WASHINGTON D.C. – Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC agreed to a $1.3 billion settlement for defrauding investors which lead to a national financial crisis, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. The…
Former Cop Charged With Protecting Illegal Gambling In Exchange for Cash
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FlORIDA – A former police officer, who is a pastor, admitted to protecting an illegal gambling operation in exchange for cash, officials said Monday. Authorities said Jerry Sutherland, 28, of…
Mexican Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Bribe a Federal Judge
AUSTIN, TEXAS – A 53-year-old Veracruz, Mexico businessman was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday for attempting to bribe a federal judge, officials said. Francisco Antonio Colorado-Cessa, also known as…
Community Activist Testifies that Oxnard Cops Targeted Him for Organizing Protest Against Police Brutality
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ VENTURA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CALIF. – Community Activist Francisco Romero claims that he was targeted by Oxnard police officers when he was given five jaywalking tickets for his involvement in a…
A Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Accepting Bribes, Possessing Drugs
GAINESVILLE, GA— A former sheriff’s deputy was arraigned in federal court for accepting bribes and possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute marijuana, officials announced last week. David M. Treadwell, 33, a Hall…
Grand Jury Indicts Man Who Allegedly Shot at Crop Dusting Aircraft
SPRINGFIELD, MO— A man who allegedly shot a crop dusting aircraft in an attempt toshoot it down was indicted by a federal grand jury, officials said last week. David Leroy Dickenson, 38,…
Pharmacist Who Wanted to Weaponize Deadly Poisons Sentence to Prison
NEW JERSEY – A New York pharmacist who wanted to put deadly poison on crossbows, spraying devices and other items to use it on people was sentenced Friday to more than six…
The Car Trunk, The Boxcar and Desperate People
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@yahoo.com It all came back after I read a story about a smuggler in San Diego who charged two illegal immigrants $3,200 to get into his trunk so they could…
Man Who Ran a Multi-Million-Dollar Oil and Gas Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Prison
FORT WORTH, TX—A Fort Worth man convicted for running a fraudulent oil and gas Ponzi scheme was sentenced to prison on Thursday, officials said. U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means sentenced Jeffrey…
FBI Adds Alleged Terrorist to It’s Most Wanted List – $50,000 Reward
A naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia, has been named to the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists, and a reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to…
Alleged Professional Cattle Thief Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing 53 Cows
VERMONT – An alleged cattle thief plead not guilty during his arraignment Thursday to charges that he used a counterfeit $100,000 check to buy 53 cows, officials announced today. Jason Amidon, 27,…
Doctor Sentenced to Prison For His Involvement in a Long-Running Bribery Case
NEWARK, NJ—A doctor in Montclair, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday to 16 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for medical test referrals to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC, of Parsippany, New…