DALLAS A man who fired at police during the takedown of the violent “Goon Squad,” whose members were involved in illegal narcotics-trafficking and other criminal crimes including burglaries and robberies was sentenced…
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Major Computer Hacking Forum “Darkode” Dismantled, 12 Charged
PENNSYLVANIA Law enforcement dismantled a computer hacking forum known as “Darkode” and filed computer fraud conspiracy charges against 12 defendants associated with the forum, officials announced today. The investigation involved police in 20 countries…
Bank Robber Admits to Robbing Bank and Dragging Female Employee by the Hair (News Video)
TOPEKA, KANSAS A man plead guilty to bank robbery and admitted threatening employees with a gun and dragging a woman by the hair, officials said. Clifton B. Cloyd, 54, Kansas City, Mo.,…
Former Detective Sentence to Probation for Beating Handcuffed Suspect (News Video)
ALBUQUERQUE A federal judge today sentenced a former detective with the Belen Police Department to five years probation for beating a handcuffed suspect in 2012, officials said. John Lytle, 42, a…
Former Detention Officer Tased Inmates Without Justification and Wrote False Reports to Cover Up Abuse
GEORGIA A former DeKalb detention officer was charged with using excessive force on county inmates and writing false reports about the incidents, according to federal officials. Dwight Hamilton, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia,…
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Travel to Syria to Join ISIS
TEXAS A federal judge today sentenced Michael Todd Wolfe aka Faruq, 24, of Austin, Texas to six years and 10 months in prison for planning to go to Syria to join…
L.A. Sheriff’s Former No. 2 Indicted for Allegedly Obstructing FBI’s Jail Probe
LOS ANGELES The former second-in-command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and a former Sheriff’s Captain were indicted for allegedly obstructing an FBI investigation into jail corruption, beatings and abuse of…
66-Year-Old Sentenced to Prison for Extortion, Played Role of a Mobster
CONNECTICUT – A federal judge sentenced a 66-year-old man to nearly three years in prison for extorting money from a small business owner by playing the role of a mobster, officials said….
Former CEO of Brokerage Firm Admits to Illegally Pocketing Millions of Dollars
LOS ANGELES – The former president and CEO of the Sherman Oaks-based Morgan Peabody, Inc. brokerage firm plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges stemming from a real estate investment scam that…
Former Detective Sentenced for Taking a $20,000 Bribe to Close Drug Investigation
FRESNO, CA—A federal judge sentenced a former detective with the Fresno Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit to two years in prison for agree close a drug investigation in exchange for a…
“2 Much” Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of Child
ALEXANDRIA, VA— A federal court judge sentenced Lenny Paul Haskins, 34, also known as “2 Much,” of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Richmond, California, to 40 years in prison for sex trafficking of a…
CPA Who Stole $2.4 Million from Employer Sentenced to Three years
DALLAS—A local Certified Public Accountant stole $2.4 million through embezzling from his employer was sentenced to three years in federal prison, authorities announced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn on…