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Category: American Justice
Three Charged in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Hundreds of Thousands Fake Texas Paper Tags
HOUSTON Authorities are searching for two men indicted for using fictitious car dealerships to issue nearly 600,000 automobile paper tags and selling them on the internet without selling any cars, announced Acting…
Former Police Officer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Beating 52-Year-Old Suspect
MINNESOTA A former officer with the St. Paul Police Department in St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a civil rights…
Surgeon Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Accepting Illegal Payments for Patient Referrals for Spinal Surgeries
SANTA ANA, California – An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal prison for accepting nearly $623,000 in bribes and kickbacks, according to officials. Dr. Jeffrey David Gross accepted the…
Other Voices: Minneapolis Police Officer Tells Why Cops are Leaving Law Enforcement
Former Minneapolis Officer Steve Dykstra spent just over four years with MPD. The 42 year old had worked with juveniles in Hennepin County, and at the jail. He says he wanted…
Ex-Elementary Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Making Porn of 15-Year-Old former Student
LOS ANGELES A former elementary school teacher who made pornographic images of his 15-year-old ex-student was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison. U.S. District Court…
Prison Official Admits Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Drugs to Inmates
NORTH CAROLINA A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a bribery and smuggling scheme in which he abused his position as a prison official to funnel drugs and other contraband into…
Just Saying: Justified Police Shooting; A Little Bit Pregnant; Banshee Alert! Liz, the Republican Joan of Arc
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ (District Attorney Andrew Womble on May 18 said the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies was justified. No officers were charged. (The Washington…
Former Deputy Campaign Manager for U.S. Senator Guilty of Stealing Campaign Money
ARIZONA An Illinois man pleaded guilty Friday to the theft of more than $115,000 in campaign funds from the McSally for Senate Campaign in 2018 and 2019, according to officials. According to…
Man Who Allegedly Used COVID-Relief Loans to Buy Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini Indicted
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man was arrested Friday on federal charges alleging he fraudulently obtained approximately $5 million in Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans for his sham businesses. He used…
JUST SAYING: American Justice is Becoming an Oxymoron
JUST SAYING: NYT: Justice Dept. charges ex-Minneapolis police officers with violating George Floyd’s civil rights From left to right: Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (AP)By NYT reporter…
MS-13 Member Guilty of Racketeering Involving Murder and Attempted Murder
Maryland A Maryland man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy involving racketeering enterprise by murdering a suspected rival gang member and attempting to murder two other victims, officials stated. The crimes were…