LOS ANGELES – An Antelope Valley man who admitted that he used his camera phone to make videos while he molested a 3-month-old relative was sentenced Tuesday to more than 20 years…
Progreso, Texas’ Ex-Mayor, His Father and Two Brothers Sent to Prison for Accepting Bribes
TEXAS – Progreso, Texas is a a small town a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. A small town that had a crooked mayor, school district officials and a school board…
Ferguson Cops Entering Fallujah – American Style
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@Yahoo.com Who are you going to believe – the UN report made public this week condemning police brutality and tactics in Ferguson or the city’s Police Chief Tom Jackson…
Two Jailers Plead Guilty For Their Role in Smuggling Drugs and Contraband Into Jail
BALTIMORE, — Two jailers have recently plead guilty for their role in smuggling drugs and contraband into the Baltimore City Detention Center, a conspiracy that involved dozens of defendants, including gang members….
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Company for Work Discrimination
LOUISIANA – The federal government filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana crane company for discriminating against people who have permission to work in this country, officials said. The Justice Department announced Friday…
Fears Can Become Extinct and other Interesting Facts About Being Afraid
Here are some facts about fear: Fears are not caused by one big, scary event; certain fears are universal; fears can become extinct and fearless individuals do not have normal fear responses…
Justice Department Sues City For Denying a Permit to Open a Mosque in a Business Center
MINNESOTA — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Anthony Village for refusing to allow a mosque to open in St. Anthony Business Center “Religious freedom is…
Chicago Man Allegedly Scammed 290 Chinese Nationals Into Investing $160 Million on Phony Project
CHICAGO—A Chicago man who convinced 290 Chinese nationals to invest in a phony $912 million hotel and convention center complex near O’Hare International Airport has been indicted and charged with fraud, according…
FBI Agent Whose Father Worked for the Mob Loves to Dismantle Gangs and Help Youngsters
LOS ANGELES – When Special Agent Robert Clark speaks to an inner city school group or residents who live in Los Angeles neighborhoods overrun by gangs, he doesn’t think of himself as…
19-Year-old Who Threatened to “Shoot” Up a College Campus Charged with Making Threats
NEW MEXICO — A 19-year-old man made his first court appearance Tuesday after he threatened to “shoot [his] college campus up in three days” and identified his school as “NMSU” while “chatting” on…
Woman and Five Others, Including Prison Guard, Charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Drugs into Penitentiary
ALBUQUERQUE— A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to smuggle heroin and methamphetamine into the Otero County Prison Facility and is now facing up to 20 years behind bars when she…
Pew Research Center /USA TODAY Poll: Few Say Police Forces Nationally Do Well in Treating Races Equally
A new poll released Monday indicates that most Americans give low scores to police departments for holding cops accountable for their misconduct, using the appropriate amount of force, and treating racial and…