Gang Member Who Murdered Two People and Wounded Federal Agents Sentenced to Life
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco gang member who murdered two people and later, shot and wounded federal agents who came to arrest him with an AK-47 was sentenced Friday to life…
Disbarred Lawyer Sent to Prison for Tax and Bank Fraud Involving His Properties
BOSTON —A Boston area attorney, who was disbarred in 2007 after practicing law for more than three decades, was sentenced to federal prison this week for tax and bank fraud violations, officials said….
DOJ Will Spend $20 Million on Body Cameras, Part of a $75 Million, Three-Year Investment
WASHINGTON D.C. – The federal government will begin a $20 million body camera pilot program that is part of President Obama’s proposal to invest $75 million over three years, which will buy 50,000…
Woman Ripped Off Medicare for $3.5 Million By Running a Wheelchair Scam
LOS ANGELES – A Hawthorne woman who ran a company that submitted more than $7 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare – primarily for power wheelchairs that were not needed by patients…
13 Current and Former Cops Indicted for Protecting a Phony Drug Organization
WASHINGTON D.C.—Thirteen current and former law enforcement officers and two other individuals were indicted and arrested for allegedly protecting narcotics shipments and cash proceeds for what they believed was a large-scale drug…
Port Of Los Angeles Chief of Police Indicted for Corruption and Tax Charges
LOS ANGELES – A federal grand jury Thursday indicted the chief of police for the Port of Los Angeles on corruption and tax charges, officials said. The corruption charges stem from a…
Feds: Alabama Cop Who Beat a Suspect Charged With Assault (Video)
ALABAMA – Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell, 48, stated in a report that a suspect Gary Wayne Hopkins kicked officers and attempted to head butt them when they were taking him…
52-Year-old Chicago Gang Leader Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking
CHICAGO— A high-ranking leader of the Black Disciples street gang was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison for drug trafficking, officials said. The defendant, Walter Blackman, of Gary, Indiana, pleaded…
American Gothic Models Were Artist’s Sister and His Dentist
This familiar image was exhibited publicly for the first time at the Art Institute of Chicago, winning a three-hundred-dollar prize and instant fame for Grant Wood. The impetus for the painting came…
24-year-old Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Producing and Possessing Child Porn
OHIO – A federal judge sentenced a 24-year-old Sheffield Lake woman to 12 years and six months in prison for producing and possessing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, authorities said,…
Feds: Black & Decker Pays $1.5 Million for Not Reporting Safety Hazard
WASHINGTON D.C.. – Black & Decker agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine to settle allegations that it didn’t report a safety hazard on its “spontaneous ignition” cordless electric lawnmowers in a…