SANTA ANA, CALIF. A federal court sentenced a defendant on Thursday to 46 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to smuggle rifle scopes and other tactical gear to…
MS-13 Members Charged with Violent Racketeering Conspiracy
MARYLAND A federal grand jury charged nine alleged MS-13 gang members with violent racketeering conspiracy, according to authorities. A federal grand jury returned a seventh superseding indictment Monday charging nine men in…
Man who Trafficked Drugs by Airplane Luggage from LAX to Detroit Sentence to 13 Years
LOS ANGELES A Pasadena man who organized and directed a conspiracy to ship multi-kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine in airplane luggage from Los Angeles to Detroit was sentenced today to 13…
Corrections Officer Charged with Assaulting and Intimidating Juveniles
FLORIDA A Federal grand jury in Miami on Monday indicted Florida Department of Corrections officer, Terrance Reynolds, 28, for conspiring with former sergeant Brendan Butler to physically assault and intimidate youthful offenders,…
FBI STORY: Don’t be a Mule
Don’t Be a Mule FBI Joins International Campaign to Stop Money Mules (FBI Press Release) —The ask comes through a job posting or from someone you meet online. It seems simple and…
Ex-Federal Officer and Ex-Wife Guilty of Drug Trafficking
LOS ANGELES A federal jury Thursday found U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who once worked at Los Angeles International Airport and his ex-wife have been found guilty by a federal jury…
Pharmacy Owner Convicted of $1.3 Million Medicare Fraud Will Be Sentenced February
LOS ANGELES A pharmacy owner will be sentenced in February after being found guilty last week for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme involving $1.3 million in claims for prescription drugs,…
Cop Suicides Are a National Epidemic and the Numbers Are Rising, according to Reports
Cops Are Dying By Suicide — and No One Is Talking About It In January 2018, NYPD Officer Nick Budney fatally shot himself outside a crowded restaurant. Budney’s death is…
U.S. Navy: How to Fall Asleep in Two Minutes
BRIGHT SIDE VIDEO: Do you have trouble falling asleep? Do you toss and turn at night? A good night’s sleep is necessary for optimal health. So if you’re one of the millions of…
36 Defendants Guilty of Participating in an International Thai Sex Trafficking Ring
WASHINGTON – A jury convicted five defendants on Wednesday for their roles in operating a massive international sex trafficking organization that was responsible for coercing hundreds of Thai women to engage in…
Extinct, bizarre horned frog reappears in Ecuador’s Tropical Rainforests
The horned marsupial frog (Gastrotheca cornuta) is a nocturnal amphibian that lives high in the canopy of well-preserved tropical rainforests. Its persistence in western Ecuador is becoming more challenging…