PENNSYLVANIA – A 12-count federal indictment was returned Monday by a grand jury in Williamsport charging defendants with conspiracy to distribute heroin, crack cocaine and other drug and firearms crimes, officials said….
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Jamaican Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison, Forfeits Cash and Property
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Jamaican man who worked with his estranged wife and co-conspirators who helped him sell marijuana and launder drug profits was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials said this…
Four Plead Guilty to Crimes Connected to Two Separate Hash Oil Explosions
SEATTLE – Four men charged in July 2014 with two separate hash oil explosions that injured a former mayor plead guilty this week in U.S. District Court, officials announced Wednesday. The explosions…
AG Eric Holder: “I want to emphasize that we have two investigations that are ongoing.”
The U.S. Department of Justice issued this statement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday surrounding the Ferguson Case. It is being published by American Justice Notebook in its entirety: “Good afternoon….
Seven-Foot Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—A seven-foot man was sentenced Monday to two years and six months in federal prison for robbing a Franklin County bank, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Caleb Jeffcoat, 26, Quenemo,…
IHOP Restaurant Owner Who Employed Undocumented Aliens And Was Involved in Organized Crime Sentenced to Prison
OHIO – A 55-year-old restaurant owner was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.3 million for harboring undocumented aliens in connection with organized crime involving seven IHOP…
Bank Employee Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison
WICHITA, KANSAS—A former employee of a bank in Crawford County who stole $2.5 million from her employer was sentenced last week to five years and 10 months in federal prison, officials said….
Man Who Claimed He Could Influence Billionaire’s Trial for Manslaughter Drunken Driving Indicted
VERMONT – A man was indicted for claiming that he would influence the outcome of the trial of Billionaire John Goodman who was charged with drunken-driving manslaughter James D. Perron, 48, of Tinmouth,…
Twenty-Five Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members In Two States Indicted
WASHINGTON— Federal grand juries in two states handed down indictments to 25 violent “whites only” prison gangs who have members operating inside and outside the prison walls, officials announced Friday. Fourteen alleged…
Colombian Drug Kingpin “Loco Barrera” Pleads Guilty to Annually Smuggling 400 Tons of Cocaine
NEW YORK – A 47-year-old Colombian drug dealer, also known as “Loco Barrera,” plead guilty Wednesday to manufacturing tons of cocaine and smuggling it throughout the world and the United States. Daniel Barrera…
Feds: Chicago Cop Indicted for Excessive Force (Video)
CHICAGO― The U.S. Justice Department indicted a Chicago police officer for allegedly using excessive force by punching and kicking a victim, and then, lying about it in a police report to cover…
Robber Who Threatened to Blow Up Bank and Casino with Nitroglycerin Facing Long Prison Sentence
KANSAS CITY, MO— A man who threatened to blow up a bank and a casino with nitroglycerin is now facing up to 40 years in prison for robbing a bank and attempting…