Buffalo, New York - Christopher A. Parris, 41, formerly of Rochester, New York, and currently of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, as well as to wire fraud involving the fraudulent sale of purported N95 masks during the pandemic.

Little Rock, Arkansas - A federal jury convicted the Sheriff of Franklin County, Arkansas on two counts of deprivation of rights under color of law.

Tanmpa, Florida - Edith Murway-Traina of Tampa, got a surprise greeting for her 100th birthday, a message from the folks at Guinness declaring that she is the world’s oldest powerlifter, says the Association of Mature American Citizens. Edith began participating in weightlifting competitions when she was 91-years-young. 

Imperial, California - Federal Protective Service (FPS) have scheduled annual emergency training exercises at the Imperial County Airport on Wednesday, August 18th and Thursday, August 19th.

Imperial County, California - Monday, the Imperial County Registrar of Voters (ROV) began mailing Vote by Mail ballots to all registered voters for the September 14, 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election.

Memphis, Tennessee - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis flagged a suspicious shipment coming from Shenzhen, China en route to the central business district of New Orleans. It was described in the manifest as “PAPER CARD, PAPER” and CBPOs already knew what it was. It was the 15th such shipment of the night, though all to different cities. Inside were 51 low quality, counterfeit COVID-19 vaccination cards. The cards have blanks for the recipient’s name and birthdate, the vaccine maker, lot number, and date and place the shot was given, as well as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) logo in the upper right corner.