By Raul Hernandez [email protected] PRINCESS THE PIG “It’s just a really bizarre case,” said Arcata Police Lt. Todd Dockweiler. That’s an understatement. Princess the 400-pound California pig wandered off from her owner’s…
Chicago Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme
ILLINOIS A federal jury found the owner of a now-defunct Chicago, Illinois home health company guilty today for her role in a scheme involving over $3 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare…
Dallas Man Guilty of Targeting, Kidnapping and Assaulting Gay Men
Michael Atkinson, 24, plead guilty Thursday to kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with his involvement in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes, according to officials. “The Department of Justice…
U.S. Citizen Guilty of Attempting to Murder 11-Month Old Daughter In Spain
SPAIN U.S. citizen and military dependent pleaded guilty this week to the attempted murder of her infant child while stationed with her husband in Spain, according to federal authorities. Shawna Chapman, 32,…
Man Guilty of Role in $200 Million Pharmacy Scheme
MISSISSIPPI A Hattiesburg, Mississippi man plead guilty this week for his role in a $200 million compounding pharmacy scheme to defraud health care benefit programs, including TRICARE, according to officials. TRICARE is…
Cops Who Beat a Restrained Suspect Were Charged with Civil Rights Offenses
INDIANA Two Indiana police officers — Cory Newland, 35, and Joshua Titus, 30, — were charged last week with federal civil rights officers with the Elkhart, Indiana, Police Department, were indicted yesterday…
How Cops Can Legally Lie to Get a Confession
Al Jazeera English Published on Jan 9, 2015 Should a confession to a crime be enough to convict someone of a crime?
Spectacular New Fossil Bonanza Captures Explosion of Early Life
Animals from 518 million years ago are preserved down to their softest features, and more than half are new to scienc BY MICHAEL GRESHKO PUBLISHED MARCH 21, 2019 A wealth of ancient remains found…
Terrorist Pleads Guilty to 65 Felonies for Mailing Explosive Devices
NEW YORK Cesar Sayoc Pleads Guilty to 65 Felonies for Mailing 16 Improvised Explosive Devices in Connection with October 2018 Domestic Terrorist Attack Sayoc Pleaded Guilty to 65 Felonies, Including Use…
Australian Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Exporting Electrons to Iran
WASHINGTON D.C. An Australian man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison on four counts of violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, according to officials. The law criminalizes knowing…
Cop Indicted for Illegal Searches and Stealing Cash
NEWARK, N.J. A federal grand jury indicted a City of Paterson, New Jersey, police officer for conspiring to violate individuals’ civil rights by stopping and searching people in their vehicles and on…
Former Trooper Indicted for Using Excessive Force
WEST VIRGINIA A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted Michael Kennedy, a former West Virginia State Trooper, for using excessive force against an arrestee, according to officials. Kennedy, 29, of Morgantown, West Virginia,…