Charleston, West Virginia A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted five former correctional officers—Mark Holdren, 39; Cory Snyder, 29; Johnathan Walters, 35; Jacob Boothe, 25; and Ashley Toney, 23—in connection with an…
Ex-Marine Guilty of Firebombing California Planned Parenthood to Scare Pregnant Women
SANTA ANA, California An Orange County man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal criminal charges for firebombing a Planned Parenthood clinic in March 2022 and admitted to plotting other attacks. Chance Brannon, 24,…
New York Appeals Court Reinstates Gag Order Against Donald Trump
An appeals court on Thursday reinstated the gag order against former President Trump in his New York civil fraud trial.
NYC Man Sentenced to Nearly 26 Years in Prison for Abducting Elderly Woman with Dementia
LOS ANGELES A New York City man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years and 10 months in federal prison for kidnapping a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles Veterans…
Texas Man Who Set Fire to Austin Synagogue Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
A Texas man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $470,000 in restitution for a hate crime and arson in which he set fire to the Congregation…
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Female Inmates
Sentence Reflects Upward Departure from U.S. Sentencing Guidelines; Longest Sentence to Date Involving Sexual Abuse at FCI Dublin For sexually abusing numerous female inmates and making false statements while a correctional officer…
Former CFO of Russian Natural Gas Company Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Tax Crimes
Court Also Orders Payment of Over $4 Million In Restitution and $350,000 Fine A federal judge sentenced Mark Anthony Gyetvay of Naples, Florida, on Tuesday to seven years and two months in…
Two Charged with Alleged Armed Robberies Targeting Hispanic Victims
A federal grand jury in Columbia, South Carolina, returned an indictment Monday charging two South Carolina men with hate crimes in connection with a string of bias-motivated armed robberies targeting Hispanic victims,…
“SIM” Swapper Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fraud, Including Hacking Instagram Accounts
LOS ANGELES A downtown Los Angeles man was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for committing a series of frauds, including one in which he “SIM swapped” victims—one of them…
Calif. Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for $7 Million Ponzi Scheme
SANTA ANA, California A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday to seven years and three months in federal prison for scheming with his brother to fraudulently obtain more than $7 million…
California Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Making Death Threats to Nonprofit and Reproductive Health Centers
LOS ANGELES A Ventura County man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for making threatening telephone calls last year, including to a Planned Parenthood office, according to officials. The…
Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, aka “El Nini,” Sinaloa Cartel’s Security Chief Arrested in Mexico on Tuesday, U.S. Seeks Quick Extradition
Mexican authorities on Wednesday arrested Sinaloa Cartel’s Security Chief Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, alias “El Nini,” officials announced Thursday. Perez Salas is the alleged security chief for a faction of the Sinaloa…