Officials stated that a federal jury convicted the former City of Atlanta Commissioner of Watershed Management Friday for accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions…
Honduran Indicted for Alleged International Drug Trafficking was Extradited to U.S. from Honduras
WASHINTON POST An indictment was unsealed today charging Norlan Jose Carrasco Lopez, aka Catracho, a Honduran national, with international cocaine trafficking, officials stated. He is scheduled to appear in the U.S. District…
Businesswoman Who Cheated Health Insurers by Submitting Botox Claims Gets Six Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley woman was sentenced Friday to six years for conspiring to defraud health insurance companies by causing millions of dollars in fraudulent claims to be submitted to…
Calif. High-Ranking Mexican Mafia Gang Member Sentenced to 13 1/2 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Ventura County
LOS ANGELES A high-ranking member of the Oxnard-based Surtown Chiques street gang was sentenced Thursday to 13 years and six months in federal prison for attempting to secure control of drug trafficking…
Two Officers Killed, One Seriously Injured in Connecticut
Two Connecticut police officers were killed, one seriously injured.
Ohio Man Who Described Himself as an “Incel” Planned to Shoot Women at Ohio State University
OHIO Officials stated that a local, self-identified “incel” pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Ohio on Tuesday to attempting to conduct a mass shooting of women. Tres Genco, 22, of Hillsboro,…
California Man Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $14 Million from Ponzi Scheme Victims
LOS ANGELES Officials stated that a Santa Barbara man was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in federal prison for stealing approximately $14 million from victims. According to authorities, the victims thought their…
Last Week Tonight: Crime Reporting and the Press
John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy.
Audit the Audit: First Amendment, Trespassing and Using Curse Words
Man gets stop by Phoenix Police Department officers for playing game that calls for trying to find caches that other players hide around the world.
Doctor Guilty of Illegally Prescribing More Than 120,000 Opioid Pills Over Six Years to 18 People
LOS ANGELES An Orange County physician pleaded guilty Friday to a federal criminal charge for conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills to 18 different people over six years without…
Former County Planning Commissioner Will Plead Guilty to Bribery Charge Involving Cannabis Permit
LOS ANGELES A former San Bernardino County planning commissioner has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for funneling bribes through his company to a corrupt Baldwin Park politician in…
Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Threatening Election Official on Instagram
NEBRASKA A Nebraska man was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official. “This sentence makes clear that…