LOS ANGELES A San Pedro man who called the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Representative Maxine Waters and threatened to kill the congresswoman plead guilty Monday to a federal felony offense stemming…
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Feds Indict Former Atlanta Official on Bribery Charges
ATLANTA Former Atlanta official, Mitzi Bickers, was recently arraigned on 11 federal charges including conspiring to commit bribery, wire fraud, money-laundering, federal obstruction and tax fraud. Bickers was indicted by a…
Mob Associates Sent to Prison for Extortion-Related Charges
MASSACHUSETTS Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family were sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges, officials announced. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman…
Feds Seize Backpages.com for Prostitution Ads, Charge Seven
WASHINGTON D.C. The Justice Department Monday seized Backpage.com, the Internet’s leading forum for prostitution ads, including ads depicting the prostitution of children. Additionally, seven individuals have been charged in a 93-count federal indictment…
Cop Indicted for Beating Suspects, Making False Statements about the Two Separate Incidents
FLORIDA A former police officer with the Village of Biscayne Park was indicted for deprivation of civil rights under color of law against two suspects on separate occasions, officials announced Friday. Guillermo Ravelo,…
Three L.A. Gang Members Admitted to Hate Crime — Firebombing Black Apartments
LOS ANGELES Three East Los Angeles men plead guilty to federal civil rights and racketeering charges for participating in the 2014 firebombing of African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development, according…
Former Juvenile Detention Officer Admits to Illegally Using Pepper Spray on Minor
ARKANSAS A former juvenile detention officer on Wednesday admitted to using pepper spray and assaulting a 15-year-old boy, according to officials. Jason Benton, 43, who worked at the former White River Juvenile…
Feds Seek to Denaturalize Two Foreign-Convicted War Criminals, Murdering Civilians and POWs
WASHINGTON D.C. The Department of Justice filed to denaturalize two foreigners convicted of war crimes who committed fraud to enter this country, according to officials. The lawsuits were filed against two convicted…
Former Kindergarten Teacher Sentenced for Child Pornography
ALABAMA A federal judge on Monday sentenced an Alabama man to 10 years in prison for making child pornography between 1997 and 1998, according to officials. Former Kindergarten teacher Charles Mark McCormack,…
Feds Seize 63 Dogs from Suspected Dog Fighting Ring
Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit to take ownership of animals last week that were seized from a suspected dog fighting ring, according to officials. On March 23, a civil forfeiture…
Doctor Convicted of Running “Pill Mill” of Unlawful Prescriptions
TEXAS A federal jury last week found a Houston physician and the owner of a pain management clinic guilty last week for their roles in running a “pill mill” that provided…
“Uncle Chen” Sentenced to Prison for Leading an ID Theft Ring
LOS ANGELES The lead defendant in a federal case against a sophisticated identity-theft ring that defrauded several victim financial institutions out of millions of dollars was sentenced last week to more than…