ALABAMA Former Tallassee police investigator, Brandon Smirnoff, 27, plead guilty to assaulting a handcuffed, 24-year-old man, according to officials. Smirnoff is facing up to10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According…
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Lawyer Admits Illegal Possession of Unregistered Weapons
LOS ANGELES A California attorney and ex-Rialto police officer pleaded guilty this week to one felony count of illegally possessing multiple unregistered weapons, including a short-barreled rifle, two silencers, and a hand…
Report: Cops Listed Occupations Like “scum bag” and “Dork” for Gang Members
BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS POSTED APRIL 16, 2019, 7:30 AM CDT Arrest cards for suspected gang members in Chicago listed occupations such as “scum bag,” “bum,” “criminal,” “dork,” “looser” and “turd,” according to an…
Two Romanians Convicted for Infecting More Than 400,000 Computers and Stealing Millions
OHIO A federal jury today convicted two Bucharest, Romania, residents of 21 counts related to their scheme to infect victim computers with malware in order to steal credit card and other information…
Standard Chartered Bank Pays $1 Billion for Illegal Iranian Transactions
WASHINGTON D.C. Standard Chartered Bank will pay more than $1 billion in fees after admitting to illegally processing Iranian transactions in violation of sanctions, according to officials. Chartered Bank, a global financial…
Two Honolulu Cops Charged with Civil Rights Offenses
HAWAII Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested last week and charged in federal court with civil rights violations, according to officials. John Rabago, 43, and Reginald Ramones, 43, were charged in…
ICE Removes Salvadoran Gang-Affiliated Fugitive in Connecticut
ICE deportation officers complete transfer of Guerrero-Romero to authorties in El Salvador April 5. BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations or ERO removed an immigration fugitive…
Man Sentenced to Four Years In Prison For Role in Dogfighting
NEW JERSEY A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Robert Arellano, 65, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to four years for his role in multi-state dogfighting conspiracy, according to officials. A jury previously convicted Arellano…
Lawyer Suspended for Telling Tenant he is Worthless and Should Kill Himself
The lawyer, Adam Leitman Bailey, also told the tenant he was worthless and should commit suicide, according to an April 2 decision by New York’s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. Bailey is the founding…
Chicago Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
ILLINOIS A federal jury found the owner of a now-defunct Chicago, Illinois home health company guilty today for her role in a scheme involving over $3 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare…
U.S. Citizen Guilty of Attempting to Murder 11-Month Old Daughter In Spain
SPAIN U.S. citizen and military dependent pleaded guilty this week to the attempted murder of her infant child while stationed with her husband in Spain, according to federal authorities. Shawna Chapman, 32,…
Chinese Nationals Indicted for Kidnapping and Extortion in Scheme Involving $2 Million Ransom Demand
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted two Chinese nationals on federal charges that allege they kidnapped another Chinese national and attempted to collect $2 million in ransom from the victim’s family…