A man who operated a fraudulent foreign currency exchange investment house and who arranged for an unauthorized wire transfer from a Pennsylvania car dealership was sentenced this week to 108 months in federal prison, and to pay $1,303,307 in restitution, officials said.
Two Former L.A. Deputies Found Guilty of Beating a Mentally Ill Jail Inmate
Two former deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department were found guilty today of violating the civil rights of a mentally ill jail inmate by beating, kicking and pepper spraying the victim after he showed disrespect to a jail employee.
Mexicans Extradited for Allegedly Being Involved in Murder of ICE Agent, Attempted Murder of Another ICE Agent
Two Mexican nationals were extradited from Mexico to face charges for their alleged participation in the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila on Feb. 15, 2011, in Mexico, officials announced today.
Court Orders Desegregation Plan for Mississippi Schools — 60 Years After Brown v. Board of Education
In a 94-page opinion, a federal court ordered a desegregation for Cleveland, Mississippi schools, rejecting as unconstitutional two alternatives proposed by the school district, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
The ruling comes 60 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, officials said.
FBI: 20 Percent Decrease in Police Officers Killed in 2015 — 41 Officers Killed in 2015, Ten Less Than in 2014
Preliminary statistics released today by the FBI show that 41 law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty in 2015, according to statistics released by FBI today.
This is a decrease of almost 20 percent when compared with the 51 officers killed in 2014. By region, 19 officers died as a result of criminal acts that occurred in the South, nine officers in the West, five officers in the Midwest, four in the Northeast, and four in Puerto Rico, the FBI report stated.
Price Fixing on Auto Parts Results in $66.5 Million Criminal fine Against Tokyo-Based Company
A Tokyo-based company plead guilty to price fixing and bid rigging on the market for ceramic substrates used in catalytic converters that are supplied to auto manufacturers, officials announced today.
According to the felony charge filed today in federal court, Corning International K.K. conspired to fix prices and rig bid as early as July 1999 and until July 2011, according to officials.
Engineer Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets from Two Medical Device Businesses Then Traveling to China to Start Medical Business
A federal grand jury indicted an Irvine engineer for allegedly stealing and possessing trade secrets belonging to two former employers, both of which develop and manufacture medical devices used to treat cardiac and vascular ailments, officials announced Friday.
Roman Empire Husbands Kissed Wives on Lips at End of the Day and other Interesting Facts About the Empire
There’s more to the Romans than emperors, gladiators and the Colosseum. Find out here with 10 things you didn’t know about the Romans.
Bill Maher to Conservatives: Donald Trump is Your Political Frankenstein
In his editorial New Rule on HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher rejects the notion that liberals are responsible for Trump’s popularity and explores conservatives’ aversion to facts. Original air date: (May 13, 2016).
Two Mexican Nationals Convicted, Facing Life in Federal Prison for the Murder of Alleged Cartel Lawyer at Upscale Texas Mall
A federal jury convicted two Mexican citizens on federal charges related to the murder of Southlake, Texas, resident, Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa, at Southlake Town Square on May 22, 2013, officials announced today.
Arizona Sheriff Arpaio, 3 Deputies Held in Civil Contempt by Federal Judge
PHOENIX – In a ruling from federal court Judge Murray Snow, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and three of his deputies have been held in civil contempt.
The 162-page ruling stems from the sheriff’s long-running racial profiling case. It reads, in part:
Mexican National Sentenced to 56 Years for Kidnapping Man Whose Father Owed Drug Cartel Money
A federal judge sentenced Ruben Ceja-Rangel, a Mexican national, to 56 years in prison after Ceja-Rangel was convicted Oct. 23 of seven charges related to the armed abduction of a man in 2014