NEW YORK: “The New York Civil Liberties Union released Wednesday an analysis of new New York Police Department’s data that provides the first detailed picture of the Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program throughout…
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Stark Racial Divisions in Reactions to Ferguson Police Shooting – Pew Research Center
“Blacks and whites have sharply different reactions to the police shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Mo., and the protests and violence that followed. Blacks are about twice as likely as…
Judge to Defendant “You’re Just a Con Man” and Sentences Him to Prison
SAN DIEGO – A former executive of Anturion Limited, a company formed in the Channel Islands, was sentenced on Thursday to 46 months prison for bilking investors of more than $2 million by selling…
Former Welterweight Boxing Champ Going Back to Prison for Robbing Banks – Again
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – A former boxing champ was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for a string of bank robberies throughout the East Bay, said officials. Former WBA welterweight…
Feds: Bank of America’s $16.6 Billion Financial Settlement is Historic
WASHINGTON D.C. – In a historic settlement, Bank of America has agreed to pay $16.6 billion for financial fraud during the economic crisis, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Federal officials said this…
Prisoners Who Filed More Than $400,000 in Fraudulent Tax Returns Indicted
MINNESOTA – Inmates at a state prison were indicted last week for filing fraudulent tax returns totaling more than $400,000, federal officials announced on Tuesday. A federal grand jury on August 12,…
Japanese-Based Spark Plug Company Agrees to Pay $52.1 Million for Price Fixing
WASHINGTON— NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan, has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $52.1 million criminal fine for its role in a…
Apartment Manager Sexually Harassed Female Tenants; Owners Agree to Pay More Than $500,00 As Damages
MICHIGAN – The owners of the Alger Meadows Apartments in Grand Rapids, Michigan, have agreed to pay $550,000 as damages and to terminate property manager Dale VanderVennen’s role in managing the complex…
Google Tip Results in Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Having Child Pornography
CALIFORNIA — A Google tip reported to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children resulted in a man being convicted of receiving and distributing child pornography and getting a 30-year sentence, according to…
Man Who Set a Bomb Off at the DA’s Office Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
OREGON— A 47-year-old man who wanted to “destroy” the District Attorney’s Office was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison after his conviction for malicious destruction of property by explosion for…
Mastermind of $20 Million Fraud Scheme Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge on Monday sentenced the mastermind of a $20 million health care fraud scheme based at a Glendale medical clinic to eight years in prison for overseeing a…
Another “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to Prison For His Role in a Phony Pain Clinic Operation
GEORGIA – Another so-called pill-mill doctor was sentenced to federal prison this month for his role in operating a “pill-mill” clinic in 2011, federal officials said. Dr. Najam Azmat, 57, of Waycross, Georgia,…