COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Hilton Head Lawyer Sentenced for Knowingly Transferring $3M to Prevent the Lawful Seizure of the Funds CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Peter J. Strauss, 46, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for knowingly transferring, and aiding and abetting the transfer of, $3 million to prevent the lawful seizure of the funds.  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Michael White Sentenced to 100 Years on Federal Charges Related to Murder of Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler White Also Spearheaded a Wide-Ranging Methamphetamine Conspiracy ABINGDON, Va. - Michael Donivan White was sentenced today to 100 years in federal prison on federal charges related to the November 2021 murder of Big Stone Gap Police   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Two Rock Hill Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Their Role in Drug Conspiracy COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Emmanuel Deon Foster, 36, and Bobby Antoinios Hall, 41, both of Rock Hill, have been sentenced for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute quantities of fentanyl, crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. Evidence obtained in the inv  more