Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced Friday that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) violate civil rights laws, according to the Department of Justice. The…
Mexican Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for International Cocaine Trafficking
A Mexican national was sentenced Thursday in Washington D.C. to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine for importation into the U.S., officials stated. According to court documents, between 1998…
Oregon Man Guilty of Hate Crime Against Transgender Library Employee, and Another Victim
An Oregon man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho, Thursday to two federal hate crimes, according to officials. According to court records, on Oct. 8, 2022, while at…
Calif. Man Arrested After Alleged Carjacking and High-Speed Police Pursuit
SANTA ANA, California A Fresno man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he carjacked a motorist in Fullerton and threw her out of the car before leading law enforcement…
Montana Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill and Rid Town of LGBTQI Residents
U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris sentenced a Montana man to 18 years in prison for shooting into a residence and attempting to shoot others with the intent of ridding a town…
Ex-Calif. EMT Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison for Drug-Gun Crimes, Also Selling Fentanyl that Resulted in Co-Worker’s Death
LOS ANGELES A former first responder who worked at a Long Beach hospital was sentenced Wednesday to 29 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to two of his co-workers who thought…
Marine, 2nd Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Firebombing of a Planned Parenthood in California
SANTA ANA, California The FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service arrested two Orange County men on federal charges alleging they used a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Costa Mesa clinic operated…
Calif. Lawyer Agrees to Plead Guilty to a Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Involving Loans
SANTA ANA, California A Newport Beach lawyer who claimed she was providing loans to the rich and famous has agreed to plead guilty to federal felony charges for using her investors’ money…
Calif. Man Arrested for Allegedly Getting More Three Million in COVID Business Loans for Shell Companies
LOS ANGELES Officials announced Tuesday that a Westside man had been arrested on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he fraudulently obtained nearly $3.2 million in COVID-19 loans for his businesses that…
NYC Man Guilty of Abducting Elderly Woman with Dementia, Attempting to Obstruct Investigation
LOS ANGELES A New York man was found guilty by a judge Tuesday of federal criminal charges stemming from his abduction of a 68-year-old woman with dementia at the West Los Angeles…
L.A. Councilman Charged With Embezzlement and Perjury in Pay-to-Play Scheme
Los Angeles Councilman Curren Price was charged Tuesday for having a financial interest in projects that he voted on and having the city pay for medical benefits for his now wife while…
Kentucky School District Agrees to Remedy “Serious and Widespread” Racial Harassment Against Blacks and Other Minorities
The Justice Department on Monday announced a settlement agreement with Madison County Schools in Kentucky to resolve its investigation into complaints of serious and widespread racial harassment of Black and multi-racial students….