A federal jury convicted a Maine doctor Friday for unlawfully distributing controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl. According to evidence presented at trial, Dr. Merideth Norris, 53, of Kennebunk, distributed controlled…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Using Excessive Force Against Four Inmates
A former Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of multiple people he arrested during his tenure as a law enforcement officer. Former…
Former Chairman of Nevada Health Care Company Guilty of Multimillion-Dollar Insider Trading Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal jury on Friday found the former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak Inc., a Henderson, Nevada-based publicly traded healthcare company, guilty of engaging in…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Leaders of Mexican Drug Cartel, Who Are Fugitives
Rodolfo Maldonado-Bustos, also known as Don Jose, and Euclides Camacho-Goicochea, also known as El Quilles, both leaders in the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, have been charged by a federal grand…
JUST SAYING: Trump Appointee Judge Cannon is Running a Rigged Game
Judge In Trump’s Documents Case Rejected Peers’ Calls To Step Aside: Report — Huffington Post The federal judge, a Trump nominee, decided to stay on the case despite her minimal trial experience and…
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Three Adults and a Minor
Aaron T. Simmons, 26, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking four women and a minor. Simmons pleaded guilty in November 2023. “This…
Man Who Called Synagogues and Jewish-Owned Business to Make Anti-Semitic Remarks Facing Up to 15 Years in Prison
Donavon Parish, 29, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of cyberstalking and five counts of abuse and harassment using a telecommunications device, according to officials. Parish also admitted that…
Last Defendant of Six MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Prison, Offenses Related to Four Murders in 2019
The last defendant of the six La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members who were convicted at two separate federal trials was sentenced Tuesday, officials announced. The six defendants were sentenced for racketeering…
Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launders Linked to Chinese Underground Banking
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced on Tuesday a 10-count superseding indictment against Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. They are charged with conspiring with money-laundering groups connected to Chinese…
JUST SAYING: Washington Post’s New British Imports Raise Ethical Questions
New Leaders At Washington Post Haunted By Ethical Questions From Work In UK — Huffington Post There are growing pressures on the Post’s new leadership that have highlighted stark differences in journalism…
Former Maryland Police Officer Convicted of Pepper Spraying Handcuffed Man
A federal jury in the District of Columbia today convicted former Officer Philip Dupree, 38, of the Fairmount Heights Police Department in Maryland, for using excessive force, according to officials. “Police brutality…
Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for Multi-Million-Dollar Caregiver Fraud
LOS ANGELES A Fresno man was sentenced Monday to 15 years and eight months in federal prison for defrauding a vulnerable physician out of more than $2.7 million before his death, officials…