Category: American Justice
Man Sentenced for Setting Fire to Three African-American Churches
LOUISIANA A federal judge on Monday sentenced Holden Matthews, 23, to 25 years in prison for setting fire to three African-American Baptist churches because of the religious character of those buildings, officials…
Former DEA Agent Charged with Posing as Covert CIA Officer in Elaborate $4 Million Fraud
VIRGINIA A former Drug Enforcement Administration public affairs officer was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 million, according to federal…
California Convicted Felon Charged with Hate Crime Threats
A man who threatened a group of protestors calling themselves the “Good Trouble Brigade,” has been charged with criminal threats, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Timothy James Carroll…
Afghan Arrested for 2008 Abduction of New York Times Journalist
NEW YORK CITY Haji Najibullah, a/k/a “Najibullah Naim,” a/k/a “Abu Tayeb,” a/k/a “Atiqullah” was indicted for six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of New York Times journalist David Rohde, and two…
Maine Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Hate Crimes
MAINE Maurice Diggins, 36, of Biddeford, Maine, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his racially motivated assaults against black men, federal officials announced Tuesday. On March 10, 2020, following…
Bloods Gang Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiracy Involving Murder
NORTH CAROLINA Five members of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang were sentenced in Charlotte following a federal trial for federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy and…
Just Saying: Trump’s Self-Serving Joyride; American Taxpayers Paying Trump’s Legal Defense Costs
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] NYT Editorial: Why Are Republicans So Afraid of Voters? There is no “both sides do it” when it comes to intentionally keeping Americans away from the…
Audit the Audit: Police Stop a Black Sergeant Matching the Description
Cops pull Over a Black Man Running and matching the description of a suspect.
Houston Woman Ran Opioid Pill MIll from California to Texas
Houston Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Opioid Pill Mill that Shipped Narcotics from California to Texas LOS ANGELES – A Texas woman was sentenced today to 60…
California Man Charged with Carjacking Elderly Woman and Baby
CALIFORNIA A Compton man has been charged with carjacking a vehicle that had a 93-year-old woman and a 9-week-old baby on board, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Maaliki…
Rapper Arrested for Allegedly Stealing from COVID-19 Relief Funds
LOS ANGELES A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich from committing unemployment benefits fraud was arrested last week on federal charges of carrying out that very scheme…