MCALLEN, TEXAS A South Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling scheme resulting in the deaths of two smuggled aliens, according…
Seventy-Year-Old Man Sentenced to 15 Months for Hate Crime
OREGON Benjamin Jaramillo Hernandez, 70, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in federal prison for committing a hate crime targeting St. Mary Catholic Church in Eugene in September 2018…
Prison Inmate Sentenced to Eight Years for Threatening to Murder Federal Judge
FRESNO, CALIF A federal judge this week sentenced Cyrus Dennis Braswell, 57, to eight years and one month in prison for three counts of mailing threatening communications, federal officials announced Wednesday. On…
Lawyer Who Didn’t Practice Law for 2 Decades Removed from Death Penalty Case
Lawyer Remove from death penalty case BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS MAY 21, 2019, 10:37 AM CD Image from Shutterstock.com. A California lawyer who was appointed to represent a capital defendant after a longtime…
Former Georgia County Commissioner Indicted for Extortion and Bribery
GEORGIA A federal grand jury indicted former commissioner in DeKalb County, Georgia, for extorting bribe payments from a DeKalb County subcontractor, authorities announced Tuesday. Sharon Barnes Sutton, 59, of Stone Mountain, Georgia,…
Four Gang Members Received Lengthy Prison Sentenced for Multiple Felony Convictions
LOS ANGELES – Four members of the violent, Mexican Mafia-affiliated Canta Ranas street gang received lengthy prison sentences for violating multiple federal laws, including participating in racketeering, drug trafficking, and money laundering conspiracies,…
Former Bank Executive Sentenced to More than Five Years for Loan Fraud
LOS ANGELES – The former chief marketing officer at the now-defunct Mirae Bank was sentenced Monday five years and ten months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that caused the…
Couple Guilty of Abusing Austic Woman with Disabilities by Forced Labor and Threats
LOUISIANA Raylaine Knope, 42, and Terry J. Knope II, 45, plead guilty Monday to criminal civil rights charges arising from their abuse of an adult woman with cognitive disabilities, according to officials….
Federal Indictment Nets 11 International Drug Smuggling Ring Defendants
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Federal prosecutors charged 11 defendants on federal narcotics and money laundering charges stemming from a wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking ring that smuggled more than 107.8 kilograms (237.7 pounds)…
Man Who Robbed 23 Gas Stations and Convenience Stores Sentenced to Eight Years
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal judge sentenced Buena Park man to eight years in federal prison for robbing 23 gasoline stations and convenience stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties where he…
Former Prison Corrections Officers Sentenced for Roles in Conspiracy to Abuse Inmates
LOUISIANA Two former corrections officers at the Richwood Correctional Center were sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Monroe, Louisiana, for their roles in a conspiracy to cover up the abuse of inmates…
Former IRS Employee Convicted of Tax Evasion for Failing to Pay $500,00 in Taxes
NEVADA A federal jury in Las Vegas this week convicted Craig P. Orrock, a former attorney and former Internal Revenue Service employee, of tax evasion and obstructing the internal revenue laws, officials…