LOS ANGELES According to federal officials, Daniel Jacob obstructed a federal investigation by destroying the wreckage of an aircraft he purposely crashed in Santa Barbara County to get internet views. On Monday,…
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U.S. Charges Ex-Ambassador with Spying for Cuba for Decades
According to the New York Post, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday ( that the United States has charged a former ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over…
California Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death of 15-Year-Old Freshman Boy
LOS ANGELES A South Bay man, who in May 2020 distributed fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced Friday…
Former Pediatrician Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Possessing More Than 600 Child Porn Images
LOS ANGELES A former pediatrician was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years and six months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on dozens of DVDs as well as…
JUST SAYING: Abbott’s Razor Wire Booby-Trap on the Rio Grande is Dangerous Political Theater
Huff Post Headline: Texas Ordered To Move Floating Buoy Barrier That Drew Backlash From Mexico A federal appeals court ruled Friday against one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s aggressive measures aimed at…
Former Officer Sentenced to 21 Months for Assaulting a Non-Violent Loitering Suspect
A former officer of the Shreveport, Louisiana, Police Department, Dylan Hudson, 37, was sentenced this week to 21 months in federal prison for assaulting a non-violent loitering suspect, officials stated. Hudson was…
Five Former Correctional Officers Indicted in Connection With Death of Inmate
Charleston, West Virginia A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted five former correctional officers—Mark Holdren, 39; Cory Snyder, 29; Johnathan Walters, 35; Jacob Boothe, 25; and Ashley Toney, 23—in connection with an…
Ex-Marine Guilty of Firebombing California Planned Parenthood to Scare Pregnant Women
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges for firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in March 2022 and admitted to plotting other attacks. Chance Brannon, 24,…
NYC Man Sentenced to Nearly 26 Years in Prison for Abducting Elderly Woman with Dementia
LOS ANGELES A New York City man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years and 10 months in federal prison for kidnapping a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans…
Texas Man Who Set Fire to Austin Synagogue Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution for a hate crime and arson in which he set fire to the Congregation…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Female Inmates
Sentence Reflects Upward Departure from U.S. Sentencing Guidelines; Longest Sentence to Date Involving Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin For sexually abusing numerous female inmates and making false statements while a correctional officer…
Former CFO of Russian Natural Gas Company Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Tax Crimes
Court Also Orders Payment of Over $4 Million In Restitution and $350,000 Fine A federal judge sentenced Mark Anthony Gyetvay of Naples, Florida, on Tuesday to seven years and two months in…