By Jamie Kizzire Southern Poverty Law Center Reporter A prisoner at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF) told the counselor that his heart was hurting and that he didn’t have a reason…
Cop Who Beat Handcuffed Prisoner Facing Up to 10 Years Behind Bars
NEW YORK – A sergeant with the Fulton Police Department plead guilty Wednesday in federal court of deprivation of rights under the color of law for beating a handcuffed man inside the…
Man Who Robbed Seven 7-Eleven Stores during Eight-Day Crime Spree Gets Nine years in Prison
MARYLAND — Monte Glascoe , age 24, of Baltimore, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in robbing at least seven Baltimore 7-Eleven stores during an eight-day robbery spree, officials…
Former Tennessee Deputy Indicted for Sexually Assaulting a Woman While He Was on Duty
TENNESSEE – Former Hamilton County Deputy Sheriff Willie Greer, 33, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga for sexually assaulting a woman while he was on duty on Jan….
Two Terrorist Supporters Convicted of Plotting to Kill Americans in Afghanistan
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA – Two men were found guilty Thursday of federal charges related to plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill Americans, according to officials. Following a 6½-week trial, a…
Former CEO of Medical Device and Eye Company Indicted for Insider Trading
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A federal grand jury Wednesday indicted the former chief executive officer of an Orange County medical device and eye care company on insider trading charges. James V. Mazzo,…
Wolf Experts: Wolves Are the Most Persecuted and Misunderstood Animals in North America
Here are some facts about wolves, according to the National Wildlife Federation. Wolves communicate through body language, scent marking, barking, growling and howling. Much of their communication is about reinforcing the…
Continental Airlines Resolves Discrimination Case; Agrees to Pay $215,000
WASHINGTON D.C. – The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement with United Continental Holdings Inc. resolving a claim that divisions of the company previously operating as Continental Airlines discriminated…
Six Current and Former LA Sheriff’s Deputies Get Prison Time for Obstructing Civil Rights Investigation
LOS ANGELES – Six deputies who were working in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department each were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison terms for interfering with a federal civil rights investigation into misconduct at…
Fugitive and Head of Bogus Internet Co. Pleads Guilty to $13 Million “YES” Entertainment Scam
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A former Newport Beach resident who fled the country 15 years ago after federal agents executed search warrants relating to his fraudulent Internet company plead guilty Monday to…
TSA Screener Gets Nearly Seven Years for Conspiring to Smuggle Drugs Via LA Airport
LOS ANGELES – A former screener with the Transportation Security Administration who conspired to smuggle narcotics through screening checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport was sentenced Monday to nearly seven years in…
Irvine Man Sold Stolen Hospital Supplies Over the Internet and Made $1.8 Million in Profits
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – An Irvine man was sentenced Monday to serve 15 months in federal prison for selling stolen hospital supplies from UC Irvine Medical Center and other medical facilities over…