NEW YORK CITY – Former New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 10 years in prison. Halloran arranged a bribery of New York City Republican leaders…
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Ferguson Police, City and Courts Racist Practices and Emails Outlined in DOJ Report
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] In a scathing report, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Ferguson police and courts “routinely” violated the constitutional rights of blacks through illegal arrests, police stops and criminal…
Former Miami Cop Admits to Intimidating a Vendor, Committing Extortion and Accepting Bribes
MIAMI – Jerry Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a former officer with the City of Miami Police Department, pled guilty to two counts of extortion on Monday, officials said. Sutherland…
Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Trying to Drug and Sexually Abuse Young Children
BROOKLYN – A 37-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 36 years in prison for trying to drug and sexually abuse three young children, a seven-year-old, an 18-month-old and three-month-old infant. Bebars Baslan,…
Political Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Millions from Former Texas Lt. Governor
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 58-year-old political consultant was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.5 Million in campaign funds from former Texas Lt….
Wholesale Seafood Owner Gets Two Years for Selling Illegally Harvested Oysters
NEW JERSEY -The owner of the Harbor House Seafood was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in prison for buying and illegally processing over-harvested oysters and creating fake paperwork to…
Alleged “Smash and Grab” Thieves Charged With Robbery of Jewelry Stores in Six States
MICHIGAN – Seventeen individuals from the metro-Detroit area have been charged in a series of smash and grab robberies of jewelry stores across the United States, federal officials announced today. Three separate…
The Former Head of the Mississippi Prison System Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering (Videos)
JACKSON, MS—The former head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Christopher B. Epps, and Cecil McCrory, a former Mississippi legislator, former Justice Court Judge, former Chairman of the Rankin County School Board,…
Former CEO of High-End Denim Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bank of $15 Million
LOS ANGELES – A Corona woman who was the chief executive officer of a high-end jean company that outfitted Hollywood celebrities pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to bank fraud and bankruptcy…
Former Head of Narcotics Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges
ALBUQUERQUE— The former leader of a narcotics organization plead guilty Thursday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy and four money laundering charges, according to authorities. Under a guilty plea, Christopher Roybal, 35, is required…
“Revenge Porn” Website Owner Pleads Guilty to Hiring a Man to Hack Email Accounts
LOS ANGELES – A Northern California man who operated the Internet’s best-known “revenge porn” website plead guilty Wednesday to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges for hiring another man to hack…
Defense: Cops Targeted Community Leader By Giving Him Five Tickets for Jaywalking During Protest Over Police Killings
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ VENTURA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALIF. – Community Activist Francisco Romero was the victim of “selective enforcement” when he was video-recorded by Oxnard police officers during a 2013 protest and later, mailed five…