CALIFORNIA The lead defendant in federal hate crimes plead guilty Monday firebombing African-American residences, according to officials The firebombings took place inside the Ramona-Garden Housing Development “in order to force the African-American…
Two Honolulu Cops Charged with Civil Rights Offenses
HAWAII Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested last week and charged in federal court with civil rights violations, according to officials. John Rabago, 43, and Reginald Ramones, 43, were charged in…
ICE Removes Salvadoran Gang-Affiliated Fugitive in Connecticut
ICE deportation officers complete transfer of Guerrero-Romero to authorties in El Salvador April 5. BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations or ERO removed an immigration fugitive…
Man Sentenced to Four Years In Prison For Role in Dogfighting
NEW JERSEY A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Robert Arellano, 65, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to four years for his role in multi-state dogfighting conspiracy, according to officials. A jury previously convicted Arellano…
Lawyer Suspended for Telling Tenant he is Worthless and Should Kill Himself
The lawyer, Adam Leitman Bailey, also told the tenant he was worthless and should commit suicide, according to an April 2 decision by New York’s Appellate Division, First Judicial Department. Bailey is the founding…
State Dept. Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery and Fraud
VIRGINIA A 17-count indictment was unsealed today charging Zaldy N. Sabino, a contracting officer with the U.S. Department of State, with conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud, and making false statements, according…
Three Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay $122 Million for Kickback Allegations
MASSACHUSETTS Three pharmaceutical companies – Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Jazz), Lundbeck LLC (Lundbeck), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Alexion) – agreed to pay $122 million to resolve allegations that they violated kickback laws, according…
Former Prison Guard Sgt. is Facing 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Inmates
ALABAMA Former Alabama Department of Corrections Sergeant Ulysses Oliver Jr., 44, who plead in federal court to assaulting two handcuffed inmates is facing up to 20 years in prison, according to officials….
A former congressional staffer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Election Crimes
TEXAS A former congressional staffer was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $564,718.65 in restitution and $156,855.29 in forfeiture, for participating in a multi-year scheme to defraud…
MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 26 Years for Murder, Other Crimes
MARYLAND A federal judge sentenced a gang member to 26 years in prison last week for being involved in a racketeering enterprise known as La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, including murder and…
California Man Sentenced for Deadly Wichita Swatting Incident
California Man Sentenced In Deadly Wichita Swatting Case WICHITA, KAN. – A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison for making a hoax call to Wichita police that resulted…
Just Saying: Princess the Pig; Making Benito Blush & Trump’s Criminal and Financial Empire About to Implode
By Raul Hernandez [email protected] PRINCESS THE PIG “It’s just a really bizarre case,” said Arcata Police Lt. Todd Dockweiler. That’s an understatement. Princess the 400-pound California pig wandered off from her owner’s…