SANTA ANA, California Officials stated that a former Orange County social worker was sentenced Monday to four years and nine months in prison for stealing Social Security numbers and other personal identifying…
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Guatemalans Sentenced to Prison for Human Smuggling That Resulted in Death
Two Guatemalans were sentenced this week in Texas for their role in a prolific human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the death of a migrant, officials stated. Armando Gael Galicia, aka Artemio…
Texas Man Guilty of Hate Crime, Killing One Person, Injuring Four
Federal officials stated that a Dallas man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal hate crime charges arising from a fatal shooting at a car repair shop. Anthony Paz Torres, 38, pleaded guilty to…
JUST SAYING: Powerful Words from the Bench During Alex Murdaugh’s Double-Murder Sentencing
Six months ago, Judge Clifton Newman slammed Alex Murdaugh with the maximum penalty of two consecutive life sentences for murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. “I sentence you to prison for…
Cash-for-Opioids Pharmacist Guilty of Illegally Dispensing More Than 100,000 Pills.
A federal jury in Houston convicted a Texas pharmacist Wednesday for her role in a pill-mill pharmacy that unlawfully dispensed over 100,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash, officials stated. According to…
Tennessee Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man who wrote on social media about wanting to “take over the Capitol building” before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, where he threw a flagpole at a police…
Former Alabama Corrections Lt. Guilty of Beating Restrained Inmate
Officials stated that a former Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) lieutenant pleaded guilty Wednesday to using excessive force on an inmate and lying afterward in an official report to cover up his…
Five Memphis Detectives Indicted for the Beating Death of 29-Year-Old Man
A federal grand jury on Tuesday in Memphis indicted five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on…
Calif Businessman Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Failing to Report $9 Million in Income
SANTA ANA, California The owner of a Newport Beach-based artificial turf company was sentenced last week to 15 months in federal prison for failing to report nearly $9 million in income his…
Suspended Indianapolis Police Officer Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Stomping on Suspect’s Head and Face
A suspended Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sergeant was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for using excessive force against a suspect, officials stated. According to court documents, on Sept….
Violent Crime Crackdown in Cleveland Nets 59 Suspects
This week, federal, county and local law enforcement officials announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy, or other firearms offenses, officials stated. According to…
Louisiana Man Guilty of Dogfighting, Six Others Already Convicted
Federal authorities stated that David Guidry III, of Independence, Louisiana, was sentenced Wednesday to 12 months and one day in prison for dogfighting. According to court documents, federal law enforcement – through…