LOS ANGELES – Four members of the violent, Mexican Mafia-affiliated Canta Ranas street gang received lengthy prison sentences for violating multiple federal laws, including participating in racketeering, drug trafficking, and money laundering conspiracies,…
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Former Prison Corrections Officers Sentenced for Roles in Conspiracy to Abuse Inmates
LOUISIANA Two former corrections officers at the Richwood Correctional Center were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Monroe, Louisiana, for their roles in a conspiracy to cover up the abuse of inmates…
Man Guilty of Terrorist Charges and Supporting ISIS
TEXAS A federal jury this week convicted a Dallas, Texas man on multiple terror charges, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the…
Feds Indict Gang Members for Drug Trafficking, including Smuggling Drugs into Jail
RIVERSIDE, California More than 250 law enforcement personnel this morning arrested 24 members and associates of the Westside Verdugo street gang in San Bernardino who are charged in eight federal indictments, according…
6th Circuit: Chalking Tires Constitutes Unreasonable Search
BY AMANDA ROBERT POSTED APRIL 23, 2019 Photo by AmorSt-Photographer/Shutterstock.com. Parking enforcement officers in Saginaw, Michigan, who use chalk to mark the tires of cars to track how long they have been parked are…
School Owner of Security School Indicted for Defrauding Veterans
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal grand jury indicted the owner of a physical security school for defrauding a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs program dedicated to rehabilitating military veterans with service-connecting disabilities and…
Fifth Mexican Cartel Member Guilty of Money Laundering
CALIFORNIA A Culiacan, Mexico man plead guilty to international money laundering in connection with his operation of a currency exchange house that received the proceeds of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and…
Canadian Terrorist Sentenced to Life in Prison for Stabbing Police Officer, Trying to Kill Others
MICHIGAN A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Amor M. Ftouhi, 51, of Quebec, Canada, to life in prison for stabbing Bishop Airport police officer on June 21, 2017, according to officials. “Ftouhi…
Drug Charges Against 60 People, including 53 Medical Professionals in Appalachian
WASHINGTON D.C. Law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that 60 people including medical professionals were charged for drug dealing, according to officials. The 60 charged included 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight nurse practitioners,…
Two Brothers Guilty in Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids Through Sham Clinics, Corrupt Doctors
LOS ANGELES Two San Fernando Valley brothers plead guilty this week to federal criminal charges, admitting that they conspired to distribute powerful narcotics such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, according to officials. The…
Mississippi Man Guilty of Hate Crime for Crossburning
MISSISSIPPI Louie Bernard Revette plead guilty to federal charges related to his commission of a crossburning on Oct. 24, 2017, in Seminary, Mississippi, according to officials. Revette, 37, pleaded guilty to one…
Two Former Executives, Arkansas State Senator Indicted for Embezzling from Charity
SPRINGFIELD, MO. Two former executives of a Springfield, Mo.-based charity and an Arkansas state senator were indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a multi-million-dollar public corruption scheme that…