WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it’s launching a civil rights investigation against the Ferguson Police Department. The federal investigation comes on the heels of the August 9,…
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Feds: Portland Police Department Agrees to Overhaul The Way It Treats the Mentally Ill
OREGON – The federal government got a court-approved, settlement agreement to reform the way in which the Portland Oregon Police Bureau interacts with people who are mentally ill, official announced Tuesday. The…
Progreso, Texas’ Ex-Mayor, His Father and Two Brothers Sent to Prison for Accepting Bribes
TEXAS – Progreso, Texas is a a small town a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. A small town that had a crooked mayor, school district officials and a school board…
Ferguson Cops Entering Fallujah – American Style
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] Who are you going to believe – the UN report made public this week condemning police brutality and tactics in Ferguson or the city’s Police Chief Tom Jackson…
Two Jailers Plead Guilty For Their Role in Smuggling Drugs and Contraband Into Jail
BALTIMORE, — Two jailers have recently plead guilty for their role in smuggling drugs and contraband into the Baltimore City Detention Center, a conspiracy that involved dozens of defendants, including gang members….
Justice Department Sues City For Denying a Permit to Open a Mosque in a Business Center
MINNESOTA — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Anthony Village for refusing to allow a mosque to open in St. Anthony Business Center “Religious freedom is…
Chicago Man Allegedly Scammed 290 Chinese Nationals Into Investing $160 Million on Phony Project
CHICAGO—A Chicago man who convinced 290 Chinese nationals to invest in a phony $912 million hotel and convention center complex near O’Hare International Airport has been indicted and charged with fraud, according…
Woman and Five Others, Including Prison Guard, Charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Drugs into Penitentiary
ALBUQUERQUE— A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Otero County Prison Facility and is now facing up to 20 years behind bars when she…
Pew Research Center /USA TODAY Poll: Few Say Police Forces Nationally Do Well in Treating Races Equally
A new poll released Monday indicates that most Americans give low scores to police departments for holding cops accountable for their misconduct, using the appropriate amount of force, and treating racial and…
Doctor Admits to Bilking Medicare of $1.7 Million Through Fraudulent Billing
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County physician whose referrals led to more than $1.7 million in fraudulent Medicare billing plead guilty Monday to participating in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by writing…
NYT Maps Pentagon Military Surplus Gear Given to Police Departments Across the Nation
WASHINGTON — “Since President Obama took office, the Pentagon has transferred to police departments tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment;…
Sixteen Former Puerto Rico Cops Plead Guilty to Operating a Criminal Organization from the Police Department
PUERTO RICO — Sixteen former Puerto Rico police officers have pleaded guilty for their roles in a criminal organization run out of the police department, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday Authorities…