Unarmed elderly man gets stomped by a former police officer who is later charged with assault.
Former Private Prisoner Officer Sentence to Life for Sexually Assaulting Two Females in Custody
A federal judge in Little Rock, Arkansas, sentenced Eric Scott Kindley, 53, a former private prisoner transport officer, to life plus five years in prison for sexually assaulting two different women in…
DOJ Reaches Settlement with Utah Schools to Address Discrimination and Racial Slurs Against Blacks and Asian-American Students
UTAH Agreement Requires Davis School District to Address Racially Hostile Environment and Discriminatory Discipline The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Utah announced a settlement agreement…
Feds: Man Admits to Setting Fire to Four Churches Because of Their “Religious Character”
TENNESSEE Alan Douglas Fox, 28, plead guilty to civil rights violations in setting fire to four churches. Fox, of Nashville, plead guilty to all counts of information charging him with setting fire…
Police Officer Charged With Kicking and Beating 16-Year-Old Suspect
LOS ANGELES Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Wednesday that a Baldwin Park police officer has been charged with the on-duty assault of a 16-year-old he placed under arrest, officials…
Two Men Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals
MICHIGAN Two Eastern European men were sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the…
Physician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Illegally Prescribing Drugs That Resulted in Death
TENNESSEE A Tennessee physician was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for his unlawful prescribing of opioids that caused the death of one of his patients, according to officials. According to…
Former IRS Employee Charged with Tax Fraud — False Deductions and Expenses
PENNSYLVANIA A federal grand jury in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, returned an indictment in July, which was unsealed this week, charging a South Carolina man with tax evasion, according to officials. He also allegedly…
Woman Sentenced to Prison on Tax and Drug Charges Related to Multimillion-Dollar Black Market Marijuana Business
MASSACHUSETTS A Massachusetts woman was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for tax evasion, conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute 110 pounds or more of marijuana, officials…
New York Man Sentenced to 18 Months for Trafficking in Exotic African Cats
A New York man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating the Lacey Act and the Animal Welfare Act by trafficking African wild cats, according to authorities. Christopher Casacci,…
Texas Physician Guilty of Prescribing More Than 1.3 Million Doses of Opioids to More Than 90 People
A federal jury convicted a Houston-area physician for unlawfully prescribing more than 1.3 million doses of opioids, according to officials. According to court evidence, Parvez Qureshi, 56, of Houston, Texas, a medical…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Members in Texas
EDINBURG, TEXAS McAllen Border Patrol Station agents arrested three MS-13 gang members, according to federal officials. They also arrested a previously convicted migrant with an outstanding warrant from Dallas, Texas. All four…