LOS ANGELES Vineland Boys Street Gang Targeted in Federal Racketeering Indictment that Alleges Violence, Extortion, and Narcotics Trafficking Law enforcement authorities Wednesday arrested 25 members and associates of the San Fernando Valley-based…
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FBI: 2017 Hate Crime Statistics Released — Hate Crimes Increased 17 Percent
Report Shows More Departments Reporting Hate Crime Statistics The number of hate crime incidents reported to the FBI increased about 17 percent in 2017 compared with the previous year, according to the…
Former FBI Paralegal Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling Government Funds
SAN DIEGO A former paralegal specialist for the San Diego Division of the FBI was sentenced Monday to 24 months in prison for embezzling nearly $250,000 in government funds, according to authorities….
FBI: Crime Data Shows Violent Crime Decline in 2017
WASHINGTON D.C. Newly-Released FBI Crime Data Shows Violent Crime Decline in 2017 The Federal Bureau of Investigation Monday released the 2017 edition of its Crime in the United States report, a part…
FBI/NYPD Investigation Results in 75-Year Prison Sentence for Gang Member
June 4, 2018 FBI/NYPD Investigation Leads to 75-Year Prison Term “Pizzaro calmly walked away, smiling at a mother who was walking her child to the daycare and who had witnessed the incident.”…
Feds Indict Former Atlanta Official on Bribery Charges
ATLANTA Former Atlanta official, Mitzi Bickers, was recently arraigned on 11 federal charges including conspiring to commit bribery, wire fraud, money-laundering, federal obstruction and tax fraud. Bickers was indicted by a…
Mob Associates Sent to Prison for Extortion-Related Charges
MASSACHUSETTS Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family were sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges, officials announced. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman…
Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man was sentenced Monday for a series of bank robberies ending in an armed robbery at a Pasadena bank, according to authorities. There, he brandished a shotgun and placed…
State Department Employee with Top Secret Clearance Charged with Contacting Foreign Agents
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal complaint was unsealed Wednesday charging Candace Marie Claiborne, 60, of Washington, D.C., and an employee of the U.S. Department of State, with obstructing an official proceeding and making…
FBI Arrests “SOS Bandit” Who Robbed Four Banks
PHOENIX, ARIZONA The FBI Bank Robbery Task Force arrested Cornetta Newton, 46, who is believed to be the “SOS (Slip-On Shoe) Bandit,” federal officials announced Tuesday. Newton was arrested last week during…
Massive Drug Trafficking Crackdown Results in 55 Defendants Charged
CALIFORNIA A massive drug-trafficking crackdown resulted in 55 defendants being charged, according to federal officials. Ten federal indictments unsealed Wednesday indicate the defendants were involved in crimes ranging from money laundering to…
Western Union Admits Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Will Forfeit $586 Million
LOS ANGELES Federal agencies announced Thursday that Western Union Company, a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, agreed to forfeit $586 million. Western Union admits to criminal violations, including willfully…