A Guatemala woman plead guilty today to human smuggling charges in connection with her role in a scheme to smuggle illegal immigrants from India into the United States, officials announced.
Manslaughter Charges Filed in Fatal 2012 Gulf of Mexico Oil Platform Explosion
Manslaughter charges handed down against three people in the fatal 2012 Gulf of Mexico oil drilling platform explosion, officials announced today
Just Saying: House Says No to Refugees, America’s Phobias and the Dallas Cowboys
If Jesus Christ washed up on some South Georgia beach on a raft in this political climate, the Bubbas would detain and deport him as a Middle East, leftist radical crazy who wants to overthrow the government.
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation Fined More Than $41 Million for Dumping Oil into the Gulf of Mexico
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. agreed to pay $41 million to settle a federal environmental claim for oil discharges and improper operations in the Gulf of Mexico, officials announced today.
Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Using Taser on Inmate Who Posed No Threat to Her
TENNESSEE A former lieutenant with the Carroll County, Tennessee, Sheriff’s Office plead guilty to a civil rights violation for using a taser on a restrained pre-trial detainee, federal officials announced today “No…
Office Manager Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Her Role in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
LOUISIANA The office manager of a home health company at the center of a $50 million fraud scheme in New Orleans was sentenced four years in prison today for participating in the…
Citing Health Concerns, Feds Crackdown on 100 Dietary Supplement Manufacturers
Federal officials announced this week a nationwide crackdown on more than 100 dietary supplemental manufacturers resulting in the filing of criminal and civil proceedings against these defendants after a year-long investigation. The…
FRONTLINE: The Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan
ISIS is on the rise in Afghanistan, and they say they’re enlisting children in jihad.
FBI: The Number of Hate-Related Offenses Declined in U.S. in 2014
FBI HATE CRIMES REPORT 2014 Law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports involving 5,479 criminal incidents and 6,418 offenses as being motivated by bias toward race, gender, gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation,…
Former Assistant Police Chief Beat Suspect and Lied About It to FBI Agent
ALABAMA Former Tallassee, Alabama, Assistant Police Chief, 41, plead guilty today in a federal court to beating a suspect who he was interrogating, striking him with a phone-book-sized packet of paper, officials said. Miles…
Operator of “RockDizMusic” Sentenced to Three Years for Copyright Infringement
VIRGINIA A federal judge sentenced the operator of a music piracy website to three years in prison after the defendant admitted to criminal copyright infringement by reproducing and distributing without permission millions of…
Elderly Con Men Involved in $135 Million Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Prison
LOS ANGELES Despite cutting the defendants a break in court because of their ages, a judge sentenced two elderly con men who operated a Calabasas firm and swindled consumers out of $135…