SACRAMENTO – A 34-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly five years in prison for his role in a racially motivated attack where a white man was brutally assaulted because he was…
1960’s? Nope. Berkeley 2014
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 The young brother…
Woman Used Stolen Identification of Registered Nurse to Work for Hospice Companies
DALLAS — A Dallas woman admitted to stealing a registered nurse’s identity and using it to work at several Dallas-Fort Worth area hospice companies, officials said. Jada Necole Antoine, 33, plead guilty…
Drug Dealer Sentenced to 57 Years for Decade-Long Cocaine Trafficking
WASHINGTON—A drug trafficker was sentenced today to serve 57 years in prison for his involvement in a decade-long ocaine-trafficking conspiracy in Newport News, Virginia, officials said. Kelvin L. Brown, aka, “Doom,” 34,…
Former Detroit City Treasurer, Pension Officials Convicted of Conspiring to Defraud Pensioners Through Bribery
DETROIT – The former Treasurer of the City of Detroit and two former pension officials were convicted Monday by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud retirees through bribery and kickbacks, officials…
L.A. Doctor Sentenced to Two Years for Illegal Kickback Referrals for Medical Equipment
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles-area physician whose referrals led to more than $1.7 million in fraudulent Medicare billings was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison for his role in…
FBI Latest Hate Crime Report: Hate Crimes Down Slightly in America
FBI – The FBI on Monday released its annual Hate Crime Statistics report, which revealed that 5,928 hate crime incidents involving 6,933 offenses were reported by our law enforcement partners to the…
Fugitive and Head of Bogus “YES” Entertainment Scam Sentenced to 10 Years
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA – A former Newport Beach resident who was a fugitive for well over a decade was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for running a fraudulent Internet company that…
Just in Time for Christmas – U.S. Marshals Service is Selling Jewelry Etc…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals Service is selling more than 300 lots of fine jewelry, watches, diamonds, coins and bullion from federal crime cases nationwide. The public is invited to view the items…
A Man Who Intentionally Caused 30 Traffic Accidents To Collect Insurance Money Sentenced to 10 Years
NEW YORK – Officials said Maxo Jean conspired with others to cause 30 car crashes with innocent motorists so he could collect insurance benefits. On Thursday, federal judge Denny Chin sentenced Jean to…
The “Chicken” Chokehold As a Policing Tool – Then and Now
By: Armando Vazquez In the mid-1970’s I was hired as a Deputy Probation Officer with the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Affirmative action was the scraps de jour of the time…
Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Marijuana and Tobacco Into County Jail
TRENTON, NJ— An attorney from Maplewood, New Jersey, admitted his involvement in a scheme to smuggle contraband, including marijuana and tobacco, into the Essex County Jail, a federal pretrial detention facility, federal…