MASSACHUSETTS Two Springfield Police Officers, one current and one former officer, were arrested Wednesday and charged in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, on allegations that they used unreasonable force against two Latino…
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Feds Announce New Hate Crimes Website to Educate and Provide Research
WASHINGTON D.C. The Department of Justice on Monday released an update on hate crimes and announced the launch of a new comprehensive hate crimes website, according to officials. The website is designed to…
Three Colombians Plead Guilty in Human Smuggling That Resulted in Rape and Murder
FLORIDA Three Colombian nationals plead guilty to a four-count federal indictment in Florida stemming from their roles in a scheme to smuggle illegal aliens from Colombia into the United States, officials said….
Federal Court Orders Personal Care Products Company to Comply with Drug Safety Laws
TENNESSEE In a complaint filed September 25, 2018, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the United States alleged that Keystone Laboratories, Inc., the company’s owner, Melinda Menke, and…
Coal Company Executive Sentenced to 30 Months for Bribing State Legislator
BIRMINGHAM A coal company executive who was in a scheme to bribe a state legislator to use his office to oppose Environmental Protection Agency Actions in north Birmingham, received a federal prison…
Former White Firefighter Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Hate Crime
(TV News Story that aired July 12, 2018) A 64-year-old Grapevine, Texas, man was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months in federal prison for a hate crime, according to authorities. In July, Glenn Eugene Halfin pleaded guilty to…
Members of a White Supremacy Group Charged in Attacks at Political Rallies
LOS ANGELES Four Southern California men who allegedly are members of a white supremacy extremist group have been named in a federal criminal complaint that charges them of traveling to political…
Former Four-Term Dallas City Councilman Guilty of Tax Evasion Involving Bribery Case
DALLAS A four-term Dallas City Councilman Larry Duncan, a former president of Dallas County Schools’ Board of Trustees, plead guilty Monday to one count of tax evasion, according to federal authorities. The…
Bloods Gang Leader Sentenced to 19 Years for Racketeering Conspiracy
NORTH CAROLINA A federal judge Monday sentenced a high-ranking North Carolina leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the United Blood Nation street gang, to 19 years in prison for racketeering…
Persian-Language TV Host Sentenced to Prison for Bribing Immigration Officers
LOS ANGELES A federal judge Thursday sentenced a personality on a Persian-language television network who formerly acted as an “immigration consultant” to one year and one day in federal prison for paying…
Man Who Committed Arson Hate Crime Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
A federal judge sentenced a 26-year-old man to 25 years in prison for a hate crime, burning down a mosque in Victoria, Texas, according to officials. Marq Perez, 26, was sentenced to…