LOS ANGELES Two U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges accusing them of unlawfully buying and cashing tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of Postal money orders,…
Man Sentenced to 13 Years and Six Months for Setting Up Shell Business to Steal Money
LOS ANGELES A Gardena man was sentenced Monday to 13 years and six months in federal prison for running a multi-year scam, according to officials. Troy Rustill Stroud fraudulently obtained nearly $1…
Former Police Officer Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Beating 52-Year-Old Suspect
MINNESOTA A former officer with the St. Paul Police Department in St. Paul, Minnesota, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison after a jury found him guilty of a civil rights…
Beverly Hills Man Charged with Allegedly Hiring a Hitman to Murder Girlfriend who Rebuffed Him
LOS ANGELES A Beverly Hills man was arrested Friday on a murder-for-hire charge, officials announced. Scott Quinn Berkett allegedly tried to hire a hitman to kill a woman he briefly dated…
Surgeon Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Accepting Illegal Payments for Patient Referrals for Spinal Surgeries
SANTA ANA, California – An orthopedic surgeon was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal prison for accepting nearly $623,000 in bribes and kickbacks, according to officials. Dr. Jeffrey David Gross accepted the…
Ex-FBI Employee Indicted for Removing Secret Documents and Taking Them Home
WASHINGTON A federal grand jury indicted an employee of the FBI’s Kansas City Division for illegally removing numerous national security documents that were found in her home, officials stated. Kendra Kingsbury, 48,…
Grand Jury Indicts DMV Employees Who Took Bribes to Issue Driver’s Licenses
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted alleged “brokers” accused of scheming to illegally obtain driver’s licenses for ineligible applicants by paying bribes to corrupt employees of the California Department of…
JUST SAYING: The DA and the Media Problem; Never Allow Cops to Search Your Vehicle; The Arizona “Audit” and Clown Show
Just Saying BY RAUL HERNANDEZ WASHINGTONPOST.COM Opinion | To reform our police, we have to reform our prosecutors Just Saying: (also posted at the Washington Post) Prosecutors very rarely prosecute police officers…
Man Who Led Police on High-Speed-Chase with 75 Pounds of Cocaine inside Car Sentenced to More Than 15 Years
LOS ANGELES An Orange County man who led police on a high-speed car chase with more than 75 pounds of cocaine stashed in his vehicle was sentenced today to 15 years and…
Man Guilty of Hate Crime, Threatening and Attacking People for their Religious Beliefs
Tennessee Christopher Beckham, 35, of Nashville, Tennessee, plead guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to attacking and threatening people he believed were Muslims, officials stated. Beckham violated the Matthew Shepard and James…
Corrections Officer Sentenced to Prison for Five Years for Assaulting Three Inmates
A former correctional officer with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office (RPSO), Detention Center 1, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was sentenced Monday in federal court for assaulting three inmates, according to officials. He is…