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  • 8 indicted in metro Denver drug trafficking, weapons scheme

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    Eight people from metro Denver were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking, weapons and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said Thursday.

    The suspects — all current or former residents of Denver, Aurora, Commerce City and Wheat Ridge — are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute meth, fentanyl and cocaine, federal officials said in a news release.

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  • Ohio fugitive accused of embezzling $700,000 found in Miami Beach after 18 years

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    Investigators say they found an Ohio fugitive working as a personal trainer and hotel manager in the 6500 block of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. He was arrested on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

    Investigators say they found an Ohio fugitive working as a personal trainer and hotel manager in the 6500 block of Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. He was arrested on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

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    An Ohio fugitive who had been on the run for almost two decades was arrested Monday by a U.S. Marshals Service team in South Florida.

    Craig Scanlon, 68, was convicted in federal court of mail fraud, money laundering and transporting stolen property across state lines in 2001. The U.S. Marshals say he embezzled money and defrauded clients out of nearly $700,000.

    Scanlon served 46 months in prison and was ordered to complete three years of federal supervised release. While on supervised release in 2007, he ran off and had not been seen since, according to authorities.

    Over the years, investigators followed leads across Ohio, Florida and Texas.

    A few weeks ago, investigators with the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force believed they had found Scanlon living and working in Miami Beach. They eventually located him working as a personal trainer and hotel manager in the 6500 block of Collins Avenue.

    Authorities say he was also living in the hotel that he managed, using the fake name August Brooke. He later admitted his real identity as Craig Scanlon.

    “Incredible work by investigators here in Ohio, as well as in Florida, led to the ultimate capture of a fugitive who thought he could disappear under a fake name and life in the Miami sun. The Marshals Service will not stop looking for fugitives, no matter how long and how far they run,” said U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott.

    This report was produced by Miami Herald news partner CBS News Miami.

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  • Cuyahoga County Reaches $1 Million Settlement in 2019 Death of Man at County Jail – Cleveland Scene

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    On May 8, 2019, officers from the Maple Heights Police Department booked 36-year-old Nicholas Colbert, a National Guard veteran, for the possession of opioids. Colbert, a father of four, had begun using opioids to manage a collarbone fracture and had grown addicted.

    On the morning of May 9, staff at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center found Colbert dead in his cell, where Colbert had hung himself with the cord of a hoodie tied to his bunk.

    His family filed a federal lawsuit in 2021, claiming massive negligence by county jail staff.

    The county, court documents read, was “obligated to take proper steps and to have and enforce policies and procedures to prevent Nicholas Colbert from committing suicide or engaging in self-harm.”

    On Tuesday, Cuyahoga County Council is expected to okay legislation that would settle the four-year-long case with a $1 million payout to Colbert’s family. 

    If passed, it would be the second largest cash settlement paid out to the family of inmates who had committed suicide while detained at the county jail before federal oversight began shortly after Colbert’s death. In 2022, the family of Brenden Kiekisz was awarded $2.1 million in a settlement four years after Kiekisz killed himself while being detained at the jail.

    Colbert’s suicide was the fifth in the county jail in just a year’s span, following the deaths of Kiekisz, Esteben Parra, Joseph Arquillo and Gregory Fox.

    Deaths that Paul Cristallo, the Colberts’ attorney, says prodded reform at the trouble facility, which was the subject of a blistering report by the U.S. Marshals after a string of deaths prior to the pandemic.

    “Nicholas Colbert was a loving father and family man who will be deeply missed by those who loved him,” Cristallo wrote Scene in an email on Monday. 

    “The Colbert family appreciates the support and prayers they received during their pursuit of justice on Nick’s behalf,” he said. “While Nick’s untimely death was surely tragic, the family has faith that it caused necessary changes within the County Jail for the benefit of others.”

    A Cuyahoga County spokesperson told Scene, “The County negotiated a settlement of this case, without admitting fault, in order to bring this unfortunate episode to an end. By doing so we hope to bring closure to both the County and Mr. Colbert’s family.”

    Cristallo and the Colbert family have long argued that CCCC officers failed to take seriously Colbert’s attempt to end his life five weeks before he was booked that May. Medical screening was inadequate, they said, or else jail staff and medical personnel would have been well aware of Colbert’s previous suicide attempt.

