LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a West Los Angeles man who allegedly ran a decade-long telemarketing scam primarily targeting elderly victims that fraudulently obtained more than $4.5 million,…
Category: American Justice
Two Former Correctional Officers Guilty for Their Roles in Brutal Beating of Shackled Inmate
Two former Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) officers plead guilty Friday for their roles in the assault of a restrained inmate, federal officials stated. According to court documents, Randall T. Dennis, 28,…
Brothers Guilty of Illegally Getting Over $340,000 in Federal Tax Refunds
LOS ANGELES Two San Fernando Valley brothers have been found guilty by a jury of nearly a dozen felonies for fraudulently obtaining hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal income tax refunds,…
Four Mexicans Arrested for Roles in Tractor-Trailer Smuggling That Resulted in 53 Dead and 11 Injured
Four Mexican nationals were arrested Tuesday in San Antonio, Houston, and Marshall, Texas, for their alleged roles in a tractor-trailer smuggling incident that resulted in 53 deceased and 11 injured undocumented individuals…
LAPD Officer Convicted of Raping Woman While Off-Duty in 2015
Los Angeles police officer was found guilty Thursday of forcibly raping a woman while he was off-duty in 2015, according to officials. “Today, justice has been served for one of the…
Minneapolis Police Use Excessive Force, Discriminates Against Minorities and Violates Other Civil Rights
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced Friday that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) violate civil rights laws, according to the Department of Justice. The…
Oregon Man Guilty of Hate Crime Against Transgender Library Employee, and Another Victim
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, Thursday to two federal hate crimes, according to officials. According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2022, while at…
Calif. Man Arrested After Alleged Carjacking and High-Speed Police Pursuit
SANTA ANA, California A Fresno man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he carjacked a motorist in Fullerton and threw her out of the car before leading law enforcement…
Marine, 2nd Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Firebombing of a Planned Parenthood in California
SANTA ANA, California The FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service arrested two Orange County men on federal charges alleging they used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Costa Mesa clinic operated…
Calif. Lawyer Agrees to Plead Guilty to a Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Involving Loans
SANTA ANA, California A Newport Beach lawyer who claimed she was providing loans to the rich and famous has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges for using her investors’ money…
NYC Man Guilty of Abducting Elderly Woman with Dementia, Attempting to Obstruct Investigation
LOS ANGELES A New York man was found guilty by a judge Tuesday of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles…
Kentucky School District Agrees to Remedy “Serious and Widespread” Racial Harassment Against Blacks and Other Minorities
The Justice Department on Monday announced a settlement agreement with Madison County Schools in Kentucky to resolve its investigation into complaints of serious and widespread racial harassment of Black and multi-racial students….