Two brothers, including a former jail warden, have been charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a migrant and injuring another in El Paso, Texas. Shotgun shells were found on the side of…
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Two Guatemalans Guilty of Human Smuggling Resulting in Death of Migrant
TEXAS On Thursday, Guatemalan nationals Armando Gael-Galicia aka Artemio Diego Andres Gonzalez and Luis Moreno-Gonzalez, 26, and Jose Diego Tercero-Gonzalez, 22, both of whom resided in Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court…
Russian Oligarch and Associates Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Evade Sanctions
A federal grand jury indicted Russian Oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska and Associates for allegedly trying to evade sanctions along with obstruction of justice. Officials also stated that a U.S. citizen was arrested…
Former Police Officer Charged With Kidnapping and Sexually Abusing Victim
According to officials, a former Chicago Police Officer was indicted on a federal civil rights charge for allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing a person while on duty. According to an indictment unsealed…
Two Oklahoma Men Guilty of Hate Crime, Assaulting a Black Man at Bar Parking Lot
The Department of Justice stated Tuesday that two men, Devan Nathanial Johnson, 28, and Brandon Wayne Killian, 31, plead guilty to committing a hate crime in Shawnee, Oklahoma. On Jan. 18, 2022,…
305 Dogs Rescued, More Than 20 Arrest in Largest Dog-Fighting Operation in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA Over the weekend, a team of more than 60 federal and state law enforcement officers executed nearly two dozen warrants for various properties in the Midlands area in what…
Pharmaceutical Co. Agrees to Pay $900 Million to Settle Allegation of Improper Physician Payments
MASSACHUSETTS Officials stated that pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. (Biogen), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. This resulted in…
Mississippi Man Charged with Hate Crime for Burning a Cross on Black Family’s Front Yard
The Justice Department announced that Axel C. Cox, 23, has been charged with hate crime and arson violations for burning a cross in his front yard to threaten, interfere with and intimidate…
Man Indicted for Allegedly Assaulting Reproductive Health Care Volunteer Escort
Officials stated that a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania returned an indictment Friday charging a local man for allegedly assaulting a reproductive health care clinic escort in Philadelphia. According to court documents,…
Bank Robber Guilty of Robbery Spree He Committed While on Supervised Release for Prior Bank Robbery Conviction
LOS ANGELES A Willowbrook man pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges for robbing three banks during a six-day crime spree while he was on supervised release for bank robbery convictions over…
Former Marine Sentenced for Cyberstalking Young Women in Sextortion Scheme
A California man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for cyberstalking multiple young women in California in a “sextortion” scheme, according to officials. Johao Miguel Chavarri, aka Michael Frito, waged…
Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Producing Child Porn of Teen He Kidnapped
LOS ANGELES A man from the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles was sentenced Thursday to 24 years in federal prison for producing child pornography of him raping a then 15-year-old girl he…