    Instead, the original complaint reads, officers didn’t follow policy when overseeing Colbert. They allowed him a hoodie with a cord Colbert used as a belt. They “were not at their assigned stations” and apparently “falsified documents” that would’ve confirmed Colbert was being checked on repeatedly.

    The Colbert family will not receive any funds, Cristallo said, until Cuyahoga County Probate Court approves the agreement, which should be in early 2026.

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  • Immigration enforcement operation ‘ongoing’ in Dillon, Silverthorne area, according to U.S. Marshals Service

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    The U.S. Marshals Service has agents in Summit County assisting U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement with an operation involving multiple federal agencies that began on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 25.

    ICE arrests at Frisco Mexican restaurant draw protests, force temporary closure

     

    “(U.S. deputy marshals) are assisting immigration enforcement operations teams,” an employee of the Denver office, who declined to disclose their name, told Summit Daily News around 10 a.m.

    The U.S. Marshals Service employee said U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement is the lead agency in the operation and declined to provide further details since the operation is “ongoing.” U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement, commonly called ICE, is the principal investigative arms of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Order U.S. Marshals To Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook After She Challenged The President’s Firing Of Her

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    Did President Trump order U.S. Marshals to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from office after she challenged his authority to fire her? No, that’s not true: Court rules prevent any action to remove Cook until a judge holds a hearing on her lawsuit filed on August 28, 2025, claiming the president failed to show cause for firing her. An initial hearing was set for Friday, August 29, 2025. The spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service did not reply when Lead Stories asked through a phone call and email if the president had issued such an order. There are no credible reports that he did.

    The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X by @defense_civil25 on August 28, 2025. The message above a photo of Cook read:

    🚨Alert: President Trump orders US Marshals to remove Defiant Fed Governor Lisa Cook after she refuses to step down!

    This is what the post looked like at the time of writing:

    Source: screenshot of X.com by Lead Stories

    Cook’s lawyers filed a motion for a temporary restraining order while their lawsuit is going through the courts. U.S. District Court rules in the District of Columbia prevent Cook’s removal until the first hearing, which is set for 10 a.m. EDT Friday.

    When Lead Stories called the spokesperson for the U.S. Marshals Service to ask for a confirmation or denial, she asked that we email our questions and the post making the claim. She has not replied to that emailed inquiry at the time of writing. We will update this article if we get a response.

    A Google search (archived here) for the keywords “marshals order remove cook” found no credible reports that Trump had issued such an order. It returned only links to the post we are fact checking and copies of it.

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  • Stockton man thrust into national spotlight after fatal collision in Florida

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    Aug. 20—A long-haul truck driver accused of killing three people in a Florida traffic collision was arrested in San Joaquin County over the weekend.

    Newsweek reported on Monday that 28-year-old Stockton resident Harjinder Singh was arrested by U.S. Marshals on suspicion of three counts of vehicular homicide.

    He was booked into San Joaquin County Jail on Saturday, and appeared for arraignment Tuesday, according to inmate records.

    The Miami Herald reported that the Aug. 12 crash occurred when Singh attempted to make a U-turn in his 18-wheeler at an “official use only” area of the Florida Turnpike 19 miles north of Fort Pierce.

    The truck was blocking all the northbound lanes as a 2015 black Chrysler Town & Country minivan approached in the middle lane and slammed into the 18-wheeler, killing its three occupants.

    Two passengers in the minivan — a 37-year-old woman from Pompano Beach and a 54-year-old man from Miami — died at the scene. The driver, a 30-year-old man from Florida City, later died at a hospital, according to the Herald.

    Neither Singh or as his passenger, 25-year-old Harneet Singh of Yuba City, were injured in the collision.

    The pair flew to Sacramento on Aug. 13, as law enforcement does not make an arrest at the scene of vehicle crashes, the Herald reported.

    Vehicular homicide is punishable by as much as 15 years in prison in that state.

    According to Newsweek, federal immigration authorities have issued a detainer which could lead to deportation proceedings once the criminal case is concluded, reports state.

    In his monthly address to the public posted on social media, San Joaquin County Sheriff Pat Withrow said he was not able to hold Singh, an undocumented immigrant, on an ICE hold due to California law.

