“With certain very limited exceptions, each step of the federal judicial process is open to the public. Many federal courthouses are historic buildings, and all are designed to inspire in the public…
Supreme Court Strikes Down 35-Foot Buffer Designed to Keep Protestors at Bay
Citing free speech rights, the U.S. Supreme Court justices, in a unanimous decision, struck down a Massachusetts law that puts 35-foot buffer zones between abortion clinics and anti-abortion protestors, writing that the…
Two Women Indicted for Immigration Fraud Facing Up to 60 Years in Prison
LOS ANGELES –An immigration consultant and one of her employees were arrested Thursday for allegedly filing fraudulent “green card” applications for immigrants who were married to U.S. citizens, some of whom paid…
Supreme Court: Cops Need a Warrant Before They Can Rummage Through Cell Phones
If police want to rummage through a person’s cell phone and look at his wedding or family photographs; find out his doctors appointments; read his private emails or texts to friends and…
Nation’s Largest Pharmacy Company to Pay Millions of Dollars for Filing Bogus Billings
OHIO – The nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy company must pay millions of dollars to settle allegations involving false billings to federal health care programs, officials announced today. The Cincinnati-based Ominicare Inc….
Doctor and Wife Guilty of Not Paying Taxes For Thriving Osteopathic Medical Practice
SAN DIEGO – A jury found a doctor and his wife who made up to $1 million a year from their osteopathic medical practice guilty of not paying taxes, according to authorities….
Former Prison Guard Pleads Guilty to Being Involved in the Beating of an Inmate
LOUISIANA – A former prison guard from Louisiana plead guilty to being involved in the beating of an escaped and lying about it to the FBI, authorities announced today. Mark Sharp,…
Appraiser of Asian Art Pleads Guilty to Rhino and Ivory Smuggling Conspiracy
TEXAS — An appraiser of Asian art plead guilty to participating in an illegal wildlife smuggling conspiracy in which rhinoceros horns and objects made from rhino horn and elephant ivory worth…
Former Union Official and Retired Detective Pleads Guilty to Stealing $190,000 From Two Unions
WASHINGTON D.C. – A former union official plead guilty to embezzling more than $190,000 from two labor organizations he founded and an employee benefit plan, according to authorities. Officials say JC Stamps,…
Man Sentenced to 120 Years in Prison for Producing Child Porn
MARYLAND — An former Air Force Sgt. was sentenced to 120 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting toddlers and children to produce porn, according to authorities. William S. Gazafi, age 44,…
Operation Cross Country Rescues 168 Juveniles; 281 Pimps Arrested in 106 Cities
WASHINGTON D.C. – A week-long law enforcement effort aimed at child sex trafficking in 106 cities resulted in the rescue of 168 children who were being victimized through prostitution, according to authorities….
Three Georgia Prison Guards Convicted of Beating An Inmate
GEORGIA – Three former corrections officers at the Macon State Prison were convicted for beating an inmate and covering up the incident, federal officials said. A federal jury convicted Christopher Hall, Ronald…