A Delaware woman was arrested Friday in Delaware on criminal charges related to her role in an international sextortion scheme that targeted thousands of victims throughout the United States, Canada, and the…
Just Saying: Taxpayers Pay Street Cop Seminars to Teach Cops on How to Terrorize, Brutalize and Violate Constitutional Rights
Acting State Comptroller Kevin Walsh explains the risks of private, post-academy police training and why it needs to be regulated. According to the Street Cop Training website: With 70+ courses taught by…
Calif. Man Arrested for Allegedly Scheming to Sell “Hive” Malware
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced Thursday that federal authorities had arrested a San Fernando Valley man on federal charges alleging a scheme to market and sell malware The malware gave purchasers…
Former Cornell University Student Guilty of Making “Vile, Abhorrent, Antisemitic” Threats Against Jews
Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty Wednesday to posting threats to kill or injure another person using interstate communications, officials stated….
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Guilty of Beating Arrestee, Breaking Eye Socket and Nose
A former DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty to beating a detainee, breaking the victim’s eye socket and nose, officials stated Wednesday. Pouncy is guilty of depriving…
Former Michigan Officer Guilty of Beating Arrestee During Fingerprinting
A former police officer with the Warren Police Department in Michigan pleaded guilty Monday to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty to using…
COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Releases 2024 Report
Since its inception in May 2021, members of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) have used a full range of tools to hold accountable fraudsters and other criminals who sought to…
Illinois Family Members Sentenced for Kidnapping, Forced Labor on Three Minors in Years-Long Scheme
Domingo Francisco-Juan, 44, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for kidnapping, forced labor, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping and forced labor, according to officials. The court also ordered Francisco-Juan to pay…
Man Who Allegedly Set Fire to Sen. Bernie Sanders Office Arrested
In Burlington, Vermont, Shant Soghomonian, also known as Michael Soghomonian, 35, formerly of Northridge, California, was arrested Sunday on charges related to an arson incident at One Church Street — the office…
Calif. Man Indicted for Allegedly Distributing Fentanyl to Two Who Suffered Fatal Overdoses
RIVERSIDE, California A Riverside County man was taken into federal custody Friday on a grand jury indictment alleging he distributed fentanyl to two victims – one of whom was under 21 years…
Beverly Hills Man Guilty of Scamming 45 Investors of $18.4 Million via Cannabis-Related Cons
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man pleaded guilty Friday to federal criminal charges for causing investors more than $18 million in losses – while he was completing a sentence in a prior…
12 Members of an Alleged Smog Inspection Cheating Ring Indicted
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Officials announced Thursday that a federal indictment had charged twelve individuals with participating in a conspiracy to circumvent by using a complex device termed the “OBDNator,” thereby breaching the Clean…