VIRGINIA British authorities arrested Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, Thursday in the United Kingdom as part of an Extradition Treaty between the U.S and the United Kingdom, according to…
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Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Five Life Sentences Plus 50 years
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced a Bloods Gang member to five life sentences plus 50 years in prison for RICO conspiracy and multiple murders, according to officials. Nathaniel Tyree Mitchell, aka Savage,…
East L.A. Gang Member Guilty of Firebombing African American Residences
CALIFORNIA The lead defendant in federal hate crimes plead guilty Monday firebombing African-American residences, according to officials The firebombings took place inside the Ramona-Garden Housing Development “in order to force the African-American…
State Dept. Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery and Fraud
VIRGINIA A 17-count indictment was unsealed today charging Zaldy N. Sabino, a contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State, with conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud, and making false statements, according…
Former Prison Guard Sgt. is Facing 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Inmates
ALABAMA Former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant Ulysses Oliver Jr., 44, who plead in federal court to assaulting two handcuffed inmates is facing up to 20 years in prison, according to officials….
A former congressional staffer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Election Crimes
TEXAS A former congressional staffer was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $564,718.65 in restitution and $156,855.29 in forfeiture, for participating in a multi-year scheme to defraud…
Dallas Man Guilty of Targeting, Kidnapping and Assaulting Gay Men
Michael Atkinson, 24, plead guilty Thursday to kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with his involvement in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes, according to officials. “The Department of Justice…
Man Guilty of Role in $200 Million Pharmacy Scheme
MISSISSIPPI A Hattiesburg, Mississippi man plead guilty this week for his role in a $200 million compounding pharmacy scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, including TRICARE, according to officials. TRICARE is…
Cops Who Beat a Restrained Suspect Were Charged with Civil Rights Offenses
INDIANA Two Indiana police officers — Cory Newland, 35, and Joshua Titus, 30, — were charged last week with federal civil rights officers with the Elkhart, Indiana, Police Department, were indicted yesterday…
Terrorist Pleads Guilty to 65 Felonies for Mailing Explosive Devices
NEW YORK Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty to 65 Felonies for Mailing 16 Improvised Explosive Devices in Connection with October 2018 Domestic Terrorist Attack Sayoc Pleaded Guilty to 65 Felonies, Including Use…
Pair Each Facing 20 Years in Prison for Forced Labor Involving Beatings, Torture
CALIFORNIA A federal judge scheduled for sentencing Satish Kartan, 45, and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 40, in June after the pair were found guilty of forced labor and two counts of obtaining…
Felon Who Took Assault Rifle into a Bar Because He was Refused Alcohol Facing Up to 50 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted a convicted felon who allegedly brought an assault rifle into a Victorville restaurant after employees refused to serve him an alcoholic drink. Francisco Alvarado Felix,…