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Serving The Citizens of Western North Carolina Since 1995 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Georgia man was to 27 months in prison today for attacking two law enforcement officials during the January 6, 2021 breach of the United States Capitol. His and others' activities caused a snarl in a joint session of the United States Congress that was convened to determine and tally electoral votes in the presidential election.
News -- AA woman from Louisiana was sentenced to 1 year and 1 day for conspiracy to defraud the United States and assisting clients in filing false tax returns. Brittany Patterson, of St. John the Baptist Parish, pleaded guilty on November 14, 2019,
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A jury found a retired NYPD officer guilty of felony charges related to the Capitol Breach. Defendant assaulted an officer with a flagpole, tackled him, and attempted to remove the officer's helmet and gas mask. A federal jury today found a retired New York Police Department officer guilty of attacking a law enforcement officer with a lethal or
News -- April 19, 2022: The United States Department of Justice announced in a press release a Florida man pled guilty in federal court today to threatening a member of the United States House of Representatives. The statement was made by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg for the Middle District of Florida.
Alabama -- April 28, 2022: The Department of Justice announced yesterday in a press release, a former Alabama resident was sentenced 7 1/2 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release for concealing the transmission of funds to be provided as material support to al-Qaida, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
News -- April 18, 2022: 'Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde' are facing fraud charges in connection with mailbox thefts.
U.S. Attorney's Office announced on April 11, 2022 identity thefts are alleged to have occurred as a result of stolen mail, according to the indictment by a Georgia couple.
Tennessee -- Special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Human Trafficking Unit, the Sevier County Sheriff's Office Street Crimes Unit, the Sevierville Police Department, Pigeon Forge Police Department, Gatlinburg Police Department, and the office of 4th Judicial District Attorney General James Dunn have arrested eight men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.
News -- The FBI Memphis Field Office is warning parents and caregivers about an upsurge in teen sextortion instances in middle and west Tennessee. Adults posing as age-appropriate females are coercing young boys to make sexual photographs and videos over social media and then extorting money from them, according to the FBI.
