WILMINGTON, North Carolina, May 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release: Alphonso Lewis, 47, of Raleigh, was sentenced to 121 months for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, evidence presented in court, and other documents, on April 22, 2  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Michael F. Easley Jr., issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Shakeerah Kaneisha Yvette Vinson, 32, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Act ("PPP") COVID-19 loan for her real estate broker business. She faces up to 20 years in prison. "This defendant, along with her network of co-conspirators, took taxpayer money meant  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 12 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Gabriel Washington Task Force Spartan Soldiers with Task Force Spartan recently completed a validation exercise (VALEX) in Kuwait to test the ability of their units to rapidly respond to a no-notice call or alert. Task Force Spartan Soldiers with U.S. Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve units from New York, California, and Puerto Rico participated in the exercise. "The VALEX conf  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Three people - two from North Carolina and one from New York - were sentenced today on felony charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Dale Je  more