U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Jason Dean to four years and three months in prison after the former prison guard admitted stealing an inmate’s gold plate used to cover teeth from an inmate, according to officials.
The 30-year-old Dean, of Henderson, North Carolina, was also given three years of supervised release, officials said.
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U.S. Department of Justice Cases
11 Men Arrested for Trading Child Pornography via Peer-to-Peer-File-Sharing Programs
Authorities today arrested 11 defendants who are accused of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive and possess – and, in some cases, distribute – child pornography.
Dentist Who Billed Medicaid for $407,000 for Work He didn’t Do Charged with Medicaid Fraud
OHIO Federal authorities charged a Cleveland Dentist for billing Medicaid $407,000 for work never done, such as fillings on patients with dentures, officials announced this week. Robert Rouzaud, 59, operated Five Points Dental…
One judge is Responsible for Most of the Student Debt-related Arrests in America
In February, a guy in Houston was arrested by U.S. Marshals for failing to show up to court to pay off student debt he owed from the ‘80s.
I wrote a followup story suggesting that if this was one district, it was possible there were hundreds of such arrests occurring across the country.
I was wrong.
Mali Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Murdering a U.S. Diplomat Stationed in Niger
A federal judge sentenced a Mali man to 25 years in prison for conspiracy to murder a U.S. diplomat in Niger in 2000, officials announced today.
Alhassane Ould Mohamed, aka Cheibani, 46, a citizen of Mali, was sentenced in federal court.
City Official Arrested and Charged with Stealing More than $21,000 from Police Pension Fund
Police today arrested James Griegel, 71, of Sauk Village, for embezzlement in connection with the alleged looting of the Sauk Village police pension of more than $21.000, according to officials.
Feds Want Sheriff Held in Contempt of Court for Jail Conditions and Want Monitor to Take Over New Orleans Jail Operations
The Orleans Parish Jail is not in compliance with a federal court order and Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman should be held in contempt of court, federal officials allege.
The jail is allegedly still fraught with problems including prisoner supervision, use of force, incident reporting and tracking, prisoner grievances, investigations, classification, young inmates, supervision and jail sanitary conditions, according to federal prosecutors.
Two Alleged Terrorists Who Conspired to Kill People in U.S. in “Martyrdom Operation” Plot Indicted in Federal Court
A federal grand jury indicted David Daoud Wright, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 26, of Everett, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Alexander Rovinski, aka Nuh Amriki, aka Nuh Andalusi, 25, of Warwick, Rhode Island, officials announced this week.
The two were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
Feds: Man Used Fake Checks and 16 Accomplices Including former Prison Inmates to Steal $650,000 in Postage Stamps and Other Merchandise
U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jimmy Lee Williams, 48, of Charlotte to eight years and eight months in prison for masterminding a fraudulent check scheme resulted in the theft of $650,000 in postage stamps and other merchandise
Feds: University Failed to Comply with Law for Reporting Sexual Assaults — Some Students Were Reluctant to Complain
Federal prosecutors today released the findings of what they say is a comprehensive investigation of the University of New Mexico’s handling of sexual assault reports.
The federal investigation concluded that the university failed to comply with federal law.
Former D.A. Admits to Trying to Prevent Individual from Testifying Before Grand Jury Investigating D.A. Sex Scandal (News Video)
Former St. Charles District Attorney Harry Morel plead guilty Wednesday to harassing and trying to prevent a female witness from testifying before a federal grand jury that was looking into allegations that Morel allegedly solicited sex from defendants and their families, according to officials.
10 Charged with International Money Laundering and ID Theft Involving $14 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds
Federal authorities late Wednesday arrested five out of 10 defendants who have been charged in identity thefts cases related to an international money laundering scheme that laundered millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained federal income tax refunds.