Federal prosecutors today released the findings of what they say is a comprehensive investigation of the University of New Mexico’s handling of sexual assault reports.
The federal investigation concluded that the university failed to comply with federal law.
Former D.A. Admits to Trying to Prevent Individual from Testifying Before Grand Jury Investigating D.A. Sex Scandal (News Video)
Former St. Charles District Attorney Harry Morel plead guilty Wednesday to harassing and trying to prevent a female witness from testifying before a federal grand jury that was looking into allegations that Morel allegedly solicited sex from defendants and their families, according to officials.
10 Charged with International Money Laundering and ID Theft Involving $14 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds
Federal authorities late Wednesday arrested five out of 10 defendants who have been charged in identity thefts cases related to an international money laundering scheme that laundered millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained federal income tax refunds.
66 Companies Pay $78 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater at Chemical Site in Whittier, California
Federal officials announced this week that a group of 66 companies agreed to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier, California.
The settlement requires the companies to spend an estimated $70 million to install wells and operate a groundwater treatment system.
10 Brutal Facts About Mongol Genghis Khan – One of the Most Terrifying Leaders in World History
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire as well as their Great Khan. He built his empire by uniting nomad tribes around north Asia. Once building his army up he began invading and conquering all over Asia, these became known as the Mongol Invasions. Along with taking over the land he massacred most of the civilian population in order to keep control. He died after defeating the Western Xia in 1227,” according to NLCATP
Volunteer Church Bus Driver Charged with Sexually Abusing Minor Boys
A federal grand jury indicted Jory Leedy, 46, of Franklin, Ohio with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving a minor in an indictment returned in Cincinnati, officials announced today.
Florida Women Allegedly Conspired to Illegally Export Components for Marine Submersible Vehicles to China
A 53-year-old woman illegally obtained systems and components for marine submersible vehicles from U.S. companies while working with co-conspirators for Harbin Engineering University, which is a state-owned entity in China, officials announced today.
Last of Three Corrupt East Cleveland Cops Sentenced to Prison For Pocketing Thousands of Dollars from Drug Dealers
A federal judge sentenced a former East Cleveland police detective to nearly six years in prison for his role in a conspiracy in which he kept thousands of dollars from alleged drug dealers, much of which was seized through illegal searches and fabricated reports, law enforcement officials said.
Mississippi Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Members Latest of 42 Felony Convictions After 2 1/2 Year Investigation
A federal jury in Mississippi convicted two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi on gang for their participation in various criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy, methamphetamine production and trafficking, kidnapping, murder and other federal offenses, officials announced Tuesday.
High Court Unanimously Rules Arizona Redistricting Maps Were Drawn to Comply with Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court upheld an Arizona redistricting commission’s right to draw legislative districts in a way that ensures minority representation, delivering a crushing rebuke on Wednesday to a group of Arizona tea party activists who’d sought to strike down the state’s redistricting maps in order to increase the voting power of rural white voters.
In Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, the plaintiffs were taking on Arizona’s Independent Election Commission, a body created through a 2000 ballot initiative intended to make redistricting less partisan.
FBI Blog: Chinese National Wanted to Sell “Simple and Easy Death” Poison Pills and “100 Percent Risk-Free Murder”
It was a very scary scenario: Chinese national Cheng Le, living in New York City, attempted to order ricin through the so-called dark web.
Ricin, of course, is a highly potent and potentially fatal toxin with no known antidote. And the dark web includes a number of extensive, sophisticated, and widely used online criminal marketplaces that allow participants to buy and sell all kinds of illegal and often dangerous items, including drugs, firearms, and hazardous materials, like ricin.
Unloaded gun ‘dry-fired’ at Head of Police Officer during Police Meeting, Cop Supervisor Claims It Was “Training Exercise”
An officer in the Metropolitan Police Department’s first district “dry-fired” an unloaded weapon at the head of another officer during a roll-call meeting on Saturday afternoon, possibly under orders from a sergeant as part of a training exercise, four MPD sources tell WUSA9.
Those sources say a Sergeant later told officers in the room that they had secretly ordered the officer to unload his weapon and then pretend to fire on his colleague as part of a “training exercise” on situational awareness. The officer then pulled the trigger of the unloaded weapon while pointing it at the head of an officer until it audibly clicked, the sources say.