Police today arrested James Griegel, 71, of Sauk Village, for embezzlement in connection with the alleged looting of the Sauk Village police pension of more than $21.000, according to officials.
Feds Want Sheriff Held in Contempt of Court for Jail Conditions and Want Monitor to Take Over New Orleans Jail Operations
The Orleans Parish Jail is not in compliance with a federal court order and Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman should be held in contempt of court, federal officials allege.
The jail is allegedly still fraught with problems including prisoner supervision, use of force, incident reporting and tracking, prisoner grievances, investigations, classification, young inmates, supervision and jail sanitary conditions, according to federal prosecutors.
Just Saying: Racehorses Heads, Red Lobster and Catering to Millennials
The heads of horses photographs still haunt me even to this day. Then I remember what they did when the Internet arrived, and it all made sense.
Long before the Internet, newspapers sometimes published in the sports pages a row of black and white photographs of the heads of racehorses with the horse’s names underneath the photo.
Fort Worth Police Officer Fired After Body Camera Shows He Lied About What Happened
A police officer has been fired after body camera footage helped reveal that he lied about a suspect’s actions, prompting a charge in the case to be rejected, police said.
Fort Worth officer Aaron Cade, who had been with the department since July 2009, has appealed.
“The burden is on the City to prove the allegations they’ve alleged,” said Craig Driskell, Cade’s attorney with the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas. “We’ll see how that plays out at arbitration.”
Two Alleged Terrorists Who Conspired to Kill People in U.S. in “Martyrdom Operation” Plot Indicted in Federal Court
A federal grand jury indicted David Daoud Wright, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 26, of Everett, Massachusetts, and Nicholas Alexander Rovinski, aka Nuh Amriki, aka Nuh Andalusi, 25, of Warwick, Rhode Island, officials announced this week.
The two were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries
Feds: Man Used Fake Checks and 16 Accomplices Including former Prison Inmates to Steal $650,000 in Postage Stamps and Other Merchandise
U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jimmy Lee Williams, 48, of Charlotte to eight years and eight months in prison for masterminding a fraudulent check scheme resulted in the theft of $650,000 in postage stamps and other merchandise
Feds: University Failed to Comply with Law for Reporting Sexual Assaults — Some Students Were Reluctant to Complain
Federal prosecutors today released the findings of what they say is a comprehensive investigation of the University of New Mexico’s handling of sexual assault reports.
The federal investigation concluded that the university failed to comply with federal law.
Former D.A. Admits to Trying to Prevent Individual from Testifying Before Grand Jury Investigating D.A. Sex Scandal (News Video)
Former St. Charles District Attorney Harry Morel plead guilty Wednesday to harassing and trying to prevent a female witness from testifying before a federal grand jury that was looking into allegations that Morel allegedly solicited sex from defendants and their families, according to officials.
10 Charged with International Money Laundering and ID Theft Involving $14 Million in Fraudulent Tax Refunds
Federal authorities late Wednesday arrested five out of 10 defendants who have been charged in identity thefts cases related to an international money laundering scheme that laundered millions of dollars in fraudulently obtained federal income tax refunds.
66 Companies Pay $78 Million to Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater at Chemical Site in Whittier, California
Federal officials announced this week that a group of 66 companies agreed to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier, California.
The settlement requires the companies to spend an estimated $70 million to install wells and operate a groundwater treatment system.
10 Brutal Facts About Mongol Genghis Khan – One of the Most Terrifying Leaders in World History
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire as well as their Great Khan. He built his empire by uniting nomad tribes around north Asia. Once building his army up he began invading and conquering all over Asia, these became known as the Mongol Invasions. Along with taking over the land he massacred most of the civilian population in order to keep control. He died after defeating the Western Xia in 1227,” according to NLCATP
Volunteer Church Bus Driver Charged with Sexually Abusing Minor Boys
A federal grand jury indicted Jory Leedy, 46, of Franklin, Ohio with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving a minor in an indictment returned in Cincinnati, officials announced today.