LOS ANGELES Three men were arrested Thursday on federal drug distribution charges alleging they conspired with a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy and others to steal more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana…
El Chapo’s Sons Charged with Drug Trafficking
ARIZONA An indictment against Joaquin Guzman Lopez and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, charging them with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana for importation into the United States was unsealed last week,…
Man Charged with Hate Crime Attacked Three Men With Metal Pole
UTAH A federal grand jury this week charged Alan D. Covington with attacking three men with a metal pole because he believed the men were Mexican, according to officials. The indictment alleges that…
FBI: Three Sentenced in Public Corruption Scheme to Stop Environmental Actions
February 19, 2019 State Legislator, Coal Executive, and Lawyer Schemed to Stop Environmental Enforcement Actions in Alabama (FBI Press Release) An Alabama legislator who was bribed by a corporation to represent the…
Just Saying: Elmer Fudd Editorial, Trump’s Murky Mind & GOP Voter Fraud in N.C.
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] That’s All Folks The editorial in The Democrat-Reporter, the newspaper that has served the small western Alabama town of Linden since 1879, appeared on Page 2 last Thursday,…
Leader of Violent Gang Sentenced to Life for Murder, Racketeering Drug Charges; Seven Other Gang Members Awaiting Sentencing
BALTIMORE A federal judge sentenced a Baltimore man last week to life in prison for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go or TTG whose members…
Federal Appeals Court: Judges Can Release Secret Grand Jury Records
By Ceylan Pumphrey, Esq. February 14, 2019 5:57 AM A federal appeals court has affirmed the right of federal judges to release grand jury records that are usually kept secret. The decision was made for…
Chinese Man Sentenced to Prison for Selling Counterfeit Computer Parts
TEXAS A federal judge Friday sentenced a Beijing, China man to 54 months in federal prison for directing the shipment of counterfeit computer-networking equipment into to Texas, according to authorities. U.S. District…
Ex-Cheerleading California Coach Guilty of Sexual Assault on Cruise Ship
LOS ANGELES A jury found a former cheerleading coach guilty of two federal felony charges for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman on a cruise ship bound from Long Beach to Ensenada, Mexico…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hate Crime in Shooting of Three Blacks
NEW ORLEANS A federal judge Thursday sentenced Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 55, of New Orleans to 10 years in prison for shooting three young blacks because of their race as the…
White Supremacist Gang Members Among 54 Named in RICO Indictment This Week
ARKANSAS Dozens of members of a white supremacist gang allegedly responsible for multiple acts of violence were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday, according to authorities. The indictment alleges that…
Eleven L.A. Gang Members and Associates Arrested for Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
LOS ANGELES Authorities Wednesday arrested 11 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Florencia-13 (F13) street gang on federal racketeering, narcotics, and firearms charges. One of the indictments unsealed Wednesday alleges…