KANSAS A 59-year-old Kansas man told an undercover federal employee that he was waiting for the “green light” from Allah to detonate a bomb at an airport and attack a civilian…
A Former Lawyer Who Cheated Client of More than $2 Million Sentenced to Three Months in Prison
NEW YORK A former New York attorney and former Nassau County legislator falsely billed one client for $2.2 million and later, falsely billed the client for $126,071. U.S. District Judge Joanna…
Former Parochial Priest Pleads Guilty to Enticing Minors to Send Him Sexually Explicit Pictures
PHILADELPHIA A former priest plead guilty of enticing minors to send him sexually explicit pictures as he posed as a 16-year-old girl named “Katie” on a teen dating website, officials…
Thieves Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $2.2 Million in Baby Formula and Other Products
MIAMI Three more Miami-area residents were recently sentenced to prison for the multi-million-dollar theft of retail products, including Mucinex cough medicine and $550,000 worth of Similac baby formula, as well…
CFO and Clerk Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from Charity to Pay for Lavish Lifestyle
SAN DIEGO Former Chief Financial Officer Nancy Johnson and Accounts Payable Clerk Tamara Azizov will be sentenced later this year for embezzling hundreds of dollars from the Lawrence Family Jewish Center…
Guard Gets Two years for Smuggling Cigarettes, Marijuana and Contraband Into Prison
ATLANTA A prison guard was sentenced two years and four months in prison for smuggling cigarettes, marijuana and other contraband into an Atlanta penitentiary, according to authorities. Dirk Antonious Engram, Jr….
Texas Man Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Travel to Syria to Join ISIS
TEXAS A federal judge today sentenced Michael Todd Wolfe aka Faruq, 24, of Austin, Texas to six years and 10 months in prison for planning to go to Syria to join…
Feds: Man With 40,000 Child Porno Images Sentenced to 70 Years in Prison
PENNSYLVANIA A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old man who had 40,000 images and more than 100 videos of child pornography to 70 years in prison. Daniel Curran, 41, of York, Pennsylvania…
Mexican Mafia Gang Member Sentenced to 20 Years for Collecting “The Dime”
DEL RIO, TEXAS Texas Mexican Mafia member, Jesus Meza, Jr. aka “Jesse,” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering, drug dealing and “collecting the dime” or drug tax from…
TED: Smile, Police Surveillance Cameras Might be Watching You.
Smile, you might be on a police surveillance cameras, according to TED: “A very unsexy-sounding piece of technology could mean that the police know where you go, with whom, and when: the…
The Cold-Blooded Grab for Power in Oxnard, California Began 109 Years Ago
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Former FBI Agent Indicted for Stealing Drug Money, Obstruction of Justice
WASHINGTON A former special agent of the FBI was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing over $100,000 of drug proceeds seized during the execution of search warrants and obstructing justice…