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Chelsea Steiniger had been arrested 63 times, according to the Virginia state database. She had already been considered one of Virginia’s most arrested women. Her arrest record just went up because she is back behind bars facing nearly two dozen new charges.

HARRISBURG, PS - In a landmark case, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced the conviction of three individuals involved in a Jamaican lottery scam that targeted elderly Americans, defrauding them of more than $1.1 million. Caron Pitter, 47, Rohan Lyttle, 49, and Charlene Marshall, 44, all lawful permanent residents originally from Jamaica, were found guilty on all charges following a two-week jury trial concluding on November 17, 2023.

Casper, Wyoming - In a recent development, Jonathan Castillo, aged 29, and Tucker Donald Wirfel, aged 36, both residents of Wyoming, have been handed down substantial prison sentences for their involvement in a drug trafficking ring responsible for flooding the Cody area with large quantities of the potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl presided over the case and imposed sentences that reflect the severity of their crimes.

*Indianapolis, IN— Damon Smithson, a 54-year-old resident of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to twenty-two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to an armed robbery at a Shell Gas station on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

Raleigh, N.C. – In a significant legal victory, a Fayetteville man, Aaron Albert Goode, was sentenced today to 360 months in prison for his involvement in the distribution of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and other illicit substances. The sentence comes after Goode pled guilty on December 22, 2022, to multiple charges, including conspiring to distribute drugs, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

On November 9, 2023, Jesus Moises Ruiz, Jr., aged 34 from Rio Rico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to a 40-month prison term. Ruiz had admitted to one count of transporting illegal aliens for financial gain on August 31, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona.

BEN HILL, Georgia - The Ben Hill Sheriff's Office is collaborating with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to look into the death of an inmate that occurred on November 26th.

LAFAYETTE, La. – Gabriel Hawthorne, 41, of Abbeville, Louisiana, was found guilty by a federal jury last week of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. The trial, presided over by United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays, lasted a week.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of Goerge Flyod, was stabbed on Friday in an Arizona federal prison. According to CNN, the source states that Chauvin is in stable condition.

Davenport, Iowa – In a recent court decision on November 20, 2023, Mario Dominick Clark, a 44-year-old resident of Davenport, was sentenced to 86 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

Jeremy Graves of Atlanta, Georgia, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for theft of government funds and aggravated identity theft. Graves utilized stolen identities to file fraudulent Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims, exploiting the federal assistance provided through the CARES Act. The sentencing comes as a stern warning to those seeking to defraud essential support programs meant for unemployed workers during national emergencies.

In Covington, Kentucky, Charles Jason Case, a 40-year-old man from Alexandria, has been sentenced to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David Bunning. This sentence comes in response to the distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of an individual.

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Michael Fox, 29, of Tucson, received a 72-month prison sentence on Monday from United States District Judge G. Murray Snow. The sentencing follows Fox's guilty plea to Distribution of Fentanyl on April 6, 2023, after being indicted by a grand jury on September 28, 2021.

In a landmark case, California executives Simon Chu and Charley Loh face federal prison time for their involvement in distributing faulty residential dehumidifiers, a saga marked by deception and fire hazards.

An Alabama prisoner was brutally bludgeoned with a weight at the same notorious prison where an inmate was “rented out” and raped before being beaten to death, according to reports; as reported by Alreporter.com,New York Post.

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - In a shocking revelation, a lawsuit has been lodged in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, uncovering disturbing civil rights violations at Keen Mountain Correctional Center. Jared Meadows, a state prisoner, is the plaintiff, accusing officials, including Israel Hamilton and D. Squier, of grave misconduct in both their individual and official capacities.

Jaime Jesus Esquivel, a 37-year-old resident of Laredo, has been given a sentence of 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. This judgment was passed in response to his involvement in various criminal activities, including possession of a machine gun, possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, and conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. On June 6, Esquivel pleaded guilty to these charges, admitting his role in producing and illegally exporting fully automatic firearms to Mexico for the benefit of drug cartels.