VIRGINIA A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Virginia man to 12 months in prison after he plead guilty to illegal harvest and sale of oysters from Virginia waters, according to officials….
Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Shooting an Unarmed Woman and Lying About It
FLORIDA A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, Richard Palmer, 58, on charges that he used unreasonable force by shooting an unarmed woman and misleading state…
“Grandparent Scam” Swindler Sentenced to Four Years to Prison for Conning 80 People
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Canadian four years and three months in federal prison for conning American senior citizens out of their money, according to officials. He impersonated their…
L.A. Pharmacy Owners Guilty of $35 Million Health Care Fraud, Money Laundering
LOS ANGELES A federal jury has found two Los Angeles pharmacy owners guilty for their participation in a $35 million health care fraud and money laundering scheme to bill Medicare for medications…
Auditing the Auditors: Flippin’ Off the Police
Welcome to 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…
Arms Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentenced a black-market arms dealer with a long history of brokering machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank armaments – and who was found guilty last year in…
JUST SAYING: “I Can’t Breathe” — Justice for Eric Garner
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] “I Can’t Breathe.” NYPD Cop Daniel Pantaleo’s firing for the death of Eric Garner was a no brainer — he used an illegal chokehold to kill…
Man Guilty of Stealing Nearly $240,000 from U.S. Postal Service Trucks
LOS ANGELES A South Los Angeles man plead guilty Monday to two armed robberies of U.S. Postal Service trucks carrying tens of thousands of dollars in cash, according to authorities. Myron…
Orthodontist Indicted for Bribery and Fraud with Former State Senator
ARKANSAS An orthodontist who owned several businesses that operated orthodontic clinics in Arkansas was indicted for perpetrating a bribery and fraud scheme involving former Arkansas State Senator Jeremy Hutchinson, federal officials announced…
Seven Charged with Armed Robbery Spree That Targeted Southern California Pharmacies
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury today returned an eight-count superseding indictment that charges a Lynwood man with being the organizer and leader of a crew that committed at least 15 armed…
Former Correctional Officers Sentenced for Assault of Handcuffed Inmate
LOUISIANA Two former correctional officers at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in assaults on a handcuffed inmate in January 2017. Adrian Almodovar III…
Wake Forest School of Law: Search Warrants
“Criminal Procedure video introduction to the particularity requirement for valid search warrants. The warrant must identify with reasonable particularity the place to be searched and the items to be seized. We consider…