Bronx Gang Member Gets Life for Killing Milton Grant Over His Watch in 2021
Ramon Rodriguez, 22, shot Milton Grant in the head in June 2021 and took his watch, federal prosecutors said. He was also sentenced for a jail assault.
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Illinois Lab Executive Charged With Billing $66 Million for COVID Tests Prosecutors Say Were Never Run
Prosecutors say Rajesh Patel created fake negative results for at least 380,000 PCR tests at a Hillside, Illinois, lab so it could bill a federal program.
Jamaican Man Gets 3 Years for Role in Sweepstakes Scam That Told Elderly Victims to Pay First
Elderly victims were told they had won a sweepstakes and had to pay taxes and fees first. Alando Gentles, who took part from Jamaica, got 36 months.
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Milwaukee Man Gets 38 Years for Killing Letter Carrier Over a Missing Drug Package
Kevin McCaa and another man targeted Aundre Cross on his route in 2022 because they thought he had stolen their drug package, prosecutors said.
Two Georgia Inmates Sentenced for Jury-Duty Scam Run From Prison
Posing as local police on smuggled phones, they told at least 119 people they faced arrest for missing jury duty unless they paid with gift cards.
Missouri Man Admits Forging Deeds to Take at Least 14 Properties
James L. Townes Jr. used notary seals to make forged owners’ signatures look real, and at least three of the owners were already dead, prosecutors say.
Appeals Court Upholds 30-Year Sentence in 2001 Killing of Pregnant Soldier in Germany
The 11th Circuit rejected Shannon Wilkerson’s challenges to the DNA evidence and to the exclusion of another soldier he wanted to blame.
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All Local NewsDallas: Fire Heavily Damages State Fair of Texas Game Booth; No Injuries Reported
An early-morning fire damaged a Midway game booth at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas. No injuries were reported, and officials said operations would continue.
