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
Doctor Sentenced to More than Eight Years in Prison for Drug Dealing, Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering
Anesthesiologist Jaime Guerrero, 48, of Kentuckiana, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court today to eight years and four months in prison for his role in drug dealing, including the unlawful distribution of the prescription opioid hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose, according to authorities
Fumigation Company Workers Sentenced for Illegal Pesticide Application Resulting in Poisoning a Nine-Year-old Boy (News Video)
Sunland Pest Control Services Inc., Grenale Williams, 53, of South Bay, Florida, and Canarie Deon Curry, 40, of Riviera Beach, Florida, were each sentenced today to a year in prison for the illegal application of pesticide. Sunland was put on five years probation, according to officials.
Former Certified Public Accountant Sent to Prison for Embezzling $300,000 from a Trust at Wachovia Bank
A former certified public accountant in Georgia was sentenced to seven months in prison today after pleading guilty in February to one count of filing a false tax return, according to officials.
According to court documents, Thomas D. Ziff was a licensed certified public accountant.
State trooper Whose Son Got Two Traffic Tickets Pulls over Police Officer in bizarre twist of events
An unusual law enforcement scene unfolded in Arkansas, Monday afternoon, as a state trooper pulled over and ticketed a Jericho police officer was driving a marked patrol car while on duty.
Doctor Admits Illegally Prescribing Addictive Painkillers in Exchange for Cash, Facing up to 20 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A doctor plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing hydrocodone, a powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco, officials announced this week. Dr….
Spanish Fugitive Guilty in Running “International Playmates” Prostitution Ring that Operated Out of a Florida Hotel
Spanish fugitive Miguel A. Hernandez, of Miami Beach, Florida, plead guilty today to charges arising from the prostitution of multiple women, including foreign nationals and Miami-area residents, for his financial gain.
Comedian Jon Stewart Doesn’t Mince Words When Talking About Donald Trump
On May 9, the University of Chicago, Institute of Politics welcomed Jon Stewart for a special live taping of “The Axe Files” podcast, hosted by Institute of Politics Director David Axelrod.
Stewart talked about Donald Trump, politics, Hillary Clinton and his plans to return to the public stage.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts South Carolina Cop Michael Slager for the Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer Michael Slager with federal offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of Walter Scott on April 4, 2015, officials announced today.
No Prison for Man for Falsely Certifying Beef Free of E. coli, He Admitted Falsifying 111 Meat Inspection Certificates Within a Year
LOS ANGELES A Downey man who falsely certified that contaminated beef was free of E. coli has been sentenced to a year of home detention and required to pay $307,695.90 in restitution….
Man Who Embezzled $1.3 Million from Employer While on Bond in another Federal Embezzlement Case Pleads Guilty
An Orange County man plead guilty to embezzling approximately $1.4 million from his employer, a crime he committed when he was pending sentencing in another embezzlement case involving another former employer.