A Georgia man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a plot to defraud Medicare by submitting genetic and other laboratory tests worth over $463 million, officials…
Category: American Justice
Alabama Correctional Sergeant Convicted of Assaulting Inmate
A federal jury convicted a former Alabama correctional sergeant of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction. The evidence at trial established that on March 8, 2018,…
Calif. Judge Who Allegedly Shot His Wife Had 26,000 Rounds of Ammunition and Dozens of Weapons
SANTA ANA, Calif. An Orange County Superior Court judge who allegedly shot his wife had 26,000 rounds of ammunition and 47 weapons at his home including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, officials stated….
Head of FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in NYC Guilty of Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
Federal officials stated that former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in New York, Charles McGonigal, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Russia….
“Sinister Diesel” Agrees to Pay $1 Million for Selling Illegal Devices to Defeat Vehicle Emissions Controls
CALIFORNIA Diesel performance parts manufacturer Sinister Mfg. Company, Inc. – doing business as “Sinister Diesel” – pleaded guilty to criminal charges today in federal court in Sacramento, California, and agreed to pay…
California Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery Spree
LOS ANGELES A Wilmington man was sentenced Monday to 15 Years in federal prison for committing an armed robbery spree of businesses in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. He…
Alleged Associate of Violent White Supremacist Group Charged with Drug and Ammunition Offenses
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man associated with a racially motivated violent extremist group is being charged with conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon possessing ammunition, officials stated. …
DOJ Will Investigate Memphis Police Use of Force, Arrests and Allegations of Discriminatory Practices
The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a Civil Rights investigation into the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department to determine whether a pattern or practice of conduct violates the…
Two Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Indicted for Beating 61-Year-Old Inmate
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging two law enforcement officers with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses in Lawrence County, Tennessee. The charges…
Former LA Deputy Agrees to Plead Guilty to Violating Civil Rights of Skateboarder Who Was Falsely Imprisoned
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of violating the civil rights of a 23-year-old man at a Compton skatepark, officials…
Man Guilty of Bombing Spa, Killing Ex-Girlfriend and Injuring Others
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Wednesday found a Long Beach man guilty of building and planting a package bomb that detonated inside an Aliso Viejo day spa in May 2018, officials stated….
Former Virginia Police Officer Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Minor
A former police officer pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Virginia to violating the civil rights of a minor victim by forcibly sexually assaulting her. According to court documents, Cleshaun A….