OHIO An Ohio man was arrested Sunday for attempting to launch a 4th of July terrorist attack to kill Americans celebrating the holiday, according to authorities. Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, aka Abdur Raheem…
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Crips Gang Member Sentenced to Seven Years for Trying to Kill Informant
OMAHA A federal judge sentenced a violent Crips gang member to seven years in prison following his conviction in February for racketeering conspiracy involving acts of violence, including attempted murder and assaults, witness…
Healthcare Fraud Results in 601 People Responsible for $2 Billion Scam
WASHINGTON D.C. Seventy-six doctors on Thursday were charged and 84 opioid cases open involving more than 13 million illegal doses of drugs in what authorities say is the largest healthcare fraud in…
Man Who Drove His Car Into a Crowd of Protestors, Killing One, Charged with Hate Crime
VIRGINIA A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted an Ohio man for crimes, including a hate crime act that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer, during the Aug. 12, 2017 “Unite…
Two Men Plead Guilty to Robbing Several Banks in Southern California
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA Two men who participated in a series of armed bank robberies attributed to the “Bladed Bandit” because one of the robbers brandished a large knife plead guilty in federal…
First Nationwide Operation Against Darknet Vender Nets More Than 35 Arrests
WASHINGTON D.C. A year-long national operation targeting vendors of illicit goods on the Darknet resulted in the arrests of more than 35 people, according to authorities.Also officers seized weapons, drugs and more…
Felon Who Threaten to “Blow” the Head Off A Federal Judge Sentenced
NORTH CAROLINA A judge sentenced a former Fayetteville, North Carolina man to three years and five months in prison for threatening to kill a federal judge, a former federal prosecutor and an…
Three Indicted for Hate Crimes in Connection with Bombing Islamic Center
MINNESOTA A federal grand jury indicted three Illinois men on federal civil rights and hate crime charges for the bombing of an Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota,…
Prisoner Transportation Officer Indicted for Sexually Assaulting a Female Inmate
DULUTH, MINNESOTA A federal grand jury indicted Prisoner Transportation Services of America employee, James Baldinger, 51, of Minnesota, on charges that he sexually assaulted a female in his custody while using a…
Man Who Sabotaged EMS System and Municipal Website Sentenced
ARIZONA An Arizona man was sentenced this week for directing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at the computer networks of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, federal officials announced. Randall Charles Tucker,…
Former Cop Whose Makeshift Garage Drug Lab Blew Up Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles Police Department officer whose garage explosion revealed the makeshift lab where he used butane to extract hashish oil containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC,” from…
Man Sentenced to More than Four Years in Prison for Money Laundering
TEXAS A federal judge last week sentenced a Houston, Texas to four years and ten months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy, according to officials. According to the…