TransWorldNews Current Releases http://transworldnews.com TransWorldNews Bringing Your News to the World Copyright TransWorldNews, Inc. RSSEngine 1.0.0.3 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:23 GMT 15 Current Releases http://transworldnews.com/images/twn_logo.gif http://transworldnews.com Out With the Bar Scene, Enter Prison Pen Pal Websites Like ExclusivePrisoner.com . http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1072218 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1072218 Wed, 09 May 2012 04:28:12 GMT Federal Correctional Officer Charged With Sexual Abuse of Detainee A federal grand jury yesterday indicted Richard Seaman, age 46, a Correctional Officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu, on five counts of sexual abuse of a ward. Seaman was arrested by federal agents early this morning based on the in ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058839 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058839 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:01:22 GMT Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison on Drug and Gun Charges Former Marion County Florida Deputy Sheriff Nicholas M. Ragosta (40, Ocala) to fifteen years in federal prison for conspiracy, possession with intent to sell marijuana, and use of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. As part of the sentence ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058836 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058836 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:53:55 GMT Border Patrol Agent Charged with Unlawful Use of Force by a Law Enforcement Officer Luis E. Fonseca, a United States Border Patrol Agent assigned to the Imperial Beach Border Patrol Station, charged with deprivation of rights under color of law. Border Patrol Agent Fonseca appeared in federal court today before United States Mag ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058833 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058833 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:46:48 GMT Former TSA Officer Pleads Guilty in Narcotics Distribution Scheme JONATHAN BEST, also known as JB, 30, formerly a Transportation Security Administration officer based at Palm Beach International Airport, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to one count of cons ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058821 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1058821 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:10:87 GMT Making Crime Pay LARRY LEVINE, heavyset and bald, runs a thriving business out of a gated apartment complex in Ventura County, Calif., a setting thats not at all bad for a home office considering some of the prison cells hes lived in. But as he drops into his p ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1052410 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1052410 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:26:15 GMT U.S. Supreme Court expands plea bargain rights of criminal defendants A deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that criminal defendants who receive inadequate legal advice on pretrial plea bargains can have their sentences overturned, equating that with an unconstitutional and ineffective assistance of c ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036690 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036690 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:27:23 GMT Texas mom charged with slashing 5-year-old son's throat, to free demons MAGNOLIA, Texas A crazed Texas woman was arrested after allegedly slashing her five-year-old son's throat with a knife because she believed there were demons inside his body. Daphne Spurlock, 45, faces a charge of attempted capital murder, the ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036667 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036667 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:06:17 GMT Walmart To Issue $2.1 Million In Refunds to California Customers SAN FRANCISCO -- Customers at a Walmart customers will be receiving refunds worth $2.1 million after the retail giant was found guilty of overcharging them at the cash register. http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036657 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036657 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:58:81 GMT QUEENS MAN INDICTED FEDERALLY FOR FIRE-BOMBINGS OF ISLAMIC MOSQUE AND HINDU TEMPLE An indictment was unsealed this morning in Brooklyn federal court charging Queens resident Ray Lazier Lengend, also known as Suraj Poonai, with hate crimes and explosives offenses stemming from his racially and religiously motivated fire-bombin ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036616 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036616 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:23:02 GMT Newark, n.J., man sentenced to 15 years in prison for carjacking and four armed pharmacy robberies NEWARK, N.J. Reginald H. Ware was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for participating in four armed pharmacy robberies in Jersey City and Union City, N.J., between July and October 2010, and a Jersey City carjacking in October 2010, U.S. ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036611 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036611 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:18:39 GMT Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Lying on Passport Application to Elude Murder Charges BOSTON - A Boston man was convicted today in federal court of making a false statement in a passport application used to elude capture for second-degree murder. Arnaldo Lopes, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro to maki ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036605 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036605 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:14:36 GMT Florida Men Indicted for Role in $30 Million Telemarketing Scam That Victimized Over 22,000 People Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that a grand jury returned four one-count Indictments against John Robert Eddy, 29; Cloyd James Holmes, Jr., 50; Gino Christopher Marquez, 31; and ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036597 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036597 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:05:99 GMT Atlanta Man Imprisoned for Sex Trafficking a 12-Year-Old Girl ATLANTA, GA - MARCELO ALEJO DESAUTU, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced today before United States District Court Judge Orinda D. Evans to over 17 years imprisonment for sex trafficking of a minor. http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036591 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036591 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:01:30 GMT Former City Councilman and County Commissioner Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Taking Bribes Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore today sentenced Kevin L. White (47, Riverview) to 36 months in federal prison for conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and lying to the FBI. http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036584 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036584 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:54:57 GMT Noted Scientist Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Term For Attempted Espionage, Fraud and Tax Charges WASHINGTON - Stewart David Nozette, 54, a scientist who once worked for the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the White Houses National Space Council, was sentenced today to 13 ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036577 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036577 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:49:10 GMT Former D.C. Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault WASHINGTON - Darryl Ellison, 51, a former employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, has pled guilty to a charge of simple assault stemming from an attack against an inmate at the D.C. Jail, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. ... http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036558 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036558 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:36:25 GMT POSTAL EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF POSSESSION OF STOLEN MAIL . http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036419 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036419 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:14:50 GMT THREE CHARGED IN $51 MILLION STOCK LOAN FRAUD SCHEME . http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036415 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036415 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:03:93 GMT Palm Desert Attorney Indicted on Federal Charges in Passport Fraud Case . http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036414 http://transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=1036414 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:54:12 GMT