir BlowCarjackingFederal Detention Center PhiladelphiaFBIPhiladelphia Police DepartmentBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesViolent Crime
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North Penn Elementary Teacher Charged With Producing Child Pornography
Eric Sanville, 39, of Norwood, Pennsylvania, an elementary school teacher, was arrested and charged with manufacturing child pornography after allegedly enticing two eight-year-old girls online.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentEducationSocial Issues Child PornographyEric SanvilleNorth Penn School DistrictProject Safe ChildhoodFBI PhiladelphiaNorwood PennsylvaniaChild ExploitationFBI
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Mayor Bass Hails Ruling Limiting Warrantless Immigration Arrests in Southern California
A federal judge sided with Los Angeles to severely limit when federal immigration agents can make warrantless arrests in Southern California, Mayor Karen Bass said, calling it a protection for targeted Angelenos.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementLegalUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesElection Karen BassMaame Ewusi-Mensah FrimpongLos Angeleswarrantless arrestsimmigration enforcementSouthern Californiafederal court rulingLA Mayors Office
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Seattle Man Who Recruited Juveniles for Dispensary and Bank Robberies Sentenced to 17 Years
Michael Keylon Miller-Jimerson, 26, recruited and armed juveniles for a string of marijuana dispensary and bank robberies across Puget Sound. One dispensary worker was killed. He received 17 years in federal prison.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAWashingtonCrimeViolent CrimeFederal GovernmentCourts Michael Keylon Miller-JimersonFBI Seattlemarijuana dispensary robberiesbank robberyWorld of WeedShannon HartfieldFBI
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Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for Federal Drug Crime
Jason Anthony Barrett of South Charleston received eight years and four months for possessing methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine and crack with intent to distribute, following a Charleston-area trafficking investigation.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentSocial Issues Jason Anthony BarrettSouth CharlestonDrug TraffickingMethamphetamineFentanylOperation Take Back AmericaProduct RecallFBI
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Operation Coal Country: 59 Arrested in West Virginia Sex Offender and Fugitive Sweep
Federal, state and local agencies arrested 59 people across southern West Virginia, including 16 sex offenders wanted on registration violations and 10 charged with new sex offenses.
Law EnforcementUSALegalSocial IssuesFederal Government Operation Coal CountryMoore CapitoSouthern District of West VirginiaSex Offender Registration and Notification ActU.S. Marshals ServiceWest Virginia State PoliceFugitive ArrestsFBI
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Brooklyn Jury Convicts Felon of Firearm Use in Capital One Bank Robbery Attempt
Pierre Lee, 43, was convicted of using a firearm during a violent crime after a three-day federal trial in Brooklyn, following his guilty plea to bank robbery and related charges.
Law EnforcementLegalUSANew YorkFederal Government Pierre LeeCapital One Bank robberyBrooklynfirearm convictionFBINYPDbank robbery
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Former Tribal Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force and Falsifying Report
Jacob Christopher Slawson, 29, a former San Carlos Apache Police Department officer, faces federal charges for punching a handcuffed arrestee and falsifying a fellow detective's report.
Law EnforcementLegalUSAFederal GovernmentSocial Issues Jacob Christopher SlawsonSan Carlos Apache Police Departmentexcessive forcefalsification of recordsCivil Rights DivisionFBI Phoenix Field OfficeArizonaFBI
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Bloods Gang Leader Gary Johnson Sentenced to 280 Months for Long Island Drug Distribution That Caused Three Overdoses
Gary Johnson, a Bloods gang leader from Bellport, New York, was sentenced to 280 months in prison for distributing fentanyl, cocaine and heroin across Long Island, including drugs that caused three non-fatal overdoses in 2020.
Law EnforcementLegalUSANew YorkDrug TraffickingSocial Issues Gary JohnsonBloods gangLong Islandfentanyl distributionnarcotics traffickingoverdoseSuffolk CountyFBI
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Convicted Felon Martino Carter Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Charges in Buffalo
Martino Carter of Sloan, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a June 2025 search seized two loaded pistols and 25 pounds of marijuana.
Law EnforcementLegalUSANew YorkFederal Government Martino CarterBuffaloSloan, New YorkDrug TraffickingFirearms OffensesFelon in PossessionU.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomoFBI
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Auburn Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining $866,500 in COVID Relief Funds and Employing Unauthorized Workers
Cesar Campos-Reyes of Auburn, Alabama pleaded guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and unlawfully employing aliens after fraudulently obtaining about $866,500 in federal COVID relief funds and buying Opelika property.
Law EnforcementLegalFederal GovernmentEconomySocial IssuesUSA Cesar Campos-Reyeswire fraudmoney launderingunlawful employment of aliensCOVID-19 relief fraudPaycheck Protection ProgramAuburn AlabamaFBI
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Virginia Pair Plead Guilty in CARES Act Pandemic Unemployment Fraud
Martha Davis and Robert Neely admitted conspiring to file fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims, including using a fake business, and face sentencing in December 2026.
Law EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues CARES Act fraudpandemic unemployment benefitsVirginia Employment CommissionMartha Sue Buffy DavisRobert Walter NeelyFBIProduct Recall
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Alabama Man Sentenced to Probation in Promethazine-Codeine Conspiracy with Annandale Doctor
Cameron Zackery Brown drove co-conspirators to an Annandale doctor's office and pharmacies in multiple states to fill fraudulent promethazine-codeine prescriptions, receiving cash and money transfers in exchange.
Law EnforcementHealthLegalDrug TraffickingUSAVirginia promethazine-codeineCameron Zackery BrownRotimi Adegoke IlluyomadeCrossover Medical CenterAnnandale, VirginiaProduct RecallFBI
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Seaside, Oregon Postmaster Charged With Producing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Ryan Sherman, 36, the Seaside, Oregon postmaster, is accused of possessing dozens of child abuse images and using AI to turn innocuous photos of children into obscene material.
Law EnforcementLegalScience & TechnologyUSAArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetSocial Issues Child Sexual Abuse MaterialRyan ShermanSeaside OregonProject Safe ChildhoodFBIProduct Recall