LOS ANGELES The Department of Justice and the Los Angeles County Sheriff reached an agreement Wednesday to protect prisoners from serious suicide risks and excessive force in the County jail, officials said…
Failing to Label “Potion 9” As Date Rape Drug Lands Manufacturer in Prison
RHODE ISLAND A federal judge sentenced Tayfun Karauzum, 45, of Newport Beach, California, to five years in prison for making and distributing “Potion 9,” a product containing butanediol, an industrial solvent that rapidly…
Rand Paul Super PAC Head and Two Others Named in Federal Indictment
IOWA Three members of a 2012 presidential campaign committee, including the head of Rand Paul’s Super PAC, were charged with illegally concealing payments made to former Iowa State Senator Kent Sorenson, according to…
Settlement Reached to Further School Desegregation in Robertson County, Tenn. (News Video)
TENNESSEE The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that they had reached a settlement agreement to promote diversity and high quality education for all its students to further school desegregation, officials said. As a…
Federal Contractor Arrested for Getting $1.9 Million in Illegal Kickbacks
FLORIDA A federal government contractor who allegedly got $1.9 million in illegal kickbacks was arrested today, officials said. Victor Villalobos, an Enterprise, Alabama resident, was indicted for his involvement in an illegal…
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Charged With Beating Man Who He Fought With in a Bar (News Video)
ALABAMA Federal officials charged a former deputy sheriff in Madison County, Alabama with beating a man who had been stopped by a deputy, officials said. The indictment alleges that Justin Watson, 29,…
Four Men Charged with Trafficking in Counterfeit Products Labeled Frontline and Frontline Plus
TEXAS Four men were charged with trafficking in pet products by using the false labels of Frontline and Frontline Plus products and distributing the veterinary pesticides to large retail outlets for commercial sale,…
Pharmacist Sentenced for Medicare Fraud That Resulted in $644,000 in Overpayments
LOS ANGELES A federal judge sentence a Los Angeles pharmacist to 18 months in prison for Medicare prescription drug fraud Rouzbeh Javaherian, 35, of Beverly Grove, California, plead guilty on March 16….
Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Removing Classified Information from Military Computers
FLORIDA A federal judge on Friday sentenced Christopher R. Glenn, 34, to 10 years in prison for removing classified information from military computers, officials said. Glenn plead guilty to willful retention of classified national…
The Good Judges, The Robed Clowns and Justice
By Raul Hernandez Notebookventura@gmail.com “A judge shall respect and comply with law and shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the…
Harvard Report: Arizona, California and Kentucky Residents Live in The Most Corrupt States in the Country
“Measuring Illegal and Legal Corruption in American States: Some Results from the Corruption in America Survey.” What are the most and least corrupt states, taking all three government branches into account? The…
Former Gulf Cartel Member Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking (Video)
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge today sentenced Ediel Lopez Falcon, a member of the Gulf Cartel, to 18 years in prison for conspiring to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the…