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Two Rockholds men have been convicted for their parts in a federal kidnapping case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

By Jeff Ledington The Mountain Advocate Once pardoned from a murder conviction that saw him serving 19 years behind bars, Patrick Baker will spend the next 39 and a half years in federal prison. Baker’s federal sentencing Tuesday by Judge Claria Horn Boom saw him receive 42...

A Keavy man was indicted on federal court on charges of fraudulently obtaining COVID–19 relief funds through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, making him the second person to face charges in connection with the business in question. Read this story and more for...

A Gray man and a Crittenden woman, who pleaded guilty to two counts of bank robbery, are scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 22 in U.S. District Court in London. Each could potentially receive up to 40 years in federal prison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

A Williamsburg woman has pleaded guilty to her part in a conspiracy to defraud Medicaid in U.S. District Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

An Ellenwood, Georgia man, who was convicted late Thursday in federal court of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley, Knox and Laurel counties, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, was the last of 12 co-defendants to have his case...

(Story by Jeff Ledington, Barbourville Mountain Advocate) A Knox County native convicted for his involvement in a 2014 murder, but later pardoned by former Governor Matt Bevin, was arrested by United States Marshals early Monday, May 31. Patrick Brian Baker, 43, was arrested and...

A Corbin man currently facing numerous counts of rape, sodomy, and child pornography charges in Laurel County, has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

A federal jury sitting in London convicted a Corbin man Friday of armed methamphetamine trafficking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. After two hours of deliberation, following a three-day trial, the jury convicted John Helton of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams...

(Story by Jeff Ledington, The Mountain Advocate) In federal court last week, Barbourville City Councilman and local business owner Calvin Manis was indicted on 16 counts, while another individual, John Pasternak of Barbourville, also faced one count of conspiring to distribute...