Former Elmore County, Alabama, Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Hicks, 33, was sentenced Monday to two years and five months in prison for brutally beating a handcuffed suspect, according to federal officials. Hicks admitted…
“King” Haitian Gang Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Gun Smuggling, Money Laundering
A federal judge on Monday sentenced Joly Germine, 31, from Croix-des-Bouquets, to 35 years in prison for his involvement in a gunrunning conspiracy that illegally smuggled firearms to Haiti, violating U.S. export…
JUST SAYING: Political Chest-Pounding by Hypocrites is Nothing New
Trump Endorses Ten Commandments In Schools, Urges Evangelical Christians To Vote — Huffington Post Donald Trump has told a group of evangelicals that they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of…
Doctor Guilty of 15 Counts of Illegally Distributing Drugs, Facing Up to 300 Years in Prison
A federal jury convicted a Maine doctor Friday for unlawfully distributing controlled substances, including oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl. According to evidence presented at trial, Dr. Merideth Norris, 53, of Kennebunk, distributed controlled…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Using Excessive Force Against Four Inmates
A former Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of multiple people he arrested during his tenure as a law enforcement officer. Former…
Former Chairman of Nevada Health Care Company Guilty of Multimillion-Dollar Insider Trading Scheme
LOS ANGELES A federal jury on Friday found the former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak Inc., a Henderson, Nevada-based publicly traded healthcare company, guilty of engaging in…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Leaders of Mexican Drug Cartel, Who Are Fugitives
Rodolfo Maldonado-Bustos, also known as Don Jose, and Euclides Camacho-Goicochea, also known as El Quilles, both leaders in the La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, have been charged by a federal grand…
JUST SAYING: Trump Appointee Judge Cannon is Running a Rigged Game
Judge In Trump’s Documents Case Rejected Peers’ Calls To Step Aside: Report — Huffington Post The federal judge, a Trump nominee, decided to stay on the case despite her minimal trial experience and…
Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking Three Adults and a Minor
Aaron T. Simmons, 26, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced this week to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking four women and a minor. Simmons pleaded guilty in November 2023. “This…
Man Who Called Synagogues and Jewish-Owned Business to Make Anti-Semitic Remarks Facing Up to 15 Years in Prison
Donavon Parish, 29, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of cyberstalking and five counts of abuse and harassment using a telecommunications device, according to officials. Parish also admitted that…
Last Defendant of Six MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced to Prison, Offenses Related to Four Murders in 2019
The last defendant of the six La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members who were convicted at two separate federal trials was sentenced Tuesday, officials announced. The six defendants were sentenced for racketeering…
Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launders Linked to Chinese Underground Banking
LOS ANGELES The Justice Department announced on Tuesday a 10-count superseding indictment against Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. They are charged with conspiring with money-laundering groups connected to Chinese…