CHICAGO U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin sentenced a father who offered to hire a hit man to execute two potential witnesses in his son’s murder trial to 17 years and six…
Federal Judge to GSA Official’s Friends and Family: Accepting Bribes “Not Acceptable”
SAN DIEGO At a sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel noted that Timothy Francis Cashman was a religious man who performed many good deeds and selfless acts throughout his life….
William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Had “The Pit” Where the “Stinkards” Stood
The Globe Theatre was built between 1597 and 1599 in Southwark on the south bank of London’s River Thames, funded by Richard Burbage and built by carpenter Peter Smith and his workers…
FRONTLINE: The Stickup Kid in Adult Prison
Frontline explores what happens when a juvenile offender is sent to adult prison. (Aired December 2014)
International Drug Trafficking Kingpin Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge today sentenced an international drug kingpin and money launderer who operated in several countries to 30 years in prison , according to authorities. Gregory Joel Sitzmann, 65,…
Man Who Tried to Send Iran Highly Sensitive Material About Jet Engines Sentenced to Prison
CONNECTICUT A federal judge today sentenced Mozaffar Khazaee, 61, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, to eight years and a month in prison, officials said. U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of Connecticut also…
Nevada Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Running a $10 Million Ponzi Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal judge today sentenced the architect of a fraudulent investment scheme that caused scores of victims to suffer losses of nearly $10 million to 12 years and seven months…
Lumber Liquidators Admitted Using Timber From the Habitat of Russian Siberian Tigers
VIRGINIA Virginia-based hardwood flooring retailer Lumber Liquidators Inc. plead guilty today in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, to environmental crimes related to its illegal importation of hardwood flooring, officials announced. Much of…
Eight Indicted for Using Skimmers at Gas Pumps to Collect Credit Card Information
LOS ANGELES Authorities on Wednesday arrested four defendants charged with federal fraud and identity theft charges for allegedly participating in a scheme that installed credit card “skimmers” inside gas pumps at gas…
Six Indicted for Allegedly Using Puerto Rican Birth Certificates to Create Phony DMV IDs
SANTA ANA, CALIF. A grand jury indicted a clerk at the California Department of Motor Vehicles office in El Monte and five others on federal identity theft charges for allegedly using legitimate…
Russian Prison, El Chapo, Big Bucks for Urine Samples & Planned Parenthood in Texas
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ [email protected] This documentary on Youtube is worth watching: Published on Apr 1, 2015 “In the heart of Russia, in a forest larger than Germany, where winter temperatures drop to -40…
Former DEA Agent Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Extortion and Other Crimes
CALIFORNIA A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former DEA agent to six years and six months in prison for extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, officials said. The crimes were…