(TV News Story that aired July 12, 2018) A 64-year-old Grapevine, Texas, man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months in federal prison for a hate crime, according to authorities. In July, Glenn Eugene Halfin pleaded guilty to…
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Members of a White Supremacy Group Charged in Attacks at Political Rallies
LOS ANGELES Four Southern California men who allegedly are members of a white supremacy extremist group have been named in a federal criminal complaint that charges them of traveling to political…
Former Four-Term Dallas City Councilman Guilty of Tax Evasion Involving Bribery Case
DALLAS A four-term Dallas City Councilman Larry Duncan, a former president of Dallas County Schools’ Board of Trustees, plead guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion, according to federal authorities. The…
Bloods Gang Leader Sentenced to 19 Years for Racketeering Conspiracy
NORTH CAROLINA A federal judge Monday sentenced a high-ranking North Carolina leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the United Blood Nation street gang, to 19 years in prison for racketeering…
Man Guilty of Hate Crime in Shooting Three Black Men Trying to Evacuate Hurricane Katrina
NEW ORLEANS Roland J. Bourgeois, Jr., 55, of New Orleans, LA, plead guilty to charges that, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, he shot at three young African-American men because of their…
Persian-Language TV Host Sentenced to Prison for Bribing Immigration Officers
LOS ANGELES A federal judge Thursday sentenced a personality on a Persian-language television network who formerly acted as an “immigration consultant” to one year and one day in federal prison for paying…
Man Who Committed Arson Hate Crime Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced a 26-year-old man to 25 years in prison for a hate crime, burning down a mosque in Victoria, Texas, according to officials. Marq Perez, 26, was sentenced to…
Con Man Who Admit to Scamming Elderly People is Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. An individual who defied court orders by operating a multimillion mass-mailing fraud scheme is facing up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced, according to officials. Tully…
Man Gets 20 Years for Involvement in the Dark Web Criminal Market
FLORIDA A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a French man, who was serving at times as an administrator and senior moderator on one of the largest dark web criminal marketplaces, to 20…
Alleged Leader of Cyber Fraud Ring That Stole $4 Million Returned to U.S.
OHIO The federal government returned to the United States a Romanian accused of being the leader of an international cyber fraud ring, according to officials. The ring used malware to steal more…
Man Convicted of the Murder of “Gender-Fluid” Teen Will Be Sentenced
IOWA Jaron N. Purham was convicted last week of first-degree murder for his role in the kidnapping, torture, and execution of transgender high school student Kedarie Johnson, according to authorities. Purham’s co-defendant, Jorge Sanders-Galvez,…