THE DALLES — The last co-defendant in a case stemming from home invasion that left elderly Donald Lewis badly hurt in 2021 was sentenced to 19 years, seven months on Jan. 20.
(The Center Square) – A judge Tuesday rejected defense lawyers’ motion to disqualify the Utah County Attorney’s Office as the prosecution team in the case of Tyler James Robinson, charged with the murder of conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
Troy Meza, of Salem, has been sentenced to 75 months (6 years, 3 months) in prison after pleading guilty in Polk County Circuit Court to one count of attempted sodomy in the first degree and one count of failing to register as a sex offender.
(The Center Square) – Congressional scrutiny is intensifying over alleged billions of dollars in welfare fraud in Minnesota, with House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan accusing state officials of assisting the scheme.
(The Center Square) – A Shelby Township man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar pandemic relief fraud scheme, federal officials announced.
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – An additional 27 members of Venezuelan transnational criminal organizations, Tren de Aragua and its splinter faction, anti-Tren, have been indicted in New York in an ongoing prosecution of groups the Trump administration has designated as foreign terrorist organizations.Â
(The Center Square) – The office of Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank and the Puyallup School District confirmed Tuesday they are conducting an investigation into an alleged sexual assault against a female Puyallup high school wrestler.
(The Center Square) – Fraud investigations continue in Minnesota as the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday two "fraud tourists" have pleaded guilty to stealing millions from taxpayers in the North Star state.