ARIZONA An Arizona man was sentenced this week for directing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at the computer networks of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, federal officials announced. Randall Charles Tucker,…
Former Cop Whose Makeshift Garage Drug Lab Blew Up Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles Police Department officer whose garage explosion revealed the makeshift lab where he used butane to extract hashish oil containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC,” from…
VICE NEWS: Mexico’s Crackdown Along its Southern Border Isn’t Working
Mexico Has Its Own Southern Border Crackdown—But It Isn’t Working (HBO)
HBO’s Bill Maher: Bad Cops and Videos of Police Beatings
“Somebody has to explain to America’s police that the purpose of the body cams is not so you can upload your beatings up to YouTube.” — Bill Maher “If most cops are…
Man Sentenced to More than Four Years in Prison for Money Laundering
TEXAS A federal judge last week sentenced a Houston, Texas to four years and ten months in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy, according to officials. According to the…
Three More Doctors Charged in Massive Medical Kickback Scheme
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA A federal grand jury indicted three additional doctors for their roles in a 15-year-long health care fraud scheme involving more than $15 million in illegal kickbacks, according to authorities….
Woman Arrested for Helping ISIS, Including Keeping Bomb-Making Library
A Wisconsin woman, Waheba Issa Dais, a U.S. legal permanent resident who lived in Israel, is being charged with helping ISIS, according to authorities. According to the criminal complaint, beginning in at…
HBO’s John Oliver Torches Fox News and Sean Hannity’s Endless Conspiracies
John Oliver torches Fox News and some of its right-wing hosts, including Sean Hannity, who are lying about the Mueller Investigation and trying to convince viewers that Mueller is on a “witch…
Man Who Kept Classified National Secrets Sentenced to Prison
TEXAS A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a 43-year-old Texas man to three years and five months in prison for keeping classified national defense secrets, according to officials Weldon Marshall, of Sherman,…
Feds: Two White Supremacists Sentenced to Death for Killing Fellow Inmate
TEXAS Two federal inmates convicted of killing another inmate at a Beaumont Prison in Texas were sentenced to death Wednesday, according to officials. Ricky Fackrell, 34, of Vernal, Utah, and Christopher Cramer, 36,…
Former Cop Convicted of Stomping, Kicking, Punching Handcuffed Suspect
ALABAMA A former Tuskegee Police Department Lieutenant convicted of the 2014 pepper spraying, stomping, kicking and punching a suspect is now facing up to 10 years in prison, officials announced Tuesday. A…
Feds Crackdown on Business Email Schemes, Arrest 74
WASHINGTON D.C. Federal authorities disrupted a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise schemes designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including senior citizens, officials announced Monday….