LOS ANGELES A San Bernardino County man was sentenced Wednesday to six years and five months in federal prison for stealing more than half a million dollars in U.S. Treasury checks and…
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Ex-Marijuana Warehouse Worker Sentenced to 14 Years for Planning $2 Million Heist with a Corrupt LA Cop
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a Walnut man to 11 years in prison for orchestrating a $2 million armed robbery of a commercial marijuana warehouse, according to officials. More than half…
Tank Vessel Operator Guilty of Discharging Bilge Waste, Fined $1.75 Million
HAWAII Bernhard Schulte Ship based in Singapore PTE LTD. (Bernhard), a vessel operating company, plead guilty Monday in federal court to one felony count of discharging bilge waste from its vessel, Topaz…
Child Porn Facilitator Guilty of Hosting Service with 8.5 Million Images of Child Exploitation
A dual national citizen of the United States and Ireland plead guilty in federal court in Maryland to conspiracy to advertise child pornography. Eric Eoin Marques, 33, of Dublin, Ireland, pleaded guilty…
Feds: Jailer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Repeatedly Tasing Suicidal Inmate
KENTUCKY James Eakes, a former deputy jailer with the Fulton County Detention Center in Hickman, Kentucky, was sentenced Thursday to four years in federal prison for tasing suicidal inmate, according to officials….
Feds: Man Who Smuggled Illegal Immigrants and Shot at Border Patrol Agents Sentenced to Prison
TUCSON, ARIZONA A local area man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting at border patrol agents during a high-speed pursuitin a probe headed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s…
Ex-Chairman of Christian Science Church Admits Stealing $11 Million from Church
LOS ANGELES The former chairman of the board for the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Los Angeles plead guilty Monday to federal criminal charges that he…
Former Major at Angola Prison Convicted of Beating a Handcuffed and Shackled Inmate
LOUISIANA A federal jury last week convicted Daniel Davis, 44, a former major at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, of beating an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled and not resisting, according…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Assaulting an Inmate and Lying About His Use of Force
ATLANTA A federal grand jury indicted a former Gwinnett County, Georgia, Deputy Sheriff Aaron S. Masters, who was assigned to the Rapid Response Team (RRT) at the Gwinnett County Jail, for allegedly…
New York Man Charged With Trafficking Exotic African Cats
NEW YORK A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher Casacci, 38, of Amherst, New York, with violating the Lacey Act and the U.S. Animal Welfare Act, according to officials….
Doctor Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Unlawfully Distributing Oxycodone
PENNSYLVANIA U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson on Tuesday sentenced a Philadelphia-area doctor to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered him to pay a $100,000 fine for the illegal…
Florida Cop Charged with Sexual Assault on a Minor, Kidnaoping
FLORIDA A federal grand jury in Miami last week returned a two-count indictment against Hialeah Police Department Officer Jesus Manuel Menocal Jr, 32, for depriving two women of their civil rights, officials…