AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 58-year-old political consultant was sentenced Friday to seven years and three months in federal prison for stealing more than $2.5 Million in campaign funds from former Texas Lt….
Wholesale Seafood Owner Gets Two Years for Selling Illegally Harvested Oysters
NEW JERSEY -The owner of the Harbor House Seafood was sentenced Friday to two years and two months in prison for buying and illegally processing over-harvested oysters and creating fake paperwork to…
Last Year, U.S. Marshals Captured 33,000 Federal Fugitives; But Thousands More Are Evading Capture by Acrossing State Lines, According to USA Today
In fiscal year 2014, the Marshals apprehended more than 33,000 federal fugitives, clearing approximately 36,800 federal warrants, officials stated. Working with authorities at the federal, state, and local levels, U.S. Marshals-led fugitive…
Child Pornographer Who Targeted Female Daycare Children Sentenced to 40 Years
SAN DIEGO – A child pornographer was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for creating sexually explicit videos of three girls – ages 3, 5 and 7 – who attended a San…
“Co Co” Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 16 Years for Drug Dealing
OAKLAND – Alan Daniel Wilson, also known as “Al Pill,” was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to 16 years and eight months in prison for possession with intent…
Alleged “Smash and Grab” Thieves Charged With Robbery of Jewelry Stores in Six States
MICHIGAN – Seventeen individuals from the metro-Detroit area have been charged in a series of smash and grab robberies of jewelry stores across the United States, federal officials announced today. Three separate…
The Former Head of the Mississippi Prison System Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering (Videos)
JACKSON, MS—The former head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, Christopher B. Epps, and Cecil McCrory, a former Mississippi legislator, former Justice Court Judge, former Chairman of the Rankin County School Board,…
Man Who Robbed Drug Dealers Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison
CHARLESTON, WV— A man who robbed drug dealers was sentence to six years on Wednesday in federal court. Brandon Davis, 24, from Wytheville, Virginia, had plead guilty in October 2012 to his…
Former CEO of High-End Denim Company Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Bank of $15 Million
LOS ANGELES – A Corona woman who was the chief executive officer of a high-end jean company that outfitted Hollywood celebrities pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to bank fraud and bankruptcy…
Former Head of Narcotics Organization Pleads Guilty to Drug and Money Laundering Charges
ALBUQUERQUE— The former leader of a narcotics organization plead guilty Thursday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy and four money laundering charges, according to authorities. Under a guilty plea, Christopher Roybal, 35, is required…
“Revenge Porn” Website Owner Pleads Guilty to Hiring a Man to Hack Email Accounts
LOS ANGELES – A Northern California man who operated the Internet’s best-known “revenge porn” website plead guilty Wednesday to federal computer hacking and identity theft charges for hiring another man to hack…
Defense: Cops Targeted Community Leader By Giving Him Five Tickets for Jaywalking During Protest Over Police Killings
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ VENTURA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALIF. – Community Activist Francisco Romero was the victim of “selective enforcement” when he was video-recorded by Oxnard police officers during a 2013 protest and later, mailed five…