WASHINGTON— A former member of the Church of the National Knights, a Ku Klux Klan affiliate, plead guilty Tuesday to burning a cross in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor…
Drug Kingpin Gets 150 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Eight Tons of Cocaine
FLORIDA – A man who law enforcement says distributed more than eight tons of cocaine and laundered more than $14 million in drug profits was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison,…
Spyware Creator Arrested for App That Can Monitor Calls, Texts and Videos
WASHINGTON – The creator of a smartphone app that could surreptitiously monitor calls, texts, and videos on mobile phones was indicted in Virginia for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell the spyware…
Auto Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and Agrees to Pay a $26 Million Fine
WASHINGTON — A Japan-Based manufacture of automotive parts plead guilty and agreed to pay a $26 million criminal fine for its role in conspiracies to fix prices and rig bids for automotive…
Art Gallery Owner Sentenced to Prison for Violent Threats Against Art Dealers and Their Children
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Temecula art gallery who stalked, harassed and attempted to extort as much as $300,000 from art world professionals was sentenced Monday to five years in…
SLPost Newspaper: Ferguson PR man was convicted of reckless homicide; loses contract
September 26, 2014 3:00 pm • By Stephen Deere sdeere@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8116 and Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com UPDATED at 3 p.m. Friday with statement from St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership said…
The Roman Army Conquered a Town and Walked Away With 53,000 Slaves.
The acquiring of slaves through conquest was common practice among all the civilizations of the ancient world and Rome was no exception, according to The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire. Julius…
California Men Arrested for Allegedly Using Power Tools to Steal $500,000 from ATM Machines
CALIFORNIA – Two men were charged Friday for allegedly being involved in a string of ATM robberies in which they used power tools and a truck to forcibly open safes inside drive-up…
Former Miami Firefighter Gets More Than 27 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Porn
FLORIDA – A former City of Miami firefighter was sentenced to 27 years and three months in federal prison for downloading child porn videos on his personal computer while he was on…
Civil Rights Group’s Lawsuit Details Barbaric Conditions at Private Mississippi Prison
By Jamie Kizzire Southern Poverty Law Center Reporter A prisoner at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF) told the counselor that his heart was hurting and that he didn’t have a reason…
Cop Who Beat Handcuffed Prisoner Facing Up to 10 Years Behind Bars
NEW YORK – A sergeant with the Fulton Police Department plead guilty Wednesday in federal court of deprivation of rights under the color of law for beating a handcuffed man inside the…
Man Who Robbed Seven 7-Eleven Stores during Eight-Day Crime Spree Gets Nine years in Prison
MARYLAND — Monte Glascoe , age 24, of Baltimore, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in robbing at least seven Baltimore 7-Eleven stores during an eight-day robbery spree, officials…