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…
A Mass. state trooper says higher-ups doctored arrest report on judge’s daughter
MASSACHUSETTS By Derek Hawkins WASHINGTON POST November 8 at 5:33 AM Ryan Sceviour, a Massachusetts State Police trooper, was halfway through an evening shift on Oct. 16 when a seemingly routine call came…
Hero Boston cops pull jumper off ledge over Pike
Distraught man taken to hospital Jordan Graham Sunday, November 05, 2017 Boston Herald Officers Brendan Bosse and Mike Rockwell are being applauded for saving a suicidal man on the Columbus Avenue overpass Friday…
Facebook’s Reckoning & Free Money in Finland: VICE News
Foreign lobbying in the Capital is confusing, VICE News looks at why everyone’s able to skirt the law and whether there’s anything being done about it.
Psychiatrist Guilty of Paying $30,000 Bribe to IRS Agent Sentenced to Four Years
SANTA ANA, California A federal judge sentenced a psychiatrist who practices in Long Beach to more than four years in prison for paying a $30,000 bribe…
Man Sentenced to 27 Years for Supporting Terrorists, Trying to Murder Federal Judge
A federal judge on Monday sentenced Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, to 27 years and six months in prison for one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to…
National Geographic: These Are the World’s Happiest Places
What do Denmark, Costa Rica, and Singapore have in common? Their people feel secure, have a sense of purpose, and enjoy lives that minimize stress and maximize joy. Here’s how they…
Colombian Guilty of trying to Bribe Federal Agent to Dismiss Charges Against Drug Kingpin
WASHINGTON D.C. A Colombian national plead guilty Friday in connection with his role in a bribery scheme that resulted in the dismissal of a drug trafficking indictment filed against a Colombia-based cocaine…
Former Jailer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Beating Death of Inmate
WASHINGTON A federal judge this week sentenced former supervisory deputy jailer Damon Wayne Hickman to more than 10 years in prison for his role in an unprovoked beating of a jail inmate, according…
Former State Treasurer Sentenced to Probation for Lying to Federal Agents
HARRISBURG, PENN. Federal officials said today that Barbara H. Hafer, age 73, former Treasurer of Pennsylvania, was sentenced this week to three years’ probation and a $50,000 fine. Hafer admitted making false…
Former Police Chief Charged with Hate Crime and Using Excessive Force
CAMDEN, N.J. – The retired chief of the Bordentown Township Police Department was arrested and charged today with committing a hate crime and violating a man’s civil rights by using excessive force…