California cities have to ID police officers involved in on-duty shootings unless there is specific evidence that disclosure would pose a safety threat, the California Supreme Court decided on Thursday. Cities and…
S-t-r-e-t-c-h….Stretching is a Vital Part of Fitness and It Reduces Stress
Stretching may take a back seat to your exercise routine. You may think that stretching your hamstrings and calves is just something to be done if you have a few extra minutes…
Former ATF Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Money Used to Pay Informants
SAN FRANCISCO – Former federal agent James Contreras was sentenced today to a year in prison, and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine for making false statements to the government, federal officals…
Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Voter Intimidation By Sending Fake Letters to GOP Donors
FLORDIA – A Seattle man, who sent fake voter eligibility letters to Republican Party donors in an attempt to suppress voter turnout in Florida in 2012, plead guilty today to one count…
Texas Man Indicted for Holding Woman Hostage After She Was Smuggled into U.S.
NEW YORK – A man who along with others held a woman hostage in Weslaco, Texas, after she was smuggled across the border was charged with hostage taking and alien smuggling, federal…
Ringleader of Rhino Smuggling Conspiracy Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Wildlife
NEW JERSEY – The ringleader of an international rhino smuggling conspiracy was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison for wildlife trafficking crimes, federal officials stated. Zhifei Li, the…
Indicted – Twenty-One DEA Impostors Who Ran a Prescription Drug Scam
MANHATTAN – The Drug Enforcement Administration charged 21 citizens of the Dominican Republic with impersonating U.S. law enforcement officers, extortion and wire fraud, according to the federal indictment, which was unsealed today….
Jurors find Cop Guilty of Forcing Two Prostitutes to Have Sex with Him; He is Facing Life in Prison
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A former officer with the San Bernardino Police Department was convicted today of federal civil rights charges for forcing two prostitutes to perform sex acts while he was in uniform,…
Man who Embezzled Nearly $37,000 from Girl Scouts Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES – A Marina Del Rey man who embezzled nearly $370,000 from the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles while he worked for the organization as senior property manager was sentenced…
Last GunTrafficking Defendant Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison
WASHINGTON – The last defendant in a Snohomish County gun trafficking ring was sentenced today to six years in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully traffic in firearms and being a felon in…
Three Men Responsible for Starting a Fire that Consumed 1,700 Acres Will be Sentenced This Summer
LOS ANGELES – A man will be sentenced for his role in starting a fire in the Angeles National Forest that consumed 1,700 acres, according to federal officials. Jonathan Carl Jarrell, 24,…
Before Hiring a Wolf With a Law School Sheepskin, Do Your Homework
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] While covering courthouses in El Paso and Ventura as a newspaper reporter, I was sometimes asked to recommend a lawyer for a criminal or a civil matter? I…