Pipeline Rupture Caused 29 Million Gallon Spill Over 143 Days Before Discovery The Department of Justice Thursday filed criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North…
Michigan Hospitals Pay $2.8 Million for Making False Claims to Federal Health Care Programs
Ascension Michigan and related hospitals, Providence Park Hospital, St. John Hospital, and Medical Center, St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital, and Ascension Crittenton Hospital (collectively, Ascension Michigan), all located in Michigan, have agreed…
More Than $1 Billion in Alleged Stolen Assets Returned to Malaysia (video)
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it returned an additional $452 million allegedly misappropriated 1Mayaysia Development Berhad funds to Malaysia. This brings the total returned to more than $1.2 billion. According to…
Border Patrol Agent Carries Illegal Immigrant Who Fell from Cliff and Injured Leg
Wednesday morning, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station agents working in Rio Grande City, Texas, assisted with a 911 call relayed by the Rio Grande City Police Department, according to federal officials….
A Former Marine was Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for sexually abusing a minor
A North Carolina man, Emilio Moran, a former Marine who was working in Okinawa, Japan, was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in federal prison. Moran enticed a minor into a prolonged sexual…
Former Louisville Cop Guilty of Striking Kneeling Protestor with Riot Stick
LOUISVILLE, Ky. A former Louisville police officer admitted to striking a kneeling protestor in the back of the head with a riot stick, according to federal prosecutors. The incident occurred during a…
Oklahoma Landlords to Pay $1.25 Million Settlement for Sexually Harassing Female Tenants
Federal prosecutors have reached a $1.25 million agreement with defendants Rosemarie Pelfrey, Omega Enterprises LLC and Pelfrey Investment Company Inc. to resolve a Fair Housing Act lawsuit, officials stated. The landlords’ agent,…
Five Miami Cops Charged with Beating Suspect
Just Saying: To protect and served? I don’t think so. I would prefer if they put a sign on the patrol cars that states: “Caution: Armed and Dangerous.”
100 Supreme Court Cases Everyone Should Know
The Cato Institute: Featuring co-authors Randy E. Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center, and Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Josh Blackman, Associate Professor of Law, South Texas…
Man Guilty of Duping More Than 2,000 Homeowners in Real Estate Scheme Gets 12 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A West Hollywood man was sentenced Monday to 12 years and eight months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate fraud scheme, authorities stated. Patrick Joseph Soria victimized…
Just Saying: Chicago Mayor’s Press Rules Are Nonsense & “The Taco Beat” and “Anglo Helpers”
By Raul Hernandez As a Hispanic reporter for three decades at four newsrooms, what Mayor Lightfoot is proposing is nonsense, counterproductive. Hold those at the newsroom management responsible for not hiring minorities…
Ex-CEO of La Quinta Communications Stole $5 Million from Bank Through Fraudulent Loans
RIVERSIDE, California The former CEO of a La Quinta-based communication services company was sentenced this week to 27 months in federal prison, according to officials. He fraudulently obtained $5 million in bank loans…