CHICAGO A federal judge sentenced Tuesday an aspiring rapper from Chicago to more than 15 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a handgun while filming a music video, according to authorities….
African-American man fighting for his life after unprovoked racist ‘rage’ attack
Originally published January 30, 2018 at 7:23 pm Updated January 31, 2018 at 10:35 am LaDonna Horne stands by her son, DaShawn Horne, who was beaten in Auburn on Jan. 20 and…
Former Detectives Testify About Fraud, Abuse In Baltimore Police Dept
Two disgraced former Baltimore City Police detectives testified about “widespread” overtime fraud in the department and other abuses. (WJZ video) Justin FentonContact Reporter The Baltimore Sun In October 2015, when a drug…
DEA to Crackdown on Pharmacies and Prescribers Illegally Dispensing Drugs
WASHINGTON D.C. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that, over the next 45 days, the DEA will crack down on pharmacies and prescribers who are dispensing unusual or disproportionate amounts of drugs….
Former Detroit CEO Indicted for Allegedly Bribing City Official
MICHIGAN A federal grand jury Tuesday indicted the former chief executive officer of FutureNet Group Inc., a Detroit-based information technology company, for his role in a scheme to bribe an official from…
Calif. Attorney Who Served as a City Official Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribe
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A former member of the Planning Commission for the City of Westminster was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for taking a $15,000 bribe to help a…
Thought-Provoking Vice News Report About Keeping the Arctic Frozen
The Crazy Solution For Keeping The Arctic Frozen: VICE on HBO.
Two Brothers Who Filed Phony Tax Returns Using the IDs of Dead People Sentenced
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Two brothers were sentenced Friday – with each being ordered to serve nine years and 11 months in federal prison – for their roles in a…
Shrouded in Ice and Fog, This City Is the Coldest in the World
With temperatures hovering around -40°F in the winter months, life in Yakutsk, Siberia, is dictated by the cold. A lone figure stands on a street corner in Yakutsk, Siberia. Photographer Steeve Iuncker…
Controller Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Embezzling $1.5 Million from Employer
LOS ANGELES A Riverside woman who was the controller at a Fontana-based metal forging company was sentenced Thursday to one year and one day in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5…
Amazon Fulfillment Center Man Convicted for Anti-Gay Hate Crime
A federal jury convicted a Virginia man of committing a hate crime for assaulting a co-worker at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Chester in May 2015. James William Hill III, 36, of…
Man Tried to Smuggle Two Dozen Live King Cobras Inside Potato Chip Canisters
LOS ANGELES A Monterey Park man has been sentenced to five months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a smuggling charge stemming from the seizure of three king cobras hidden in…