LOS ANGELES The Mayor of South El Monte was charged with bribery for accepting money from a contractor doing business with the city, as well as accepting a bribe during an FBI…
Ex-Cop Sentenced to Four Years For Beating Suspect Who Possessed His Daughter’s Credit Card
A federal judge sentenced a former St. Louis Metropolitan police officer Thomas Carroll, 52, to four years and four months Thursday for beating a handcuffed suspect who was in possession of his daughter’s credit card, according to officials.
Man Scammed Green Energy Investors Out of $3.6 Million by Promising to Turn Old Tires into Oil
A federal grand jury indicted a Laguna Beach man of defrauding victims out of more than $3 million in an investment fraud scam related to green energy, according to officials.
Authorities arrested Peter Heinrich Conrad Reinert, 61, in April 2015 after a grand jury charged him in two investment fraud schemes that allegedly caused $3.6 million in losses.
Eight Crips Street Gang Members Charged With Federal Sex Trafficking Charges, Victims Brutalized
A criminal complaint, unsealed today in federal court, named eight members of the Polywood Crips street gang in Fort Worth.
Two remain fugitives, and last week, six were arrested by federal agents and the Fort Worth Police Department, according to officials.
During the course of the arrests, among other items, law enforcement seized numerous cell phones, a computer, a tablet and a stolen firearm.
Jailer Chokes Inmate to Death on Video But Still Hasn’t Been Charged
Darius Robinson was locked up in an Oklahoma jail when officers pepper sprayed him and crushed his windpipe in what was ruled as a homicide.
Jury finds Seattle Police retaliated against 2 officers
A King County jury has ruled in favor of two out of three plaintiffs in the retaliation civil trial against the Seattle Police Department.
The jury awarded nearly $2 million in damages
ICE Agent Sentenced for Taking Bribes from Korean Businessman Allegedly Involved in Human Trafficking
A federal judge sentenced a former special agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Tuesday to 10 months in federal prison for accepting thousands of dollars in bribes from a Korean businessman, according to U.S. Department of Justice.
Court Proceedings Delayed For Ex San Mateo Cop Accused Of Multiple Rapes
REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) — A former Peninsula police officer accused of threatening his rape victims into having sex while he was on duty made his first court appearance Monday.
31-year-old former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester returned to his San Mateo County jail cell shortly after his brief court appearance. It was his first since being arrested last Thursday morning.
Newly Released Video: cops swarm when off-duty deputy pulls gun in drive-through
A Santa San Francisco Chronicle SFGATE Clara County sheriff’s deputy remains on paid leave after he was charged with misdemeanors for brandishing a gun in a Jack in the Box drive-through in January during a night of drinking and partying with friends, officials said.
Now, a video of the police response has gone viral, with tens of thousands watching the clip that shows police officers training their guns on Deputy Benjamin Lee and a police dog standing by until he and his passenger exit the vehicle with their hands raise
Disgruntled Former Citibank Worker Who Shutdown 90 Percent of Bank’s Network Sentenced to Prison
A Dallas man who worked at Citibank Regents Campus in Irving, Texas was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for causing damage to a computer.
The damage caused the shutting down of 90 percent of the bank’s network, according to the Department of Justice.
Lobbyist Guilty of Dodging Taxes and Failing to Report Marijuana Income to IRS
Long Beach-based lobbyist Carl A. Kemp plead guilty to making a false tax return for the year 2012.
Kemp entered the plea before U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez who set sentencing for Nov. 7. Kemp is facing up to three years in federal prison, according to officials.
Man Who Tried to Go to Syria to Pledge Allegiance to ISIS Sentenced to 15 Years
SANTA ANA, CALIF. An Orange County man who admitted that he tried to go to Syria to pledge allegiance to ISIS and train to use weapons was sentenced to 15 years…