LOS ANGELES Federal and local law enforcement have arrested 42 members and associates of the SFV Peckerwoods, a white supremacist gang from the San Fernando Valley. They face a 76-count federal grand…
Man Guilty in Trafficking a Stolen Andy Warhol Print Worth $175,000
LOS ANGELES An Ohio man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for trafficking a stolen Andy Warhol print worth at least $175,000, officials announced Tuesday. Brian Alec Light,…
DOJ Report: “Horrific and Inhumane Conditions” Exist in Georgia State Prisons
The Justice Department announced Tuesday its findings that conditions of confinement in Georgia’s prisons violate the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. “Our findings report lays bare the horrific and inhumane conditions that people…
Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Two Jewish Men Leaving Synagogues Last Year
LOS ANGELES A man who last year shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left religious services in the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles was sentenced today to 420 months in…
Nine NYC’s Detention Facility Inmates Charged in Five Separate Crimes Ranging From Murder to Assault
The Justice Department Monday announced charges in five cases addressing violence at New York City’s federal pretrial detention facility, the Metropolitan Detention Center, (MDC), located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. These include charges…
California Man Guilty of Smash-and-Grab $2.6 Million Robbery at Beverly Hills Jeweler
LOS ANGELES A Long Beach man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal criminal charge for participating in the daylight smash-and-grab robbery of a Beverly Hills jewelry store in 2022, officials stated. More…
Man Who Allegedly Bomb Attacked Courthouse Charged With Federal Crimes
LOS ANGELES A Santa Barbara County man was charged Friday in a federal criminal complaint alleging he committed a bomb attack at a courthouse in Santa Maria on Wednesday, in which at…
Convicted Corporate Raider, His Longtime Accountant, and Vaping Co. Charged in Indictment Alleging Conspiracy and Fraud While Running Cannabis Business
LOS ANGELES A corporate takeover specialist and convicted felon has been indicted on federal charges for his alleged years-long avoidance of a judgment – now exceeding $180 million – to the U.S….
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted for Bribery, Wire Fraud and Conspiracy
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams holds a news conference Thursday after NYC Mayor Eric Adams is indicted on five counts, including bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy.
Woman Who Conspired to Damage an Electrical Grid Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison
Baltimore, Maryland U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Sarah Beth Clendaniel, a Catonsville resident, to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring to damage electrical facilities in Maryland. She also…
Federal Investigation: Lexington Police Department Discriminates, Makes Illegal Arrests, Stops and Searches and Other Civil Rights Violations
After a thorough investigation, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and its Police Department have been violating people’s constitutional and federal rights. Lexington is a small…
Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Nearly a Dozen Women and Girls, Faces Up to Life in Prison
After a nine-day trial, a federal jury in Florida convicted Shannima Yuantrell Session, also known as Shalamar, 47, of Lake Placid, Florida, on 13 counts of sex trafficking nearly a dozen women…