COLUMBUS, OHIO A federal grand jury has charged two former Columbus vice officers with conspiring to violate others’ civil rights and conspiring to commit wire fraud. Steven G. Rosser, 43, of Delaware,…
DEA: Discovered U.S.-Mexico Border Tunnel Results in 4,400 Pounds of Drugs Seized
SAN DIEGO Federal agents on the San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovered a sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel on Thursday, which extends under the United States-Mexico border to a warehouse in a commercial complex…
What A Cop Can and Cannot do at a Traffic Stop, Including Search of a Vehicle
Audit The Audit, where we sort out the who and what and the right and wrong of police interactions. Help us grow and educate more citizens and officers on the proper officer…
Ex-L.A. City Councilman to Plead Guilty to Obstructing Public Corruption Probe
LOS ANGELES A former Los Angeles city councilman agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge stemming from his obstruction of a public corruption investigation related to his acceptance of gifts…
The Story About How “Horse Queen Rita” Ripped off the Town of Dixon, Illinois
This is the case of a small town shakedown. She was the town comptroller from 1983 to 2012. For more than two decades Rita Crundwell, the trusted treasurer in Ronald Reagan’s hometown…
Nicolas Maduro Moros and 14 Other Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Drug Trafficking and other felonies
Former president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros, Venezuela’s vice president for the economy, Venezuela’s minister of defense, and Venezuela’s chief supreme court justice are among those charged with drug and other charges…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Peddling Bogus Claims on Youtube of COVID-19 Cure
LOS ANGELES Special agents with the FBI on Wednesday arrested a Southern California man for allegedly soliciting investments in a company he claimed would be used to market pills to prevent coronavirus…
Pennsylvania Attorney Indicted for Role in $2.7 Million Ponzi Scheme
PENNSYLVANIA An Allentown attorney has been charged for his role in a $2.7 million investment fraud scheme that victimized his law clients, according to an unsealed superseding indictment. Todd H. Lahr, 60,…
What The Law States About Racial Profiling — Lawsuit Cost City $75,000
Audit The Audit, where we sort out the who and what and the right and wrong of police interactions. The illegal and inappropriate actions taken by some officers cost cities…
Feds File First Enforcement Action Against Coronavirus Fraud
TEXAS The Department of Justice announced Sunday that it has taken its first action in federal court to combat fraud related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The enforcement action filed Sunday in…
Feds: Singaporean Shipping Co. Fined $1.65 Million for Illegal Discharges of Oily Water
CALIFORNIA Unix Line PTE Ltd., a Singapore-based shipping company, was sentenced Friday in federal court after pleading guilty to a violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, authorities announced Saturday….