GEORGIA A federal judge on Thursday in Atlanta sentenced Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, of Jonesboro, Georgia, to 20 years in prison for a hate crime, officials stated. Foxworth shot into two convenience…
Former Dept. of State Employee Sentenced for Having Sexual Conduct with Filipino Minors
A former U.S. Department of State employee was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for engaging in sexual conduct with Filipino minors, according to officials. According to court documents, Dean Edward…
Man Arrested for Allegedly Extorting “Protection” Money from Koreatown Businesses
LOS ANGELES Authorities on Thursday arrested a Woodland Hills man on federal charges that allege he was extorting “protection” money from Koreatown businesses, officials stated. Sometimes using acts of violence against individuals…
Two Canadian Police Officers Killed During Domestic Call
Father-to-be and ‘snow angel’: Edmonton officers shot and killed on duty remembered, according to Houston Today. One of the police officers killed in Edmonton was about to be a father for the…
Florida Man Charged with Alleged Hate Crime Against Group of Black Surveyors
A federal grand jury in Gainesville, Florida, returned a six-count indictment charging David Emanuel, 61, with committing hate crimes for his racially motivated attack on a group of Black men surveying land…
Former Wells Fargo Executive Guilty of Obstructing Bank Examination — Opening Millions of Accounts without Customer Authorization
LOS ANGELES The former head of Wells Fargo Bank’s retail banking division agreed to plead guilty to obstructing a government examination into the bank’s widespread sales practices misconduct, officials announced Tuesday. This…
Feds: Eight New Child Exploitation Cases Were Filed in Recent Weeks
LOS ANGELES In eight new cases filed in recent weeks – five resulting from FBI-led investigations and three from investigations led by Homeland Security Investigations – nine defendants are accused of exploiting…
El Paso Border Patrol Agent Indicted for Allegedly Using Excessive Force
A federal grand jury in El Paso, Texas returned a three-count indictment that was unsealed Monday, charging a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer with using excessive force, officials stated. Miguel Delgado…
Former New Orleans Officer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Girl
A former police officer with the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) was sentenced in federal court to 14 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old crime victim in violation of her…
Former Kentucky Prison Supervisor Convicted of Covering Up Brutal Assaults on Inmates
KENTUCKY After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted former Bureau of Prisons Lieutenant Kevin Pearce, 38, of covering up a brutal beating of inmates, officials stated. two counts of obstruction for…
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Led Nation in Apprehension of Illegal Gang Members
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector leads the nation in gang member encounters this fiscal year with 181 of the 282 total, federal officials announced Monday. Gang encounters are up 3.5 percent…
To Protect and Serve: 11 East Cleveland police officers indicted on civil rights violations after video captures shocking brutality
By John H. Tucker, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – One officer stomped on a victim as he was being pushed to the ground. Another kicked a kneeling victim from behind. Another unleashed a…