WASHINGTON Graeme Phillip Harris admitted to joining with others to use the cover of darkness to hang a rope and and an outdated version of the Georgia state flag — which…
Miami Detective Indicted for Stopping Motorists to Steal Their Money and Property (News Video)
FLORIDA A federal grand jury indicted a Miami Dade Police Department detective for making traffic stops of three motorists in order to steal their money and property, officials said Thursday. Detective William…
Former Detention Officer Tased Inmates Without Justification and Wrote False Reports to Cover Up Abuse
GEORGIA A former DeKalb detention officer was charged with using excessive force on county inmates and writing false reports about the incidents, according to federal officials. Dwight Hamilton, 51, of Atlanta, Georgia,…
Mexican Mafia “Truce” Formed Alliance Among Three Rival Gangs to Control Criminal Activity (Video)
LOS ANGELES Federal, state and local authorities today arrested 15 defendants named in a federal racketeering indictment that describes three criminal streets in Northeast Los Angeles that formed an alliance under a…
Hundreds Charged In Connection with $712 Million Nationwide Medicare Fraud — Largest in History (Video)
CHICAGO The largest nationwide Medicare fraud scheme resulted in charges against 243 people, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals who allegedly submitted false billings to the tune of…
Two Rare Books Stolen by a Man Who Later Committed Suicide Returned to Sweden
NEW YORK U.S. authorities returned two antique books to the National Library of Sweden that were stolen by a former library employee who committed suicide, officials said. The two books being returned…
Two Prison Guards Indicted for Beating Inmate and Writing a False Report About the Incident
FLORIDA A federal grand jury charged two prison guards striking an inmate repeatedly in the head and face last year, officials announced today. The two, William Houghton and Eddie Rodas-Castro, were charge…
Nine Montanans Guilty of Stealing Nearly Half-Million Dollars Earmarked for Needy
MONTANA Nine Montanans were convicted for stealing nearly half-a-million-dollars that was earmarked for needy people. The defendants gave false information or made misrepresentations on their paperwork for Supplemental Security Income or SSI….
Seven Boa Constrictors Repatriated to Brazil — Really
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Seven boa constrictors seized in the United States were returned to Brazil in connection with an illegal wildlife scheme, federal officials said Wednesday. “This case exhibited many of…
D.C. Official Used $110,000 of Youth and Drug Grant Money to Pay for an Inaugural Ball
WASHINGTON D.C. A federal judge today sentenced a former Washington D.C. government official to jail and ordered him to pay restitution for using $110,000 in youth and drug prevention grant funds to…
Feds: 41 Suspects Named in a 163-Count Indictment Involving Heroin Trafficking
MARTINSBURG, WV Many suspects were arrested after a 163-count federal indictment was unsealed today charging 41 people with interstate heroin trafficking, according to authorities. Maryland resident Brian Alexander Hall, 27, is alleged…
Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Steal Naval Top Secrets to Give Them to Egypt
WASHINGTON While serving as a Navy engineer, Mostafa Ahmed Awwad admitted on Thursday that he tried to provide Naval top secrets — the schematics of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Gerald R….