BALTIMORE, MD A federal grand jury returned a racketeering indictment charging 14 defendants for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family, a prison gang,…
Qazi Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Terrorism and Assaulting Two U.S. Marshals
FLORIDA A federal judge today sentenced brothers Raees Alam Qazi, 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 32, both naturalized U.S. citizens from Pakistan, to 35 years and 20 years in prison for terrorism…
DEA: 51 Arrests, 28 Weapons, 34,000 of Doses of Heroin Seized During Major Drug Bust — Heroin Epidemic
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies announced Wednesday that 51 drug and weapons arrests were made this week against violent heroin traffickers and criminal organizations in…
City of Oxnard Investigative Report: Police “Shooting Tattoo” Allegations Unfounded
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] OXNARD, CALIF. — An internal administrative investigation of the Oxnard Police Department concluded that allegations that some Oxnard police officers earn and put on so-called “shooting tattoos”after they…
City Official Accepted Kickbacks and Bribes In Exchange for City Construction Projects Totaling $800,000
INDIANAPOLIS U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced the manager of the Engineering Services for the city of Bloomington to four years and seven months in prison for accepting kickbacks…
Father and Son Given Long Prison Sentences for Their Roles in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
HOUSTON The former president of a Houston hospital, his son along with a co-conspirator were sentenced Tuesday to 45 years, 20 years and 12 years in prison, respectively, for their roles…
Want to Know What’s Going on in the Federal Government? File a FOIA Request
“Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. It is often described as the law that keeps…
A Leader of “Buddy Bandits” Who Recruited and Trained Juveniles to do Bank Robberies Sent to Prison
SEATTLE A federal judge sentenced the co-leader of group dubbed the “Buddy Bandits” who were responsible for eight robberies in 2014 to seven years in prison, officials stated. Vincent G. Thompson…
Business Woman accused of corpse abuse pleads guilty to food stamp fraud
DALLAS A woman who is accused of abuse of corpse plead guilty this year to food stamp fraud and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, according to authorities. U.S….
A 59-Year-old Kansas Man Admits to “Waiting For Green Light” from Allah to Explode Bomb at Airport
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…