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Topeka, KS (STL.News) Governor Laura Kelly today announced appointments to Kansas state boards and commissions. Kansas Dental Board The purpose of the Kansas Dental Board is to adopt rules, issue licenses, and conduct hearings to revoke or suspend dental licenses. Dr. Rita Burnett, Overland Park Board of Nursing The Board of Nursing is […]

Winston-Salem NC Pain Management Company to Pay $789,292.95 to Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Urine Drug Testing GREENSBORO, N.C (STL.News) Preferred Pain Management & Spine Care, P.A. (PPM) and its owner, Dr. David Spivey, have agreed to pay $789,292.95 to resolve civil allegations that PPM violated the False Claims […]

HARTFORD, CT (STL.News) Governor Ned Lamont today announced that – in accordance with a proclamation from President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. directing flags to be lowered throughout the country as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the mass shooting last night in Indianapolis, Indiana – he is directing U.S. and […]

ANNAPOLIS, MD (STL.News) A national analysis by Bloomberg shows that the State of Maryland ranks among national leaders for vaccinating minority populations against COVID-19.  According to today’s analysis, Maryland ranks: 3rd among states for vaccinating the state’s share of the Black population, 9th among states for vaccinating the state’s share of the […]

CHICAGO,  IL (STL.News)  Governor JB Pritzker issued the following statement following the videos released of the fatal shooting of Adam Toledo. “As a father, I know to my core that Adam Toledo’s family is living a parent’s worst nightmare.  My heart goes out to all who love him,” said Governor JB […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (STL.News) Gov. Eric J. Holcomb offered the following statement regarding last night’s mass shooting: “This is another heartbreaking day and I’m shaken by the mass shooting at the FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis.  Indiana State Police are working with local responders and we will continue to offer any and all resources […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18-24, 2021 Virtual Ceremony April 20, 2021 at 11:00 am RALEIGH, N.C (STL.News) The United States Attorney’s Office, in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 18–24, 2021, is hosting a Virtual Ceremony to raise awareness about crime […]

Informational: Federal Court arraignments (STL.News) The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints.  The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty: […]

Washington, DC (STL.News) U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking returned on April 16 from travel to Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).  In Berlin, he met with representatives from the UN Security Council permanent member states, as well as Germany, Kuwait, Sweden, and the EU to discuss the importance […]

79th defendant linked to SWGA meth distribution ring is sentenced to prison ALBANY, GA (STL.News) The seventy-ninth and final defendant connected to a major methamphetamine distribution ring supplying illegal drugs across the southeastern United States was sentenced to serve 96 months in a federal prison, said Peter Leary, the Acting […]

Miguel Carrasquillo-Vilches Sentenced For Impersonating A Federal Officer SAN JUAN, P.R (STL.News) Miguel Carrasquillo-Vilches was sentenced by U.S District Court Judge Francisco A. Besosa to a term of 18 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a restitution to be paid to the victim in the amount of […]

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (STL.News) Next week, starting Monday, April 19th, 2021, the United States Attorney’s Office will join the rest of the Department of Justice in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office will participate in events that celebrate and support crime victims and their […]

Former Credit Union CEO, Stacey Shaw Pleads Guilty to Embezzling, Failure to File Taxes PITTSBURGH, PA (STL.News) A Beaver County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of embezzlement from a federal credit union and willful failure to file tax returns, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced […]

NDTX Round Up: April 9 – 15 GUILTY PLEA – SAMANTHA LONGORIA (STL.News) On April 13, Samantha Longoria, 25, plead guilty to conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.  Longoria sent the proceeds from drug transactions to Mexico via wire remittance transfers.  For each transfer Longoria completed she was paid a fee.  […]

Massachusetts Drug Trafficker, Matthew A. Oquendo Arraigned for Selling More Than 20,000 Bags of Heroin and Fentanyl (STL.News) The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Matthew A. Oquendo, 28, of Holyoke, Massachusetts was arraigned today in federal court on charges related to the […]

Keithville Man, Danny Ray Marable Sentenced to Federal Prison on Child Pornography Charges SHREVEPORT, LA (STL.News) Danny Ray Marable, 64, of Keithville, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 70 months (5 years, 10 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, […]

SACRAMENTO, CA (STL.News) California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments: Julia Montgomery, 50, of Sacramento, has been reappointed General Counsel at the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, where she has served in that position since 2016.  Montgomery held several positions at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing from 2013 to […]

PHOENIX, AZ (STL.News) Governor Doug Ducey signed historic legislation and an amended tribal-state gaming compact that will modernize gaming in Arizona and provide millions of dollars in revenue for critical state needs. As representatives from the Arizona Legislature and 18 Tribal Nations looked on, Governor Ducey marked the culmination of a multi-year effort to […]

Washington, DC (STL.News) The United States and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) applaud new partner commitments announced at this morning’s “One World Protected” event to accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, including more than $300 million in financial contributions as well as in-kind donations including millions of safe and effective COVID-19 […]

Washington, DC (STL.News) The United States strongly condemns the Houthi complex attacks against Saudi Arabia this week, including the most recent attack today in Jizan, which threatened civilian infrastructure. These actions by the Houthis perpetuate the conflict in Yemen, now going into its seventh year.  As U.S. Special Envoy Tim Lenderking […]