NEW YORK – A Brooklyn man on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years in prison for funneling about $67,000 to overseas al Qaeda, a terrorist group and helping in the surveillance of…
Las Vegas Gang Leader, Who Admitted to His Role in a Murder, Sentenced to 23 Years for Drug Trafficking
NEVADA – A leader of the Las Vegas Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced on Tuesday to 23 years in prison Tuesday for racketeering conspiracy and possessing crack cocaine with the intent…
Former Mayor Who Pocketed Campaign Money for His Own Personal Use Indicted
NEW YORK – A former mayor of Dunkirk, New York, who pocketed campaign cash for his own personal use, was indicted Tuesday for engaging in a scheme to defraud his mayoral campaign and…
Like Fingerprints, A Zebra’s Stripe Pattern is Unique to That Animal
Just like human fingerprints, a zebra’s stripe pattern is unique to the individual, according to Onekind.org. Here are some other interesting facts about Zebras: Zebras are highly social, and will only go…
Three Men, Including a Former IRS Employee, Charged with Tax Refund Conspiracy
NEW YORK – A Food and Drug Administration employee, a former New York City corrections officer, and former Internal Revenue Service employee were charged with a multimillion dollar tax refund conspiracy, officials…
Former Honolulu Police Officer Sentenced for Extorting $15,000 from Business Owner
HONOLULU— A former Honolulu police officer was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for extorting a local businessman of $15,000 by attempting to convince the owners that they would be kidnapped…
Florida Man Swindled 17 Victims Including Student Babysitter, Church Members and Others
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA A 54-year-old man who conned at least 17 people, including a 17-year-old high school student who saved money from babysitting, plead guilty to fraud by lying to the victims, saying…
A Bank Robber Who Admitted Forging a Judge’s Signature Sentenced to Six Months
PITTSBURGH—An inmate at SCI-Houtzdale, located in Houtzdale, plead guilty and was sentenced to six months behind bars for forging a judge’s signature, federal officials said. Michael J. Kramer, 31, formerly of New…
Dozens of Alleged Members of Sinaloa Cartel Charged; List Includes Kingpin “El Mayo,” His Sons and Other Top Leaders
SAN DIEGO – Sixty alleged members and associates of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel – including the highest ranking leaders, lieutenants and operators of multiple distribution cells – are charged in 14 indictments…
Businessman Involved in Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill His Former Lover’s Fiance
MINNESOTA – A businessman charged in a murder-for-hire plot targeting the fiance of his former lover. Robert James Schueller, 29, is charged with the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission…
Texas Man Who Helped Mexican Kidnappers Guilty of Aiding and Abetting Kidnapping
SAN ANTONIO – A federal jury convicted 36-year-old Agustin Sergio Deleon Garza for his role in the kidnapping of a Mexican businessman in December 2013, officials said. The jury on Thursday found Deleon…
Chaos and the Science of Mass Criminalization In Oxnard, California
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. By Armando Vazquez In his best…