    “He’s from out of the country, and he’s here illegally, but California does not allow me to honor the ICE hold because he has committed no prior crimes,” Withrow said. “We don’t know if this was gross negligence or an intentional act.”

    The Florida Highway Patrol told the Herald that Singh, who has a commercial driver’s license in California, entered the United States illegally in 2018 through the Mexican border.

    It’s unclear how he obtained a commercial driver’s license, as California law requires applicants to show proof they are in the U.S. legally, among other requirements, according to the California Commercial Driver’s Handbook.

    California’s AB 60 allows undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver’s license if they can provide proof of identity and residency. These licenses are marked “not for federal identification.”

    Singh had been linked online to a 2019 crash in Arkansas that destroyed a historic bridge, but officials confirmed to Newsweek Monday he wasn’t involved in that accident.

    That driver, also named Harjinder Singh, was fired by the US Citylink Corporation following the crash, reports state.

    News of the Florida crash went national, the Herald reported, with Singh being at the center of several social media posts by the Trump administration on Sunday and Monday, prompting a response from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

    In one post, Newsom’s press office said the federal government issued Singh an employment authorization document during Trump’s first term, which allows foreign nationals to work legally in the U.S.

    In response, Tricia McLaughlin, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, said Singh’s work authorization was rejected in 2020 while Trump was in office and approved the following year under the Biden administration, the Herald reported.

    San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas filed a petition for a fugitive warrant against Singh on Tuesday. Singh agreed to waive extradition and awaiting transport to Florida.

    “Public safety depends on strong collaboration between states,” Freitas said. “Our office has fulfilled its role in this matter, and Harjinder Singh will now face consequences in Florida.”

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  • Man shot while attempting to carjack US Marshal, according to police – WTOP News

    Man shot while attempting to carjack US Marshal, according to police – WTOP News

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    The D.C. police are investigating a shooting early Friday where two U.S. Marshals fired at a man who was trying to carjack one of them.

    The D.C. police are investigating a shooting early Friday where two U.S. Marshals fired at a man who was trying to carjack one of them.

    Police said that Deputy U.S. Marshals were parked in the 2100 block of 11th Street NW in separate vehicles around 1:15 a.m. when Kentrell Flowers, 18, of Southeast, exited a nearby vehicle and pointed a handgun at one of the Marshals.

    The Marshal responded by drawing his service weapon and fired “several shots” at Flowers, according to a news release.

    This gun was recovered at the scene of the shooting. (Courtesy D.C. police)

    A second Marshal nearby responded and fired his service weapon, D.C. police said.

    Flowers was transported to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

    Police said no officers were injured in the incident.

    The shooting is under investigation by the D.C. police Internal Affairs Division Force Investigations Team, which investigates all law enforcement officer-involved shootings in the District. It will then be reviewed by the United States Attorney’s Office.

    Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s “text tip line” by sending a text message to 50411.

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  • 72-year-old ‘serial rapist’ on the run for 24 years caught in Missouri, feds say

    72-year-old ‘serial rapist’ on the run for 24 years caught in Missouri, feds say

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    Carroll was convicted of child sex offences in 1983 and 1993, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

    Carroll was convicted of child sex offences in 1983 and 1993, the U.S. Marshals Service said.

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    A “serial rapist” who has been on the run for 24 years was caught in Missouri, federal law enforcement agents said.

    Herman Carroll, 72, was arrested in Branson on May 11, according to a May 13 news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.

    McClatchy News was unable to locate attorney information for Carroll.

    Carroll was arrested in 2000 after being accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, the agency said. He posted bail, failed to appear in Moultrie County court and has been on the run ever since, according to law enforcement.

    A warrant was issued for Carroll in 2001, charging him with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, federal agents said.

    The investigation into Carroll’s whereabouts involved numerous agencies in six states, including Missouri, Illinois, Texas, Alaska, Arkansas and Maryland, according to the agency.

    On May 8, the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Midwest Violent Fugitive Task Force received a tip that Carroll was likely in Branson, the agency said.

    He was taken into custody three days later and booked at the Taney County Jail, U.S. Marshals said.

    Carroll was convicted of child sex offenses in 1983 and 1993, according to the agency.

    Branson, near the Arkansas border, is about a 210-mile drive southeast from Kansas City.

    Lauren Liebhaber is a National Real-Time Reporter for McClatchy.

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