By DON BABWIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Nov 16, 2017, 10:45 PM ET One by one, the men told the same story: A Chicago police officer would demand money from them. And if they…
San Diego Nursing Homes to Pay up to $6.9 Million to Resolve Kickback/Fraud Allegations
LOS ANGELES Four San Diego-area nursing homes owned by Los Angeles-based Brius Management Co. have agreed to pay as much as $6.9 million to resolve civil allegations that their employees paid kickbacks…
Baltimore homicide detective in ‘grave condition’ after being shot in the head
By Kevin Rector, Justin Fenton and Talia RichmanContact Reporters The Baltimore Sun A Baltimore homicide detective was shot in the head Wednesday afternoon while investigating a killing near a notoriously violent intersection in West Baltimore, police…
L.A. Man Arrested for Allegedly Making Threats to Kill Sheriff’s Employees
LOS ANGELES Federal authorities this morning arrested a South Los Angeles man who allegedly made a series of online threats to kill law enforcement personnel and others at the Los Angeles Superior…
Just Saying: Pedophile Dumped, Trumptanic Leaking and Flynn’s Flip
Pulling the Plug on a Pedophile Politico reported Tuesday that the Republican National Committee is pulling out of a joint fundraising agreement with GOP Senate candidate. Moore, who is running in the Dec….
Wells Fargo Pays $5.4 Million to Servicemembers for Unlawful Repossessions
CALIFORNIA The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it got an additional $5.4 million for servicemembers whose vehicles were unlawfully repossessed by Well Fargo Bank. The bank violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief…
Sheriff Suspended After Deputies Allegedly ‘Groped’ Students in Massive Drug Search
by TIM STELLOH NEWS NOV 13 2017 A Georgia sheriff whose deputies allegedly groped students during a school-wide drug search in April was suspended Monday in an executive order signed by Gov. Nathan Deal. The…
Washington Post Editorial: How low will the GOP sink?
Roy Moore in Fairhope, Ala. (Brynn Anderson/AP) By Editorial Board November 10 at 7:10 PM IN 1979, Roy Moore, then a 32-year-old assistant district attorney in Alabama, allegedly brought a 14-year-old girl to his…
Man Illegally Trafficked in Parts from Endangered Lions and Tigers
TEXAS Arongkron “Paul” Malasukum, a resident of Woodside, New York, plead guilty Thursday to illegally trafficking in parts from endangered African lions and tigers, according to officials. Malasukum, 41, pleaded guilty in…
A Washington county that went for Trump is shaken as immigrant neighbors start disappearing
By Nina Shapiro Seattle Times staff reporter LONG BEACH, Pacific County — Named after a character in a cowboy book, Police Chief Flint Wright describes himself as pretty conservative. A portrait…
Feds: Victims of Bernie Madoff to Begin Getting Compensation
NEW YORK The Department of Justice announced Thursday that on Nov. 9, the Madoff Victim Fund began its initial distribution of $772.5 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. Government in connection…
Calif. Councilman Allegedly Paid $10,000 Bribe to Burn Down His Restaurant
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Adelanto City Councilmember Jermaine Wright was arrested Tuesday on federal charges alleging he took a $10,000 cash bribe and hired a man to burn down his restaurant to collect the…