Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, awarded a Pulitzer citation The Pulitzer board said her video highlighted “the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice.”…
Category: American Justice
Former Police Officer Charged with Soliciting Sex in Exchange for Favors
SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA Thomas McDonald, age 47, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was charged with a federal bribery violation, officials announced this week. According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, the charge alleges…
Texas Man Guilty of Hate Crime Targeting Gay Men Using Dating App
TEXAS A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in federal court, officials announced. According to court documents, Daniel Jenkins, 22, of Dallas, pleaded guilty to a federal hate…
Four Guilty of Involvement in Multi-State Dogfighting Conspiracy
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Four defendants plead guilty to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey, officials announced…
Audit the Audit: Crude Remark to Police Results in Traffic Stop, Police Officer Later Fired
Officer Swiftly Fired After Challenging Altercation
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…