NEW YORK CITY – Former New York City Council Member Daniel Halloran was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to 10 years in prison. Halloran arranged a bribery of New York City Republican leaders…
Ferguson Police, City and Courts Racist Practices and Emails Outlined in DOJ Report
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] In a scathing report, the U.S. Department of Justice found that Ferguson police and courts “routinely” violated the constitutional rights of blacks through illegal arrests, police stops and criminal…
Former Miami Cop Admits to Intimidating a Vendor, Committing Extortion and Accepting Bribes
MIAMI – Jerry Sutherland, 28, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, a former officer with the City of Miami Police Department, pled guilty to two counts of extortion on Monday, officials said. Sutherland…
Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Trying to Drug and Sexually Abuse Young Children
BROOKLYN – A 37-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 36 years in prison for trying to drug and sexually abuse three young children, a seven-year-old, an 18-month-old and three-month-old infant. Bebars Baslan,…
Political Consultant Sentenced for Embezzling Millions from Former Texas Lt. Governor
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 58-year-old political consultant was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.5 Million in campaign funds from former Texas Lt….
Wholesale Seafood Owner Gets Two Years for Selling Illegally Harvested Oysters
NEW JERSEY -The owner of the Harbor House Seafood was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in prison for buying and illegally processing over-harvested oysters and creating fake paperwork to…
Last Year, U.S. Marshals Captured 33,000 Federal Fugitives; But Thousands More Are Evading Capture by Acrossing State Lines, According to USA Today
In fiscal year 2014, the Marshals apprehended more than 33,000 federal fugitives, clearing approximately 36,800 federal warrants, officials stated. Working with authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, U.S. Marshals-led fugitive…
Child Pornographer Who Targeted Female Daycare Children Sentenced to 40 Years
SAN DIEGO – A child pornographer was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for creating sexually explicit videos of three girls – ages 3, 5 and 7 – who attended a San…
“Co Co” Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Drug Dealing
OAKLAND – Alan Daniel Wilson, also known as “Al Pill,” was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to 16 years and eight months in prison for possession with intent…
Alleged “Smash and Grab” Thieves Charged With Robbery of Jewelry Stores in Six States
MICHIGAN – Seventeen individuals from the metro-Detroit area have been charged in a series of smash and grab robberies of jewelry stores across the United States, federal officials announced today. Three separate…
The Former Head of the Mississippi Prison System Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering (Videos)
JACKSON, MS—The former head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Christopher B. Epps, and Cecil McCrory, a former Mississippi legislator, former Justice Court Judge, former Chairman of the Rankin County School Board,…
Man Who Robbed Drug Dealers Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison
CHARLESTON, WV— A man who robbed drug dealers was sentence to six years on Wednesday in federal court. Brandon Davis, 24, from Wytheville, Virginia, had plead guilty in October 2012 to his…