RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A man who left pipe bombs in a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs near the residence of an ex-girlfriend plead guilty today to possession of an unregistered destructive device,…
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Alabama Man Indicted for Threatening a Black Man
ALABAMA – A grand jury indicted a white man who threatened a black man at a restaurant with one felony and two misdemeanor counts of interference with a federally-protected activity, according…
Man in “Sextortion” Case Targeted Fans of Teen Music Acts
LOS ANGELES – A Ventura County man accused of using social networking websites to trick and extort more than a dozen girls and boys into sending him naked photos and videos was arrested…
Third Defendant in an Indian Casino Bribery Case Pleads Guilty
LOS ANGELES – A Central California man who was hired to advise the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has become the third person to plead guilty to participating in a kickback scheme…
Ark. Police Chief Arrested for Using Excessive Force on Resident
Federal authorities on Monday arrested the police chief of Bull Shoals, Arkansas for using excessive force in the arrest of a resident and later, filing a false report to justify the use of…
Five Charged With Conspiring to Fraudulently Get a Job for a Mafia Underboss’ Son
NEW YORK — Five men were charged with allegedly trying to get a job for the son of an underboss of the Colombo crime family by defrauding a newspaper union and Hudson…
California Gang Leader and State Senator Among 26 Named in Federal Criminal Complaint
SAN FRANCISCO –Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint today charging 26 defendants including a gang leader and a state senator, with firearms trafficking, money laundering, murder-for-hire, drug distribution, trafficking in contraband cigarettes, and…
Riker’s Island Captain Arrested for Ignoring Inmate Who Needed Emergency Medical Care
NEW YORK — The FBI today arrested a Riker’s Island correction officer and former captain for ignoring an inmate housed in a mental health unit who wanted emergency care because he swallowed…
Piracy Group Leader Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Illegally Distributing Android Apps
GEORGIA –– The leader of a piracy group engaged in the illegal distribution of copies of copyrighted Android mobile apps and a co-conspirator plead guilty to distributing more than one million copies…
Man Who Wanted Nephew in Vietnam along with Six Other People Killed Sentenced to 14 Years
SEATTLE — A man who wanted his nephew in Vietnam and six others killed was sentenced last week to 14 years in prison, according to federal officials. Forty-eight-year-old Long Van Nguyen, of University Place,…
Two Guilty of Bank Robbery by Staging a Kidnapping and Using a Fake Bomb
LOS ANGELES – Two California residents were found guilty today in U.S. District Court of plotting a bank heist and kidnapping and stealing more than $500,000 from the Bank of America, according…
Man Hacked Facebook Accounts of Young Females to Extort Them for Nude Photos
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a Temecula College student to a year and six months in prison for hacking as many as 150 online accounts to extort…