Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images This article contains mentions of child sexual abuse material. While “child pornography” is the legal terminology used to refer to such material, we are using the term “child sexual abuse material” (CSAM). According to advocacy organizations as well as the Justice Department, the term “better reflects the abuse that is depicted in […]
Jun. 24—GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks man is being held on a $75,000 cash or surety bond after allegedly possessing four different drugs, including more than 450 grams of methamphetamine, with intentions to sell them. Blayne Evan Saiger, 38, was arrested Friday, June 21. That day, the Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force executed search […]
A former inmate at the Campbell County Detention Center will spend decades in prison for smuggling fentanyl into the jail, causing the overdoses of two others in custody there. Jonathan Stanley, 40, was sentenced in federal court in Covington on Thursday to 22 years in prison. That sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge David […]
May 17—A Logansport man was charged with storing and sharing child pornography following a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police. Troopers from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force initiated a criminal investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an online account had been used to store […]
A press conference held by Gov. Kristi Noem, regarding the U.S.-Mexico border and cartels on South Dakota’s nine Indian reservations, did not glean much more information than what she has already publicly stated. But Noem did talk about the issue of cartel influence in a broader sense than before. Noem, citing data from the Drug […]
Two men were charged with distributing illicit drugs that caused the death of prominent transgender activist, author and actor Cecilia Gentili last month, the Department of Justice announced Monday. Michael Kuilan, 44, and Antonio Venti, 52, were charged with distributing a fentanyl and heroin mixture to Gentili, 52, who died from an overdose on Feb. […]
A prison inmate serving five years at Miami’s Federal Correctional Institution may extend his stay four-fold after a judge hands down a sentence later this spring. The feds say Pedro Jose Collazo-Prieto, 26, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute — while inside prison. The guilty plea, entered on March […]
The Biden administration is adamant that no U.S. personnel will set foot in Gaza when it starts delivering humanitarian aid from a floating dock, but a proposal for workers from other nations to deliver the aid carries security risks, say one former and two current administration officials. The concerns are the latest wrinkle in the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is distributing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects around the country, paid for by one of its key legislative victories. The new allocations will go to projects in all 50 states, bringing the total awarded to states for water infrastructure projects to $22 billion. […]
A Louisville school teacher was charged with distributing obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse and distributing child pornography, according to a federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant issued Friday. In December 2023 and January 2024, Jordan A. Fautz, 39, while employed as a 7th and 8th grade religion teacher at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic […]