NEW YORK – A federal judge on Thursday sentenced an MS-13 gang member for his role in the execution of a 19-year-old woman and her two-year-old son, officials. U.S. District Judge Joseph…
Business Owner Indicted for Illegal Rifle and Gun Sales
LOS ANGELES – An Orange County owner of a gun manufacturing business was indicted for the illegal manufacture and sale of lower receivers for AR-15-type rifles, as well as completed firearms, officials…
N.J. Man Indicted for “Spoofing” to Manipulate Commodities Market Prices With False Signals
CHICAGO— A New Jersey man who engaged in “spoofing” or high-frequency trading to illegally manipulate commodities futures prices with false signals to make $1.6 million in profits has been indicted, officials announced…
Chicago Law Enforcement Takes Down Head and Key Players of a Drug Organization
CHICAGO— Twenty -two defendants are facing federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in importing, supplying, and distributing kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine through interconnected drug trafficking organizations that operated in…
78-Year-Old Mastermind of a $49.6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scam Gets 27-Year Sentence
FLORIDA – The 78-year-old mastermind of a $49.6 million mortgage fraud scheme was sentenced on Wednesday to 27 years and three months in prison, officials said. Domenico “Dom” Rabuffo, of Miami, was…
Former Ku Klux Klan-Affiliated Church Member Pleads Guilty to Cross-Burning Crime
WASHINGTON— A former member of the Church of the National Knights, a Ku Klux Klan affiliate, plead guilty Tuesday to burning a cross in front of an interracial family’s home in Minor…
Drug Kingpin Gets 150 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Eight Tons of Cocaine
FLORIDA – A man who law enforcement says distributed more than eight tons of cocaine and laundered more than $14 million in drug profits was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison,…
Spyware Creator Arrested for App That Can Monitor Calls, Texts and Videos
WASHINGTON – The creator of a smartphone app that could surreptitiously monitor calls, texts, and videos on mobile phones was indicted in Virginia for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell the spyware…
Auto Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and Agrees to Pay a $26 Million Fine
WASHINGTON — A Japan-Based manufacture of automotive parts plead guilty and agreed to pay a $26 million criminal fine for its role in conspiracies to fix prices and rig bids for automotive…
Art Gallery Owner Sentenced to Prison for Violent Threats Against Art Dealers and Their Children
LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Temecula art gallery who stalked, harassed and attempted to extort as much as $300,000 from art world professionals was sentenced Monday to five years in…
SLPost Newspaper: Ferguson PR man was convicted of reckless homicide; loses contract
September 26, 2014 3:00 pm • By Stephen Deere sdeere@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8116 and Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com UPDATED at 3 p.m. Friday with statement from St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. The St. Louis Economic Development Partnership said…
The Roman Army Conquered a Town and Walked Away With 53,000 Slaves.
The acquiring of slaves through conquest was common practice among all the civilizations of the ancient world and Rome was no exception, according to The Illustrated History of the Roman Empire. Julius…