Former Washington, D.C., Metro Transit Police (MTPD) Officer Andra Vance was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in prison for unlawfully beating an unarmed transit rider with a metal baton…
Texas Man and Girlfriend Coerced Two Adults to Commit Sex Trafficking, Resorted to Violence and Money Quotas
A Texas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, according to officials. Court documents reveal that in 2021 and 2022, 30-year-old Gregory Massey and…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Billing Medicare for $234 Million for COVID-19-Related Tests
A California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to conceal his involvement in operating a laboratory and fraudulently billing Medicare approximately $234 million for various lab tests, officials…
Florida Man Guilty in Funneling Money from Romance Scams, Business Email Compromises and Fraud Schemes
Officials stated that a Florida man pleaded guilty Monday for funneling the proceeds of scams against American consumers and businesses to co-conspirators located in Nigeria. On July 12, 2023, a grand jury…
Ohio Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Trying to Burn Down Church Because it Supported LGBTQ+
An Ohio man was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison for attempting to burn down a church because it supported the LGBTQ+ community, officials stated. Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of Alliance,…
Two Brothers Involved in California Armed Robbery Resulting in Victim’s Death Sent to Federal Prison
RIVERSIDE, California Two brothers have been sentenced to terms in federal prison for their roles in a July 2021 armed robbery of a marijuana dealer in San Bernardino, which resulted in the…
Ten People Arrested in Multiple Cities in Connection with Federal Indictments Alleging International Drug Trafficking
LOS ANGELES Ten people were arrested in multiple cities over the past day for two federal indictments charging members of an organized crime syndicate, officials announced Tuesday. Defendants allegedly conspired to traffic…
JUST SAYING: Taylor Swift and Her Chief Boyfriend Are Good for the Modern Day Roman Coliseum
JUST SAYING BY RAUL HERNANDEZ I am not a Taylor Swift fan and don’t listen to her music, but many of her critics should seriously STFU. From what I read, she is…
Maryland Man and Others Involved in the MS-13 Murder of a Victim Who the Gang Suspected Was Police Informant
A Maryland man was sentenced Monday to 26 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy, including murder, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise also known as MS-13,…
Calif. Man Guilty of Federal Stalking Charge, Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues
LOS ANGELES A San Fernando Valley man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of stalking, authorities stated. Andre Morrow Lackner also admitted to engaging in a 14-month campaign in which he…
Canadian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Hundreds of Pounds of Cocaine from Stash Houses
LOS ANGELES A Canadian man was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for distributing hundreds of pounds of cocaine out of stash houses in the…
Calif. Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Committing 10 Armed Robberies in Two Days
SANTA ANA, California A Riverside County man was sentenced Monday to 12 years in federal prison for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Orange County—his tenth such robbery committed during…