Federal authorities on Monday arrested the police chief of Bull Shoals, Arkansas for using excessive force in the arrest of a resident and later, filing a false report to justify the use of…
Another Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Beating Inmate
MARYLAND – A U.S. District Judge sentenced a former officer at Roxbury Correction Institution to two years and six months in prison for his role in conspiring with other correction officers to…
Plastic Floating On The Ocean Is Harming 267 Species of Fish and Birds
At least 267 different species are known to have suffered from entanglement or ingestion of marine debris including seabirds, turtles, seals, sea lions, whales and fish. The scale of contamination of the marine environment…
Washington Doctor Sent to Prison for Drug Dealing
SEATTLE – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a former hospital anesthesiologist to five years in prison on Thursday for drug dealing. Dr. Hieu Tu Le, 40, of Snohomish, Washington, a physician since…
Sheriff’s Investigator Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Handcuffed Salesman
ALABAMA – An Alabama criminal investigator plead guilty Friday to assaulting a handcuffed man at a Macon County jail, officials said. J. Keith McCray, a criminal investigator with the Macon County, Ala.,…
Businessman Lied To Feds About His Involvement In a Kickback Scheme to Get Contracts
NEW JERSEY – A co-owner of a Middlesex, N.J., supply company plead guilty today to one count of making a false statement, lying to about his involvement in a kickback scheme, according…
The American Life Insurance System Was Established in the 1700s
The American life insurance system was established in the mid-1700s, according to a 2009 article in Yale Journal of Medicine and Law. “The earliest forms of health insurance, however, did not emerge…
Largest Environmental Recovery By Federal Government Announced – A $5.15 Billion Settlement
WASHINGTON – The largest environmental recovery by the federal government was announced today by the U.S. Justice Department, ending a lawsuit The $5.5 billion settlement will be used to clean up decades of…
Fort Lauderdale Lawyer Sentenced to 10 Years for His Role in $1 Billion-Dollar Investment Scam
MIAMI – A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a longtime Fort Lauderdale lawyer to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay $800 million as restitution to 30,000 victims who invested…
Twenty-Four Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering, Narcotics and Firearms Offenses.
NEW YORK – A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 24 members of a criminal organization, known as “Murda Moore Gangstas” or “MMG,” for racketeering, narcotics and firearms offenses. Authorities said the…
Calif. Men Indicted for Selling Endangered Black Rhinoceros Horns
LAS VEGAS — Two California men were indicted today for selling endangered Black Rhinoceros horns. Edward N. Levine, 63, of Mill Valley, Calif., and Lumsden W. Quan, 46, of San Francisco, were…
Nevada County Sued for Alleged Racial Discrimination Against Its Director of Diversity
NEVADA — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Clark County, Nevada officials alleging that they discriminated against a black female employee by paying “significantly less” than four whites who had…