NORTH CAROLINA A former police officer found guilty of drug, firearm and bribery charges stemming from his participation in trafficking narcotics for a large-scale drug trafficking organization will be sentenced in August….
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Engineer Guilty of Selling Satellite Secrets to FBI Agent Posing as Russian Spy
LOS ANGELES An engineer who worked for a cleared defense contractor plead guilty Monday after he sold sensitive satellite information to a person he believed to be an intelligence agent for the…
Key figure in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department jail corruption scandal sentenced to nine-month prison term
By Joel Rubin Contact Reporter William “Tom” Carey, once a captain in the Los Angeles County Sheriff‘s Department who admitted to obstructing an FBI investigation into county jails and gave federal prosecutors crucial…
Former Secret Service Officer Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexually Enticing Minor
FLORIDA A federal judge sentenced a former U.S. Secret Service officer to 20 years in prison for sexually enticing a minor and attempting to send obscene images to a minor, according to…
DOJ’s Press Release on the Appointment of Special Counsel
Appointment of Special Counsel Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein today announced the appointment of former Department of Justice official and FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to serve as Special Counsel…
Navy Rear Admiral Sentenced to Prison for Lying During a Bribery Investigation
CALIFORNIA A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau to 18 months in prison for lying to investigators to conceal his illicit 20-year relationship with Leonard Glenn Francis,…
21 Members and Associates of MS-13 Gang Named in RICO Federal Indictment
LOS ANGELES After a three-year investigation, federal authorities announced this week that 21 members and associates of MS-13 gang were arrested on racketeering charges. Those arrested by members of the Los Angeles…
Police Sgt. Stole Money from Disabled Vets and Committed Tax Fraud
MASSACHUSETTS A former Whitman, Massachusetts police sergeant plead guilty Tuesday to embezzling more than $250,000 in Veterans Administration benefit money from the accounts of several disabled veterans, according to officials. According to…
Mississippi Man Sentenced to 49 Years for Murdering Transgender Woman
MISSISSIPPI Mississippi man sentenced in federal court Monday to 49 years in prison for murdering a transgender woman, according to officials. Joshua Brandon Vallum, 29, of Lucedale, Mississippi, plead guilty on Dec….
Former Jailer Guilty for His Role in the Beating Death of Inmate
KENTUCKY A jury convicted a former deputy jailer in eastern Kentucky for his role in the violent beating of an inmate who was denied medical treatment after the assault and later died,…
Former Sheriff Baca Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Jail Corruption
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who was convicted of overseeing a scheme designed to obstruct a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses…
Former Congresswoman Guilty of Stealing Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Charity
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA A federal grand jury convicted former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity, according to officials. “Former Congresswoman Corrine…