LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury indicted four men on mail fraud and other federal charges for their involvement in a scheme that allegedly used dozens of bogus companies to collect more than…
Feds: Russian Admits His Role in Worldwide Hacking Conspiracy Ever Prosecuted
NEW JERSEY A Russian admitted to his involvement in a worldwide hacking and data breach scheme that targeted major corporations, result in the theft of 160 credit cards and more than $300…
Larry Wilmore Tears Into FOX’s Phony “War” on Cops
A poll found that 58 percent of Americans believe there is a “War on Cops” but facts indicate that 2015 will be the lowest rate of officers killed in the line of…
Retired Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 20 Years for Possessing Child Porn
FLORIDA A federal judge sentenced a retired sheriff’s deputy to 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography in a computer laptop, including an image of a child under the age of…
Texas Man Admits to Beating, Sodomizing and Torturing Gay Black Man
TEXAS One of two Texas men indicted for his role in the beating and torture of a gay black man in 2012 in Corpus Christi plead guilty, officials announced today. Ramiro Serrata Jr.,…
Feds: Whistleblower to Get $12 Million As His Share of a $69.5 Million False Claims Settlement
FLORIDA A doctor who sued a hospital under the Whistleblower’s Act alleging improper financial relations the hospital had with physicians will get $12 million, the federal government announced today. Under the act,…
Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Five Years for Bribery
UTAH A federal judge sentenced a former FBI special agent for accepting bribes in exchange for providing confidential law enforcement documents about a prominent citizen of Bangladesh for use by a political…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Public Defenders (HBO)
Aired: Sept. 13, 2015 The Miranda warning includes the right to a public defender. It doesn’t include the fact that public defenders are highly overworked and grossly underpaid.
Disbarred 70-Year-Old Lawyer Who Billed 50 Clients Out of $200,00 in Legal Fees Sentenced to Prison
NEW YORK Seventy-year-old Steven Dickman was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1969 but resigned from the bar in 1987 after he was investigated for attorney misconduct, officials. Apparently, that…
Suicidal Engineer Who Cut Air-Traffic Control Cables Sentenced ( News Video)
CHICAGO A Naperville engineer Brian Howard used wire cutters to sever multiple telecommunications cables at Chicago Air Route Control Center that sparked thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country in…
Strange French Revolution Facts: The First Public Zoo Was Created In Paris During the French Revolution
1)The first public zoo – Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes – was created in Paris during the revolution. This happened as a result of the National Assembly demands that all privately held…
Labor Manager Charged with Stealing $1.7 Million from Union
WASHINGTON D.C. Officials allege that a former business manager of Local 657 of the Laborers International Union of North America or LIUNA in Washington D.C. stole nearly $1.7 million from the union….