NEW MEXICO — A 19-year-old man made his first court appearance Tuesday after he threatened to “shoot [his] college campus up in three days” and identified his school as “NMSU” while “chatting” on…
Woman and Five Others, Including Prison Guard, Charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Drugs into Penitentiary
ALBUQUERQUE— A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Otero County Prison Facility and is now facing up to 20 years behind bars when she…
Pew Research Center /USA TODAY Poll: Few Say Police Forces Nationally Do Well in Treating Races Equally
A new poll released Monday indicates that most Americans give low scores to police departments for holding cops accountable for their misconduct, using the appropriate amount of force, and treating racial and…
Doctor Admits to Bilking Medicare of $1.7 Million Through Fraudulent Billing
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County physician whose referrals led to more than $1.7 million in fraudulent Medicare billing plead guilty Monday to participating in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by writing…
NYT Maps Pentagon Military Surplus Gear Given to Police Departments Across the Nation
WASHINGTON — “Since President Obama took office, the Pentagon has transferred to police departments tens of thousands of machine guns; nearly 200,000 ammunition magazines; thousands of pieces of camouflage and night-vision equipment;…
Sixteen Former Puerto Rico Cops Plead Guilty to Operating a Criminal Organization from the Police Department
PUERTO RICO — Sixteen former Puerto Rico police officers have pleaded guilty for their roles in a criminal organization run out of the police department, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday Authorities…
NYCLU Report: NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Program a “Historic Failure” and Biased
NEW YORK: “The New York Civil Liberties Union released Wednesday an analysis of new New York Police Department’s data that provides the first detailed picture of the Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program throughout…
Stark Racial Divisions in Reactions to Ferguson Police Shooting – Pew Research Center
“Blacks and whites have sharply different reactions to the police shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Mo., and the protests and violence that followed. Blacks are about twice as likely as…
Judge to Defendant “You’re Just a Con Man” and Sentences Him to Prison
SAN DIEGO – A former executive of Anturion Limited, a company formed in the Channel Islands, was sentenced on Thursday to 46 months prison for bilking investors of more than $2 million by selling…
Former Welterweight Boxing Champ Going Back to Prison for Robbing Banks – Again
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – A former boxing champ was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for a string of bank robberies throughout the East Bay, said officials. Former WBA welterweight…
Woman Sentenced to Two Years for $2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme that led to the fraudulent purchase of four properties worth more than…
Feds: Bank of America’s $16.6 Billion Financial Settlement is Historic
WASHINGTON D.C. – In a historic settlement, Bank of America has agreed to pay $16.6 billion for financial fraud during the economic crisis, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday. Federal officials said this…