LOS ANGELES A man linked to one of the most notorious organized crime rings in Israel and who on his own operated “a vast international criminal conspiracy engaged in drug trafficking and…
Federal Jury Convicts Alabama Cop of Punching and Kneeing Handcuffed Suspect (Video)
ALABAMA A federal jury convicted a Huntsville, Alabama police officer of punching and kneeing a handcuffed suspect and then, lying about the incident, officials announced today. Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell,…
Police Officer: You Are Not Their Friend
You Are Not Their Friend Trying to make everyone happy does a disservice to you and your subordinates. Amaury Murgado is a special operations lieutenant with the Osceola County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office….
“Ambulance Monkey” and “A Dog Ran In Front of My Car “and Other Cop Slang
COP SLANG: “When you have a total A-hole prisoner in the back of your patrol car and you hit the brakes suddenly, causing the prisoner to smack his face on the cage/…
Luxury Auto Salesman Promised Cars to Former Basketball Star “Dr. J” and Others and Never Delivered
MEMPHIS, TENN. For nearly three years, luxury automobile salesman Michael Brown offered upscale cars through his business, Valkry Corporation. However, after he was paid, Brown used the money for his personal use…
13 U.S. Soldiers Sentenced for Bogus Military Recruiting Scheme
TEXAS Thirteen members of the National Guard were sentenced for their roles in a wide-ranging bribery and fraud schemes that cost more than $170,000 in losses to the federal government, officials announced…
Businessman Wanted To Open “Ice Nightclub” to Launder Drug Money
SEATTLE Businessman Steven Asir Thomas owned various nightclubs in the Seattle area and wanted to open a new one called “Ice Nightclub” to be a cover for laundering drug money, according to…
Alaskan Doctor Convicted of Trading Child Pornography
ALASKA A jury found Greg Alan Salard, 54, of Wrangell, Alaska, guilty after a six-day trial of distributing and receiving child pornography, officials announced today. Salard is scheduled to be sentenced on…
Mafia Member Sentenced to 30 Years for His Role in Taking Over a Financial Institution
NEW JERSEY A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a member of the Lucchese crime family to 30 years in prison for his role in the take over of FirstPlus Financial Group Inc., a…
An ISIS Supporter Who Pledged to Kill Men, Women and Children Arrested in N.Y.
NEW YORK A New York man was arrested for trying to provide support to ISIS including the killing of men, women and children for the terrorist group, officials said today. Authorities arrested Arafat…
International Parental Kidnapper Caught With 9-Year-Old Son at a Tiny Island
FBI BLOG When 9-year-old Billy Hanson didn’t return to Pennsylvania after spending the summer with his father in Seattle, the boy’s mother called her local police department, setting in motion an international…