“In 1944 General Eisenhower assigned Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to England to help lead the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944.” On D-Day, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., led the first wave of…
Pro Publica: U.S Labor Department Has Investigated Few Companies for Wage Violations Involving Internships
Two years after announcing its crackdown on unpaid internships, Pro Publica reports this week that the U.S. Labor Department is doing a poor job and has investigated a few businesses for wage violations….
Justice Department Issues Scathing Report on Albuquerque Police Department
The U.S. Justice Department released a report that torched the Albuquerque Police Department saying the department has engaged in a pattern or practice of using excessive force that violates the constitution and…
Mexican Drug Cartel Member Agrees to Cooperate With Federal Government
CHICAGO – A written plea agreement was made public today where a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel has agreed to cooperate with the federal government, according to federal officials. Jesus…
L.A. Doctor Arrested for Drug Dealing; He Wrote Nearly 5,000 pain killer prescriptions
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-area doctor surrendered this morning to federal authorities after being indicted on drug trafficking charges for allegedly illegally distributing drugs, including powerful and addictive painkillers. Dr. Andrew…
San Diego’s Two New Drug Tunnels, The Digging Continues and a Mexican Crime Stoppers Program
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ — A five month probe recently turned up two tunnels – one 800 feet long and the other 600 feet in length – that were connected from a San…
Making False Statements to Land Government Contracts Cost Businesses $1.9 Million
Five California-based masonry subcontractors and two people paid the federal government $1.9 million to resolve allegations that they falsely claimed to be small businesses to land military construction contracts, federal officials announced…
Preliminary Hearings Are Like Mini-Trials for Criminal Defendants
A preliminary hearing is like a mini-trial where prosecutors put witnesses and/or evidence against a felony defendant. Unlike a trial where the legal standard is beyond a reasonable doubt, in a preliminary…
Third Defendant in an Indian Casino Bribery Case Pleads Guilty
LOS ANGELES – A Central California man who was hired to advise the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has become the third person to plead guilty to participating in a kickback scheme…
Ark. Police Chief Arrested for Using Excessive Force on Resident
Federal authorities on Monday arrested the police chief of Bull Shoals, Arkansas for using excessive force in the arrest of a resident and later, filing a false report to justify the use of…
Another Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Beating Inmate
MARYLAND – A U.S. District Judge sentenced a former officer at Roxbury Correction Institution to two years and six months in prison for his role in conspiring with other correction officers to…
Plastic Floating On The Ocean Is Harming 267 Species of Fish and Birds
At least 267 different species are known to have suffered from entanglement or ingestion of marine debris including seabirds, turtles, seals, sea lions, whales and fish. The scale of contamination of the marine environment…