WEST VIRGINIA A federal grand jury indicted a former correctional officer for beating and injuring to inmates and then submitting a false report about the incident, officials announced Wednesday. Adam Joseph Neal…
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Two ID Thieves Sent to Prison for Stealing $350,000
WASHINGTON Two ID thieves who stole more than $350,000 were sentenced in federal court to prison Tuesday, according to officials. Ryder Colin Guthrie, 32, and Michelle Nicole Hudson, 33, were arrested in…
ICE Arrests MS-13 Gang Member with Criminal Record After Jail Release
NEW YORK U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations arrested a self-admitted MS-13 gang member last weekafter he was released from New York City custody with an active ICE…
Two Men Charged with Racketeering, Including a 2013 Mob Murder
NEW YORK Criminal charges were filed this week against Christopher Londonio and Terrance Caldwell with federal offenses related to their alleged role in the November 15, 2013, murder of Michael Meldish. Also for…
Idaho Man Charged with Burning Down Church
IDAHO Shane Rucker, 33, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, was arrested Friday in Bonners Ferry on a two-count federal indictment in federal court for burning down a church. He is charged with the…
Man Convicted of Trying to Hire Someone to Burn Down a Mosque
TENNESSEE A federal jury Thursday convicted a former right-wing Congressional candidate from Tennessee of someone to burn down a mosque in Islamberg, a hamlet in Hancock, New York, officials announced. Robert Doggart, 65,…
Woman Guilty of Illegally Shipping 131,300 Rounds of Ammo to Philippines
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach woman plead guilty to federal offenses for illegally shipping tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition to the Philippines. Marlou Mendoz, 61, pleaded guilty on Monday…
Fugitive’s Alleged Racially Motivated Hate Crimes Resulted Murders of Blacks
LOS ANGELES A member of the Avenues street gang who was on the run for well over a decade plead not guilty this morning to federal hate crimes charges stemming from…
Check Casher Sentenced to Prison for Cashing Fraudulently Obtained Tax Refund Checks
GEORGIA Check casher sentenced to prison for fraudulently cashing 250 tax-refund checks worth $645,000, officials said Tuesday. A federal judge sentenced George Rowell, 61, Columbus, Georgia resident to 18 months in prison…
Former Detective Sentenced for Filing False Report to Cover Up a Burglary
LOUISIANA A federal judge Monday sentenced a former detective with the Ville Platte Police Department to 18 months in prison for filing a false report to cover up a burglary, according to…
Attorney Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Failing to Report $3.5 Million Income to IRS
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced prominent Santa Barbara Attorney Darryl W. Genis to two years in federal prison for failing to file tax returns for several years, according to officials. U.S….
Former Jail Administrator Admits to Depriving Inmate of Medical Care Resulting in Death
OKLAHOMA Former jail administrator Wayne Barnes plead guilty to a civil rights violation for depriving an inmate of medical care, according to officials. The inmate died as a result, officials said. Barnes…