COLORADO – A 19-year-old Colorado woman was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for providing help to the terrorist organizations, officials said. Shannon Conley, 19, of Arvada, Colorado, admitted to conspiring…
Five Owners and Managers Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Asbestos Removal
TENNESSEE – The owners and managers of a former salvage operation at a former textile plant in Tennessee were sentenced to prison for conspiracy to illegally remove asbestos, according to officials. U.S. District…
Michigan Man Sentenced to 15 Months for Swindling Banks Out of Nearly $400,000
MICHIGAN – A man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for defrauding five banks out of nearly $400,000 by providing false information on loan applications, officials said. Wasseem Shamoun plead guilty…
New York Cop Who Beat Handcuffed Man Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison
NEW YORK – Joseph Arigo, 47, a former sergeant with the Fulton Police Department in Fulton, New York, was sentenced Friday in federal court to 15 months in prison for beating a handcuffed man…
Alleged Terrorist Responsible for Death of Five GIs Extradited to U.S.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – An alleged terrorist charged with killing five American servicemen was extradited to the United States, federal authorities said Friday Faruq Khalil Muhammed Isa, aka “Faruq Khalil Muhammad ‘Isa,” “Sayfildin…
Firefighters Sentenced to Prison for Tipping Off Drug Dealers About Police Activity
NEWNAN, GA—Former Spalding County Fire Battalion Chief Dwayne Tyrone Coggins and former Firefighter Michael Owens have been sentenced for tipping off drug dealers to police activity in the Griffin, Ga., area. Coggins,…
Two Mexican Nationals Involved in Sex Trafficking Given Lengthy Prison Sentences
GEORGIA – Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to long prison sentences for sex trafficking three young women into prostitution in the Atlanta area, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. U.S. District…
Woman Who Embezzled More Than $300,000 from Employer Given Prison Sentence
SPRINGFIELD, MO—A woman who embezzled more than $300,000 from her employer was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and six months in federal prison, officials said. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips also…
Conscientious Objector
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a criminal justice forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. By Armando Vazquez My…
Former NM Sheriff Gets 10 Year Prison Sentence for Beating Man During a Road Rage Incident
ALBUQUERQUE—The former Rio Arriba County sheriff was sentenced to 10 years in prison for beating a man during a road rage incident involving the sheriff’s personal vehicle, according to officials On Wednesday,…
Two Execs Plead Guilty to an ATM Scam Involving More Than $100 Million
LOS ANGELES – The president of a Calabasas firm that was used to run a Ponzi scheme that caused investors to loss more than $100 million plead guilty Wednesday to federal…
New York Man Indicted for Trying to Buy the Deadly Poison Ricin
NEW YORK – A man was indicted for trying to buy and distribute ricin, a highly potent and potentially fatal toxin with no known antidote, officials said. Cheng Le was arrested by the FBI…