Five IRS employees charged in COVID-19 relief fraud
The defendants allegedly obtained more than $1 million from the PPP and EIDL programs after they submitted false and fraudulent loan applications.
Julia Baker
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Criminal Justice Ezekiel Kelly pleads not guilty to 26 charges related to shooting rampage
Kelly is being held in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave. without bond.
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Shelby County DA’s office announces three new hires
The Shelby County District Attorney’s office has announced three new hires, Gerald Skahan, Haden Lawyer and Nicole Harris who begin Monday, Oct. 17.
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Criminal Justice Millington man pleads guilty on felony charges related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Ronald Sandlin, 35, pleaded guilty in a federal district court in the District of Columbia to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, according to a press release.
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MetroMobile command center serves as ‘giant squad car’ for MPD
It is often used for long-term investigations, investigations that involve joint operations with other agencies such as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, special events and natural disasters.
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Criminal Justice Two women indicted for death of child in hot day care van
Dessie X, 64, of Millington and Fay Eschoe, 62, of Education Is The Key Children’s Center were indicted on felony counts of aggravated child neglect of a child under age 8 and criminally negligent homicide.
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Criminal JusticeGunshot, blunt force injury ruled as Eliza Fletcher’s cause of death
The autopsy was released by the West Tennessee Forensic Center.
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Criminal Justice ‘We are in a war': Government, community leaders discuss rising crime
Speakers during the panel discussion represented each of the steps against gun violence outlined in the Safe Community Action Plan: focused deterrence approach, violence intervention, federal prosecution of gun crime, communications campaign, reduction in theft of guns from vehicles and Memphis Police Department Gun Crime Unit.
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Metro Roads in Shelby and Fayette counties affected by St. Jude IRONMAN 70.3
Memphis area roads affected include Walnut Grove Road, Macon Road, Raleigh Lagrange Road, North Houston Levee Road and Tenn. 194.
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Criminal Justice Several additional victims identified in shooting rampage
In an indictment obtained by The Daily Memphian, Ezekiel Kelly is charged with 26 counts in addition to the first-degree murder charged in the death of Dewayne Tunstall.
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Criminal JusticeExclusive: DA’s office, MPD unveil Cold Case Unit
The Cold Case Unit is expected to begin reviewing cold cases as early as the end of next week. The goal is for the unit to review up to 200 cold cases per year.
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Criminal JusticeA tally of terror: 6 shot, 3 dead in gunman’s daylong, cross-city rampage
The person believed to be responsible for all of these shootings is Ezekiel Kelly, a man who was released early from a three-year sentence fewer than six months ago.
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Criminal Justice Kevin Ritz sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Western District of Tennessee
President Joe Biden nominated Ritz for the position July 29, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him unanimously Sept. 22.
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Criminal Justice Ezekiel Kelly indicted on 26 additional charges
The additional counts include five counts of reckless endangerment, four counts of criminal attempt first-degree murder and commission of an act of terrorism.
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City of MemphisStrickland proposes return to the police, fire pension plan cut in 2014
Mayor Jim Strickland touted the proposal, on its way to the Memphis City Council for the next budget season, as a way to retain and recruit public safety employees in the police and fire departments. For the police and fire unions, the proposal is the second part of a two-part push to restore what the City Council cut.
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City of Memphis Memphis City Council to consider resolution enforcing curfew for juveniles
The resolution also requests MPD work with the city administration on a proposal to open one or more overnight curfew centers.
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Criminal Justice Alleged arsonist responsible for South Memphis fires arrested
Catilena “DC” Collier, 22, was arrested Monday, Sept. 26, according to a press release issued by the Memphis Fire Department.
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Metro‘What could a person have done to make you do this?’
Juvenile records, a longtime girlfriend and a casual acquaintance seem to suggest Kelly was a person who got into trouble as early as middle school, who was exposed to drugs, violence and gangs and who was perhaps dealing with the recent violent losses of both his best friend and his half-brother.
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Neighborhoods More details released about person of interest in possible arsons
The Memphis Fire Department said they are looking for a 21-year-old woman named Catilena “Delina” Collier. She is described as a white female with colorful hair.
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Education Former MSCS teacher indicted on crimes against children
A former teacher at Oakhaven Middle School and Wells Station Elementary School has been indicted for crimes against children, according to a statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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Criminal Justice Person of interest developed in series of possible arsons near Coro Lake
The fire department is looking for a suspect named Delana Collier, who also goes by the name “DC.”
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Criminal Justice Memphis Fire Department investigating series of possible arsons in Coro Lake area
Since June, the MFD has responded to eight different fires in a neighborhood on the eastern side of Coro Lake.
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Criminal Justice Charges dropped against Paula Raiford
A pair of affidavits also reveal the details about what happened between Paula Raiford and the person she was accused of assaulting.
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Metro Law enforcement teams comb areas around Pine Hill Park and Memphis Boat Center
Memphis Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office personnel combed the South Memphis park Sunday, then went to an area next to Memphis Boat Center.
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Suspect in Fletcher abduction was acting ‘very strange’ according to affidavit
Vehicle located, one person detained in Fletcher case; family releases statement
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Criminal Justice Preliminary hearing set for Ezekiel Kelly
Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Case, also asked to subpoena juvenile records for the suspect in the shooting rampage last week that left six people shot, including three who died.
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