A federal judge today sentenced a former Guatemalan Special Forces officer and California resident to 10 years in prison for covering up his involvement in a 1982 massacre at Los Dos Erres,…
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N.M. Farmer Sentenced to 14 Years for Stealing Farm Subsidy Money
WASHINGTON D.C. — A New Mexico farmer was sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing more than $225,000 from the federal government’s farm subsidies program that is operated by the U.S….
Two LA Sheriff’s Deputies Indicted for Beating an Inmate and Violating His Civil Rights
LOS ANGELES – A Federal Grand Jury indicted two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were assigned to the Men’s Central Jail for allegedly using illegal force against an inmate, and then attempting to…
Florida Man Charged With Trafficking in Counterfeit Engine Control Devices
LOS ANGELES – A Florida man was charged Thursday with trafficking in counterfeit electronic engine control devices manufactured and marketed by a Southern California company. The devices are for use in modified Honda and…
Marine Intelligence Agent Arrested for Taking Bribes and Stealing Drugs
MIAMI — A U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Specialist who worked with agents of the Department of Homeland Security; Immigration Customs Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Agency was arrested last week for allegedly…
Maryland Company to Pay More Than $63 Million for EPA Cleanups
WASHINGTON D.C. — W.R. Grace & Co, based in Columbia, Md., paid over $63 million to the U.S. government under its bankruptcy plan of reorganization to resolve claims for environmental cleanups at…
Former Tennessee Cop Given Jail Time for Assaulting Handcuffed Suspect
WASHINGTON D.C. — A former Tennessee police officer who slammed a handcuffed suspect to the floor of a hospital and struck him once in the face in 2011 was sentenced Wednesday to…
Two Mexicans Found Guilty of Murder in the Death of Coast Guard Officer
LOS ANGELES — A federal jury on Wednesday found two Mexican nationals guilty of the murder of a Coast Guard officer who died on 2012 when he was thrown from his vessel that…
Owners of Southern California Real Estate Firm Arrested for Stealing More than $100 Million in Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ANA, CALIF– The owners of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm were arrested Tuesday for allegedly perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of their company, the…
KKK Leader Pleads Guilty to Burning Cross in Black Neighborhood
ALABAMA — A Ku Klux Klan leader pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to hate crime and obstruction of justice for his role in a 2009 cross burning incident, say federal prosecutor…
El Paso Lawyer Gets 20 Years Behind Bars for Money Laundering Drug Profits
EL PASO, TEXAS — A judge last month sentenced an El Paso attorney to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to launder $600 million in illegal drug money for members…
Man Who Killed Two Who Entered Garage Where He Grew Pot Sent to Prison
SEATTLE — A man who shot and killed two others who entered the garage where he was growing marijuana was sentenced this week to seven years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Jeremy…