LOUISIANA – A man who used racial slurs and assaulted two black female hurricane relief workers plead guilty Wednesday to two counts of federal civil rights violations, federal officials said. As part…
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Senator Indicted for Allegedly Lying to the FBI About Payments to a Lobbying Firm
A federal grand jury indicted New York State Senator Thomas W. Libous for making false statements to the FBI in connection with an investigation about payments he allegedly had a Albany lobbying…
Man Who Damaged Planned Parenthood Clinic With Hatchet Given Probation
INDIANA — A man who broke into a Planned Parenthood plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to damaging the property of a reproductive health services with a hatchet because of the services…
Supreme Court Tosses Out Contraceptive Mandate for Some Corporations
The nation’s highest court affirmed a birth-control exemption for some corporations including the Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. on Monday. The Supreme Court’s decision tossed out a mandate that requires family-owned corporations who are…
Military Man Convicted of the Torture and Murder of his Five-year-old Daughter
HAWAII – An army man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the murder of his five-year-old daughter who was forced to endure beatings, eat her own feces and whipped with…
Supreme Court Strikes Down 35-Foot Buffer Designed to Keep Protestors at Bay
Citing free speech rights, the U.S. Supreme Court justices, in a unanimous decision, struck down a Massachusetts law that puts 35-foot buffer zones between abortion clinics and anti-abortion protestors, writing that the…
Former Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Being Involved in the Beating of an Inmate
LOUISIANA – A former prison guard from Louisiana plead guilty to being involved in the beating of an escaped and lying about it to the FBI, authorities announced today. Mark Sharp,…
Appraiser of Asian Art Pleads Guilty to Rhino and Ivory Smuggling Conspiracy
TEXAS — An appraiser of Asian art plead guilty to participating in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth…
Operation Cross Country Rescues 168 Juveniles; 281 Pimps Arrested in 106 Cities
WASHINGTON D.C. – A week-long law enforcement effort aimed at child sex trafficking in 106 cities resulted in the rescue of 168 children who were being victimized through prostitution, according to authorities….
Three Georgia Prison Guards Convicted of Beating An Inmate
GEORGIA – Three former corrections officers at the Macon State Prison were convicted for beating an inmate and covering up the incident, federal officials said. A federal jury convicted Christopher Hall, Ronald…
Man Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping a Young Gay Man and Brutally Beating Him
FORT WORTH, TEXAS –– A 19-year-old man who was charged with severely beating a gay man he had meet on the Internet pleaded guilty to kidnapping last week, federal officials said. Brice…
Two Alleged Drug Dealers Who Distributed “Breaking Bad” Heroin Arrested; Three Who Used Heroin Died
NEW YORK – Two men were charged with distributing “Breaking Bad” heroin, the use of which caused the overdose death of three people, authorities said. A federal criminal complaint was unsealed Thursday…