ATLANTA A prison guard was sentenced two years and four months in prison for smuggling cigarettes, marijuana and other contraband into an Atlanta penitentiary, according to authorities. Dirk Antonious Engram, Jr….
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…
Feds: Man With 40,000 Child Porno Images Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison
PENNSYLVANIA A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old man who had 40,000 images and more than 100 videos of child pornography to 70 years in prison. Daniel Curran, 41, of York, Pennsylvania…
Mexican Mafia Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Collecting “The Dime”
DEL RIO, TEXAS Texas Mexican Mafia member, Jesus Meza, Jr. aka “Jesse,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering, drug dealing and “collecting the dime” or drug tax from…
TED: Smile, Police Surveillance Cameras Might be Watching You.
Smile, you might be on a police surveillance cameras, according to TED: “A very unsexy-sounding piece of technology could mean that the police know where you go, with whom, and when: the…
The Cold-Blooded Grab for Power in Oxnard, California Began 109 Years Ago
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Former FBI Agent Indicted for Stealing Drug Money, Obstruction of Justice
WASHINGTON A former special agent of the FBI was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing over $100,000 of drug proceeds seized during the execution of search warrants and obstructing justice…
Baltimore Employees and Trash Haulers Indicted for Bribery and Theft of Nearly $6 Million
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A federal grand jury this week returned two indictments charging five Baltimore City Department of Public Works employees and six commercial trash haulers with being involved in a…
Defendants Sentenced For a Scheme Involving Luxury Houses and Golf Course
ASHEVILLE, N.C. A federal court judge this week sentenced five of eleven defendants charged in connection with a scheme involving the development of Seven Falls, a golf course and luxury homes…
Man Conned 32 Investors Out of Millions, Facing Up to 20 Years in Prison
SAN DIEGO A 68-year-old man, who raised $8.3 million by lying to 32 investors, plead guilty to wire fraud in federal court and is facing up to 20 years behind bars…
59-Year-Old Female Broker Stole $10 Million from Aetna Life Insurance Company
CONNECTICUT Business owner, Bonny J. Hebert, of Killington, Vermont, admitted to stealing $10.3 million in premiums from Aetna Insurance Company, using the money for personal expenses and to run her business,…
Defendants Sold Phony Indian Tribe Memberships to Prevent Deportation
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS A Brownsville man and woman admitted selling membership in a non-recognized Indian tribe as part of a fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson, officials stated. Humberto Reveles, 60,…