DETROIT A federal judge sentenced the national president of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club,who was also a “Three-Star General” of the Vice Lords street gang in Michigan, to 35 years in prison…
A Black Man in America’s Whitest Towns
Published on Aug 11, 2015 As America becomes more and more multicultural, Rich Benjamin noticed a phenomenon: Some communities were actually getting less diverse. So he got out a map, found the…
Do You Have a “Smartcard?” They Are the Same As “Chip” Credit Cards But Are Safer
The U.S. credit card industry is making a transition from traditional magnetic stripe credit and debit cards to cards with computer microchips in them. You can do the same things with “chip” cards—from making purchases to…
Doctor and 18 Others Indicted for Distributing Prescription Drugs
LITTLE ROCK A federal indictment named a Little Rock doctor and 18 others as part of a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, federal officials said. The Indictment, returned by a federal grand jury…
An Arizona Man and a U.S. Citizen Living in Germany Convicted of Sexual Assault
ARIZONA An Arizona man and a U.S. citizen living in Germany will be sentenced in November for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female in Landstuhl, Germany, officials announced Thursday. Joseph S. Martin, 20,…
Investigation Concludes with 37 Gang Members Sentenced to a Total of 415 Years
ALEXANDRIA, VA Since 2013, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation into a dangerous street gang resulted in 37 gang members being arrested and given sentences totaling 415 years in prison. The investigation,…
Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for the Kidnapping of Mexican businessman
SAN ANTONIO A federal judge sentenced 36-year-old Agustin Sergio Deleon Garza to life in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping of a Mexican businessman in December 2013, officials announced Thursday….
Ferguson Protestors Who Paid $250 for Three Pipe Bombs Sentenced
ST. LOUIS, MO A federal judge on Thursday sentenced two Ferguson protestors to seven years in prison each for planning to use pipe bombs during the Ferguson protests along with procuring weapons,…
Prison Guard Arrested for Lying About Smuggling Cigarettes to Inmates
OCALA, FLORIDA Federal officials allege that 28-year-old Rashan L. Gibson lied about smuggling cigarettes to inmates in exchange for bribes. Officials arrested Gibson and charged him with four counts of making false…
Feds: 300 Conned Out of $54 Million via “Speed of Wealth” Ponzi Scheme
PENNSYLVANIA Three people who were involved in a $54 million Ponzi Scheme that swindled more than 300 investors were named today in an indictment unsealed today, according to officials. Officials charged Troy Wragg,…
Man Duped 280 Investors About Plans to Build Disney Park in Texas (News Video)
SHERMAN, TEXAS A federal judge sentenced a 35-year-old Plano, Texas man to more than 17 years in prison for conning 280 investors out of $20 million by telling them that he had insider information…
CPA Admits Stealing $4 Million from Church and a Nonprofit Organization (Video)
NEWARK, NJ A California CPA today admitted stealing more than $4 million by abusing his positions at a worship center in New Jersey and at a non-profit in California, federal officials allege….