JULY 18,2013

CAMDEN, NJ—Three Atlantic City, New Jersey residents today admitted their roles in the kidnapping and death of a 20-year-old Atlantic City woman, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Shameria Smith, 26; Aziz Sanders, 20; and Deshawn Hicks, 21, each pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to separate, one-count informations charging them with use of a firearm and aiding and abetting the use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence—specifically, the Hobbs Act robbery and kidnapping that resulted in the death of Nadirah Ruffin.

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WASHINGTON—July 16, 2013 Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24, of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today in Pittsburgh to 102 months in prison for soliciting others to engage in acts of terrorism within the United States and for using a firearm during and in relation to an assault on FBI agents.

July 16, 2013

HARRISBURG – A Blair County woman, who pled guilty in March to neglect of a care-dependent person, was sentenced this morning to three years probation and a $400 fine.

Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane identified the defendant as Marjory Koch, 44, 318 Lotz Ave., Altoona. Koch was originally charged in September 2012 with neglect of a care-dependent person. She was employed in 2011 as a caregiver at Warner\’s Home for the Aged, 1100 14th Ave., Altoona.

Have you stepped outside today? It\’s Hot! It\’s even hotter inside your car– so if you bring your pet along for a ride, be sure to remember your four-legged friend when you leave the vehicle!