NEW ORLEANS, LA— A former St. Bernard deputy sheriff and former New Orleans Saints player were Monday indicted for drug distribution and obstruction charges Brandon Licciardi, age 29 of Meraux, Louisiana, and Darren…
Paying It Forward With The Gift of a College Education
Other Voices is an opinion column that provides a forum where different viewpoints can be expressed by people from all political, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. BY ARMANDO VAZQUEZ Legend has…
L.A. Deputy Gets 18 Months in Prison for His Role in Hiding an FBI Informant
LOS ANGELES – The seventh and last deputy in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department who was convicted of obstruction of a civil rights investigation into misconduct at the Men’s Central Jail…
Judge Guilty of Arranging Arrest of Woman Who He Had Sexually Propositioned
ROME, GA — A federal jury found former Murray County Chief Magistrate Judge Bryant L. Cochran guilty for arranging the false arrest of a woman who alleged that she had been sexually propositioned by…
Venezuelan Who Made Repeated Death Threats After Sandy Hook Shootings Pleads Guilty
CONNECTICUT – A Venezuelan man who made threatening phone calls to residents of Newton, Connecticut, shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting plead guilty Thursday, officials announced Friday. Wilfrido A. Cardenas…
Gang Arrests Made Involving Cross-Country Sex Trafficking of 100 Women and Underaged Girls
SAN DIEGO—Twenty—two alleged gang members of the “Tycoons”and gang associates are charged in a federal indictment with racketeering conspiracy involving the cross-country sex trafficking of underage girls, officials said. Many of the girls…
Drug Dealer Admits Selling “Molly” to Concert Goer Who Died of Drug Overdose
NEW YORK – A 24-year-old drug dealer who sold the drug “Molly” to a concert-goer who died as a result plead guilty to conspiring to distribution of narcotics, said officials. Patrick Morgan…
First Time Federal Conviction of a Website Owner For Using Site For Prostitution
WASHINGTON—A California man plead guilty Thursday in connection with his operation of the myRedBook.com website to facilitate prostitution, officials said. This represents the first federal conviction of a website operator for facilitation…
Woman Who Used Her Ranch to Hide Illegal Immigrants Forfeits 76-Acre Ranch
SAN DIEGO – A 47-year-old woman who used her ranch hide illegal immigrants was ordered to forfeit her 73-acre ranch to the U.S. government, officials said. On Wednesday, a federal jury convicted…
Four Russians Indicted for Conspiring to Cheat 10 Casinos in the U.S.
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI —Four Russians were indicted Wednesday for conspiring to travel from Russia to casinos across the United States to cheat at slot games using electronic devices, officials said. The defendants…
The Word “Deadline” Was Coined in the American Civil War
“Most etymologists agree that the word “deadline” first appeared during the American Civil War (1861-1865). According to authorChristine Ammer, deadline was coined at the hellish Andersonville, GA prison camp, and first appeared…
Feds Indict Dozens of L.A. Gang Members for Drug Dealing, Possessing Weapons and Racially Motivated Crimes
LOS ANGELES – About 800 law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested gang members who allegedly terrorized the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights and were involved in various felony crimes including…