OHIO Robert Paschalis, 25, of Toledo, Ohio, plead guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime for beating a black man he saw on the street. Paschalis’s co-defendant, Charles Butler, plead guilty to…
Former Arkansas Deputy Sentenced to Prison for Telling Inmates to Assault Another Prisoner
ARKANSAS A federal judge Monday sentenced Randel Branscum, 56, formerly the chief sheriff’s deputy and jail administrator for the Stone County Sheriff’s Office in Mountain View, Arkansas, to a year in prison,…
Attorney General Lynch’s Video Statement on Hate Crimes in America
Attorney General Loretta Lynch addresses the spike in the number of hate crimes in America.
Feds Settle Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims Against Sheriff’s Dept.
COLORADO The Justice Department announced Monday that they had reached a settlement resolving claims that the Denver Sheriff Department discriminated against work-authorized immigrants, violating federal laws. From Jan. 1, 2015 to March…
Ally Financial Pays $52 Million for Selling “Toxic” Mortgage Backed Securities
LOS ANGELES Ally Financial Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $52 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries acted improperly in relation to 10 subprime residential mortgage backed securities in…
Man Stole $1 Million Through Consumer Credit Card Debt Relief Services
LOS ANGELES A Newport Beach man was sentenced Monday with a fraudulent debt relief firm. The Justice Department and U.S. Postal Inspection Service said John Vartanian, 57, worked at Nelson Gamble…
Warren: Trump Already Broke Promise to “Drain the Swamp”
Published on Nov 17, 2016 Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered a floor speech on November 17, 2016 about how President-Elect Donald Trump is already breaking his promise to the American people that he…
San Antonio Police Officer Apparently Targeted, Shot While Writing Traffic Ticket
A San Antonio police officer was shot and killed while writing a traffic ticket, a shooting that officials indicated appeared to be a targeted attack. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus told…
Just Saying: Trump’s First Amendment, Subscribe & Migrant Workers
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com Remember this 1988 case — Times Picayune Publishing Corp. v. Lee. — once Trump starts throwing out certain news outlets out of White House press conferences. Trump is going…
7 people shot at 2-year-old’s birthday party, 1 killed, suspect arrested
WMC Action News 5 – Memphis, Tennessee DYERSBURG, TN (WMC) – DYERSBURG, Tenn. – Authorities say a man accused of fatally shooting the mother of a 2-year-old during the child’s birthday…
Washington Post Opinions: In the age of Trump, what is a Christian?
By Colbert I. King Washington Post Opinion writer November 18 at 7:07 PM What is a Christian? Now, hold on. The question isn’t some roundabout attempt to use an opinion piece…
Teacher Who Got Pregnant by 13-Year-Old Student Pleads Guilty
HOUSTON – A former Texas middle school teacher who said she became pregnant after having sex with a 13-year-old student “on almost a daily basis” pleaded guilty this week…