During the December 3 Muslim Advocates Annual D.C. Area Dinner, Rev. C. Welton Gaddy discussed the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric and hate crimes in the U.S. and around the world and said “the most fundamental values of both religion and democracy … are under siege,” according to Media Matters for America.
“Sovereign Citizen” Sentenced to 10 Years for Retaliating Against Federal Judge and Prosecutor
A federal judge sentenced 45–year-old Tyrone Eugene Jordan, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen residing in Houston, to ten years in federal prison for retaliating against a federal judge and prosecutor by filing false liens, officials announced last week.
Former U.S. Marshal Sentenced to Prison for Lying About the Fatal Shooting of a Man
A former deputy U.S. Marshall was sentenced Monday to 15 months in federal prison after being convicted of obstruction of justice in connection with lies he told to police after he fatally shot a man, officials said.
Just Saying: The Feds in the Windy City, Chicago’s Cash Registers, and a Great Crime Fighting Terrorist Tool
Since 2010, the Chicago Police Department has racked up 70 fatal shootings, topping the list among America’s biggest cities. Not one police officer has ever been prosecuted for murder or for that matter disciplined for abuse, misconduct or making racial slurs against some citizens.
Three Who Owned or Managed Ambulance Company Sentenced to Prison for $1.5 Million Fraud
The former owner and operator along with two managers of a Southern California ambulance company have been sentenced to prison for their role in a fraud scheme that resulted in more than $1.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Doctor Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Writing Prescriptions for Painkillers for Addicts
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A physician who wrote numerous prescriptions for powerful painkillers for “patients” – many of whom were drug addicts, and some of whom died from drug overdoses – was…
Former Secret Agent Involved in Silk Road an Online Marketplace Sentenced to Prison
A federal judge sentenced former Secret Service Agent Shaun W. Bridges, 33, of Laurel, Maryland, in San Francisco, to nearly six years in prison after Bridges plead guilty to one count of money laundering and one count of obstructing justice, according to officials.
A.G. Lynch: Feds Investigating the Chicago Police Department
Attorney General’ Loretta E. Lynch’s remarks at a press conference today announcing the investigation into the Chicago Police Department.
Feds: “Methamphetamine Continues to be a Wrecking Ball in San Diego County”
Mexican super labs are flooding San Diego County with the purest and cheapest product ever seen in San Diego, creating the perfect storm of health and public-safety consequences, officials stated last week.
25 N.M. Prison Gang Members Arrested; Death Penalty Could be Sought in Some Racketeering, Murder, Assault Cases
A federal grand jury returned two indictments charging members of Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico or SNM, a violent prison game with racketeering by conspiring to commit violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder and assault.
Comedy Central’s Trevor Noah Takes Down Senator Ted Cruz Over San Bernardino Shootings
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz is moving forward with an event at an Iowa shooting range — just two days after a shooting spree in California left 14 dead and 21 injured.
Defendant Admits to Cyberstalking and Humiliating Dozens of Young Women
A 31-year-old man plead guilty Thursday to cyberstalking, admitting that he publicly humiliated dozens of young women from January 2012 to January 2015, officials said.