NEWARK, N.J. A California man has been charged with laundering money that originated from fraudulently obtained loans from the U.S. Small Business Association and from a business email compromise scheme that targeted…
Ex-Federal Prison Guard Sentenced to 15 Months for Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband Into Prison
LOS ANGELES A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in federal prison for accepting more than $15,000 in cash…
Washington Post: Qualified Immunity and Police Officers
Eliminating qualified immunity is on the list of demands from protesters and activists asking for reforms to how police are held accountable for violating the constitutional rights of civilians in the United…
DOJ Report: No Evidence of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections
No Evidence Found that a Foreign Government Manipulated Any Election Results Note: The joint report can be viewed here. WASHINGTON The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),…
Two Charged with Assaulting Capitol Building Federal Officers with Dangerous Weapon on Jan.6
WASHINGTON D.C. Defendants Sprayed U.S. Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and C. Edwards, and Metropolitan Police Department Officer D. Chapman with a Chemical Substance A Pennsylvania and West Virginia man were arrested…
Man Guilty of Tossing Molotov cocktail into Republican Women’s Office
LOS ANGELES A Palm Desert man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal arson charge and admitted that he used a Molotov cocktail in an attempt to destroy the East Valley Republican Women…
ICE: Five Men Arrested for Human Sex Trafficking in Tennessee and Kentucky
MARCH 9, 2021 UNION CITY, HUMAN SMUGGLING/TRAFFICKING Joint human trafficking operation results in 5 arrests UNION CITY, Tenn. (ICE PRESS RELEASE) A two-day joint undercover operation, aimed at individuals seeking commercial sex acts…
Defendants Allegedly Submitted 150 Fraudulent Loan Applications to Get $21.9 Million in COVID-Relief Money
LOS ANGELES A federal grand jury in Los Angeles charged four more defendants for their alleged participation in a scheme to submit over 150 fraudulent loan applications seeking over $21.9 million in…
Prison Guards Indicted for Allegedly Beating an Inmate and Lying about the Assault
ALABAMA A federal grand jury in Alabama returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging an Alabama Department of Corrections sergeant and corrections officer with assaulting an inmate at Staton Correctional Facility, according to…
Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Robbery Spree of Cell Phone Stores
RIVERSIDE, California An Orange County man who was part of a crew that committed a series of armed robberies at Southern California cell phone stores has been sentenced to nine years and…
Former Principal Charged with Illegally Pocketing Money while Working at Two Schools
LOS ANGELES A man has been charged with allegedly pocketing tens of thousands of dollars while he worked as a principal at two schools over the past four years, state prosecutors stated….