The U.S. Army sergeant with the rainbow of medals on his chest that looked like a Jackson Pollock painting came into my apartment in El Paso decades ago. He stood in the middle of the living room and stared at the large, upside-down American flag on the wall and curled his lip in disgust.
Three Crips Gang Members Plead Guilty to Selling Crack Cocaine, Murder Conspiracy
Three defendants in a large racketeering case involving the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips plead guilty to federal charges including murder conspiracy, officials announced Friday.
Wells Fargo Nailed for Widespread Illegal Practice of Opening Unauthorized Customer Acccounts
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Wells Fargo Bank $100 million for the widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts
Other Voices: New Police Chief Gets Praise by Community Activist But “Crime and Fear” Still Exist
The Oxnard Police Department is no stranger to controversy, including several fatal shootings by police officers which drew a lot of criticism by many in the community. In 2014, the city of…
Federal Judge Sentences Texas Brothers to 18 Years in Prison Each for Drug Dealing
Two Eagle Pass, Texas brothers who owned a auto body shop were each given 18-year sentences for drug dealing and ordered to pay $372,320 as restitution, officials announced Thursday.
Facts About the George Washington Crossing the Delaware Painting
German-born artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, who was born 40 years after the battle, painted “Washington Crossing the Delaware” in Düsseldorf.
N.J. Man Charged with Dog Fighting; Feds Find Injured and Sick Dogs Chained and Unattended
Federal law enforcement officials arrested a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man for his involvement in dog fighting, according to officials.
Feds: Ex-County Clerk and 11 Recruiters Charged in California for Allegedly “Fixing” Traffic Tickets
SANTA ANA, CALIF. Ten suspects were arrested Wednesday on federal grand jury charges of taking bribes to “fix” traffic tickets or illegally resolve cases of hundreds of violators by circumventing the…
Man Who Shot 72-Year-old Bicyclist in the Eye with Paintball Gun Sentenced to Prison
The Columbus Dispatch By John Futty (Sept. 6, 2016) A 22-year-old man insisted on Tuesday that he never meant to hurt anyone when he fired a paintball gun from a moving car…
Man Pleads Guilty to 2013 Shooting Spree at LAX, Admits to Murdering TSA Officer
LOS ANGELES A Sun Valley man plead guilty Tuesday to 11 federal charges related to a 2013 shooting at Los Angeles International Airport in which…
Surgery Center Director that Illegally Billed Insurances for Unnecessary Plastic Surgery Faces New Charges
A Rancho Mirage woman who was the executive director of a cosmetic surgery center had additional criminal charges filed against her —fraud and identity theft, authorities announced Tuesday.
Man Who Set Somali Restaurant on Fire Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
A federal judge Tuesday sentenced Matthew Gust, 26, to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a Somali restaurant in Grand Forks, North Dakota, according to officials.