LOS ANGELES – A 38-year-old woman was sentenced last week to eight years in prison for her involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme to defraud banks by falsifying loan applications and using…
Recent Facts About Race and the Death Penalty, According to the Death Penalty Information Center
Here are some recent facts about race and the death penalty from the Death Penalty Information Center. Jurors in Washington state are three times more likely to recommend a death sentence for…
Police Chief Who Admitted Retaliating Against Tea Party Activist Under Investigation
WISCONSIN – The Police Chief of a Wisconsin town admitted to retaliating against a man after he spoke out against a Town of Campbell city ordinance which prohibits citizens from displaying the…
Former Cop Facing Life In Prison For Posting Court Sealed Information on Internet
MIAMI, FLORIDA – A former cop who stole money and drugs from suspects who he arrested plead guilty to posting court- protected information on Internet that revealed the names of detectives who…
Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Operating One of the Largest Synthetic Drug Smuggling Rings
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – Two Orange County men trafficking in drugs commonly called “spice” and “bath salts” were arrested today and accused of being part of a “far-reaching conspiracy” to smuggle, manufacture…
Man Who Impersonated FBI Agent to Scam Victims Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
NEW YORK – A man who plead guilty to impersonating an FBI agent was sentenced to three years in prison, authorities said. Ayman Rabadi, of Yonkers, impersonated an agent and scammed victims…
Former KKK Secretary Facing Prison Sentence for Lying to a Federal Grand Jury About Cross-Burning Incident
ALABAMA – A former secretary of the Ku Klux Klan is facing up to five years in prison for lying during a federal grand jury investigation into a racially motivated cross-burning in the…
Two Indicted for Operating Call Centers In Peru and Threatening Victims into Paying Fraudulent Settlements
FLORIDA – A federal grand jury in Miami, Florida, indicted two people and two corporations for allegedly operating call centers in Peru that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims into paying…
Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know About America’s National Parks, According to Filmmaker Ken Burns
Taking a trip to Yellowstone National Park, consider this: the geyser dubbed Old Faithful might not be reliable for long. The lapse between steam blasts has lengthened by about 14 minutes in…
Feds Arrest Realty TV Show Cast Member for Failing to Pay More than $1 Million in Child Support
NEW YORK – Federal authorities arrested a reality television show cast member on Monday at his residence in Atlanta for failing to pay more than $1 million in child support for this two…
Justice Dept. : Landmark Agreement Reached to Improve Ways Missoula County Handles Sexual Assault Cases
The U.S. Department of Justice reached a landmark agreement to improve the way reports of sexual assault are handled by the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, officials announced today. In February, the Justice…
Aryan Brotherhood General Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering Charges
TEXAS – An alleged general of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang plead guilty Friday to federal racketeering charges. Authorities said Terry Ross Blake, aka “Big Terry,” 56, of Corpus Christi, Texas,…