PITTSBURGH Richard Bracey was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug-trafficking proceeds between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
Bracey, age 44, was sentenced by United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. Judge Ranjan directed that the prison sentence be served consecutively to the federal prison sentence Bracey was serving for first-degree murder at the time of the crime. Judge Ranjan also directed that Bracey serve one year of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Bracey was incarcerated at USP-Lee in Virginia when he conspired to launder the proceeds of the distribution of Schedule I synthetic cannabinoid controlled substances. Such substances have caused severe illness and deaths throughout the United States in recent years.
A bill to requiring reporting on COVID in federal prisons is about to be filed. (Creative Commons)
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New National Poll Has Three-Fifths Saying Marijuana Legalization is a Good Idea. A new national survey from Emerson College Polling has 61% of respondents saying marijuana legalization is a good idea. The poll asked about various issues new pathways for citizenship, raising the minimum wage, for example but none had as much support as marijuana legalization.
Connecticut Bill Would Require Labor Peace for Marijuana Businesses. A bill now before the Labor and Public Employees Committee, HB 6377, would require that marijuana businesses enter into labor peace agreements with a union before being granted licenses. The bill would require an agreement between a cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization that protects the state s interests by, at minimum, prohibiting the labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts again
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A man has been charged with home invasion after he and his brother attempted to break into a Sandy Springs home, police said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
SANDY SPRINGS, GA A man has been charged and his brother has died after the two attempted to break into a Sandy Springs apartment.
On Dec. 14, 2020, Sandy Springs Police responded to an apartment off Roswell Road regarding a home invasion that had just occurred. Once officers arrived, they found a man who had been severely beaten. He took officers to his apartment where one of the suspects had accidentally shot himself while pistol-whipping the other man, police said.
‘You better get behind Donald Trump’: Ryder Winegar of New Hampshire accused of threatening to kill members of Congress and NH state representative
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
A New Hampshire man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week over accusations he threatened to kill a state representative and several members of Congress, ordering the national lawmakers to support former Republican President Donald Trump.
Ryder Winegar, a 33-year-old Amherst, New Hampshire man, was arrested Jan. 11 and indicted Monday on six counts of threatening members of Congress and one count of threatening a New Hampshire state representative, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray’s office said in a statement Tuesday.
Leavenworth inmate assaults correctional staff
2 hospitalized after incident
and last updated 2021-02-07 22:25:05-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â A Leavenworth Detention Center inmate assaulted two correctional staff members on Saturday, according to a CoreCivic spokesperson.
The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m., and both staffers were transported to an area hospital, where they remain hospitalized.
The spokesperson said the inmate âsuspected in the assaultâ has been isolated.
Leavenworth police and the United States Marshals Service have been notified.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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