Crime & Safety

Petersburg woman with lengthy criminal record receives prison sentence for intent to distribute methamphetamine

Petersburg, Virginia – A Petersburg resident will spend the next five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with…

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Tax preparer from New York sentenced in Virginia to two years in prison for PPP loan fraud

Richmond, Virginia – A New York man who used his tax preparation business to defraud a federal pandemic relief program has…

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Springfield man who funneled over $185,000 to ISIS through cryptocurrency receives thirty-year sentence

Springfield, Virginia – A 35-year-old man from Springfield will spend more than three decades behind bars after being sentenced for providing…

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Former prison officials sentenced for role in death of inmate denied urgent medical care

Petersburg, Virginia – Two former employees of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) have been sentenced for their roles in the…

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North Carolina man sentenced in Virginia for role in nationwide dogfighting ring as nearly 20 others face justice

Alexandria, Virginia – A North Carolina man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for his central…

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Man ordered to pay over $6,000 and serve jail time after illegally digging hundreds of ginseng roots from protected national park

Abingdon, Virginia – A man has been sentenced to 30 days in federal custody after pleading guilty to unlawfully digging ginseng…

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Former Virginia sheriff who abused power for personal gain sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

Culpeper, Virginia – The former sheriff of Culpeper County, Scott Howard Jenkins, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for…

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Norfolk woman confesses to payroll fraud that diverted more than $419,000 into personal account

Norfolk, Virginia – A former payroll manager in Norfolk has admitted to carrying out an elaborate embezzlement scheme, stealing more than…

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