Officials stated that a federal court in Texas unsealed a grand jury indictment Wednesday charging a Texas man with federal dogfighting violations. Jesus Allen Stephens, of Waskom, Texas, is charged with participating…
Californian Charged with Hate Crime for Attacking Asian American Woman While Hurling Racial Slurs
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday charging a Southern California man with a hate crime for allegedly punching an Asian American woman in the head in Culver…
Leader of Migrant Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
ARIZONA The leader of a migrant smuggling organization was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 migrants from Honduras to the United States for profit,…
Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Leader/Assassin “El Nini” Extradited From Mexico to Face Numerous Charges
WASHINGTON D.C. Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited Saturday from Mexico to the United States…
Foreign Nationals Guilty of Drug Crimes Involving Sale of Oxycodone via Dark Web
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah After a two-week trial, a federal jury in Salt Lake City returned a guilty verdict against two foreign nationals on all counts. It returned a special verdict form…
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening North Carolinian Cops, Jews and Elected Official
A Huntington Beach, California, man was arrested Friday on federal charges relating to sending threats to North Carolinians and knowingly making false bomb threats, according to federal officials. Kevin Dunlow, age 62,…
Arizona’s ABC News “(Dis)Honorable” Reports Investigation into Serious Judicial Misconduct
May 23, 2024 Following years of judicial misconduct and other serious allegations exposed in an ABC15 investigation, Maricopa County’s top judge has disqualified his entire bench from hearing a post-conviction relief challenge…
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Seven Years and Three Months in Prison for Bribery and Drug
Court records note that Hector Hernandez admitted that he agreed to use his official position to open southern border fences and allow unauthorized immigrants to enter the country. On top of that,…
Mexican Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for International Drug Trafficking of Methamphetamine and Marijuana
NEBRASKA A manager of a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization was sentenced Friday to 21 years and 10 months in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.3 million for his role in an international…
California Woman Sentenced to Prison for Making Anti-Semitic Threats to Former Executive Director of Tree of Life Synagogue
MIAMI Melanie Harris, 59 of Riverside, California, was sentenced Thursday to two years and eight months in prison for making anti-Semitic threats against a Jewish family, officials stated. Harris pleaded guilty to…
Convicted Sex Offender Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Solicit Sex From Minors on Reddit
SANTA ANA, California A convicted sex offender faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison after his arrest Thursday on a five-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he tried to…
Man Allegedly Went on Armed Robbery Spree of a Dozen Southern California Businesses
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with the attempted armed robbery of a Downey business—an attack in which a store employee pulled out…