LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who operated a Ponzi scheme that promised large returns to victims who invested in debt obligations and in distressed real estate plead guilty today to two…
Catholic Priest Who Sexually Assaulted Female Airline Passenger Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A Catholic priest who touched a woman’s breast, inner thigh and groin on an overnight cross-country airplane flight was sentenced today to one year – a term that will include…
A federal Judge Sentenced a Man to 60 Years In Prison for Producing Child Pornography
SAN ANTONIO A federal judge sentenced a 27-year-old man to 60 years in prison for producing child pornography, officials announced Friday. On May 14, Ryan Bradley Pitts plead guilty to six counts…
Feds: Cleveland Man Allegedly Tried to Bribe a Councilman to Get a Liquor License
CLEVELAND Federal authorities allege that a East Cleveland businessman attempted to bribe a councilman in that city in exchange for support in getting a liquor license, announced Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney in…
The Republic of Texas, TV Evangelists and Trump
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com Richard McLaren , the self-professed ambassador of the Republic of Texas, would have been a great orator and gifted politician today with a humongous following. Richard was a…
Klu Klux Klan Member Convicted of Trying to Develop Lethal Radiation Weapon of Mass Destruction
NEW YORK A jury on Friday convicted Glendon Scott Crawford, 51, of Galway, New York, for his role in attempting to develop a lethal radiation device to use it on Muslims, officials…
Music Piracy Website Operator of “RockDizMusic.com” Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Copyright Infringement
VIRGINA The operator of a music piracy website admitted today to criminal copyright infringement by reproducing and distributing without permission millions of digital copies of copyrighted works, officials said. This included copies of…
Bookkeeper Sentenced for Embezzling $1.3 Million from Non-Profit Organizations
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A federal judge sentenced a bookkeeper to three years in prison for embezzling $1.3 million from non-profit organizations that provide services to the homeless, disadvantaged children and the community, officials…
Florida Highway Patrol Officer Sentenced for Taking Bribes from Tow Truck Driver
FLORIDA A former trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol admitted to being involved in a scheme where police officers were accepting bribes by local wrecker operators to illegally get business from stranded…
La Cosa Nostra Convicted Felon Admits to Drug, Prostitution and Weapons Charges
NEWARK, N.J. An associate of the DeCavalcante crime family of La Cosa Nostra on Wednesday admitted his role in distributing more than 17 ounces of cocaine, running a prostitution operation and possessing a…