RALEIGH, N.C. – A Jamaican man who worked with his estranged wife and co-conspirators who helped him sell marijuana and launder drug profits was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials said this…
Four Plead Guilty to Crimes Connected to Two Separate Hash Oil Explosions
SEATTLE – Four men charged in July 2014 with two separate hash oil explosions that injured a former mayor plead guilty this week in U.S. District Court, officials announced Wednesday. The explosions…
AG Eric Holder: “I want to emphasize that we have two investigations that are ongoing.”
The U.S. Department of Justice issued this statement by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday surrounding the Ferguson Case. It is being published by American Justice Notebook in its entirety: “Good afternoon….
Otters Sleep Holding Hands and 98 Other Interesting Facts From All That is Interesting
That fact and 99 others like – there are more lifeforms living on your skin than there are people on the planet; Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw…
Woman Who Stole $430,000 from Employer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
REENBELT, MARYLAND— A woman who stole $430,000 from her employer and used some of that money to buy a house in Ghana was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, officials…
Bank Branch Manager Who Embezzled $263,000 Sentenced to Prison
CAMDEN, NJ—A former branch manager for Newfield National Bank in Franklinville, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in prison for embezzling $263,864 from the bank, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Season Wengert,…
Seven-Foot Bank Robber Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—A seven-foot man was sentenced Monday to two years and six months in federal prison for robbing a Franklin County bank, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said. Caleb Jeffcoat, 26, Quenemo,…
Former 59-Year-Old Detective Sent to Prison for Drug Dealing
GREENEVILLE, TENN. – A former detective was sentenced Monday in federal court to seven years and six months in prison for drug dealing and using a firearm while trafficking in narcotics, officials…
Ferguson: Mistrust in criminal justice system formed by long history of discrimination
By Richard Cohen President Southern Poverty Law Center Should a state grand jury have indicted Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9? What’s publicly known, of…
A 78-Year-Old Physician’s Assistant Sentenced to Three Years for Health Care Fraud
LOS ANGELES – A 78-year-old physician’s assistant was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison for defrauding Medicare out of millions of dollars by signing fraudulent prescriptions and other medical documents…
FBI Releases Latest Stats on Law Enforcement Officers Killed in Line-of-Duty
WASHINGTON D.C. – According to statistics collected by the FBI, 76 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2013. Of these, 27 law enforcement officers died as a result of…
IHOP Restaurant Owner Who Employed Undocumented Aliens And Was Involved in Organized Crime Sentenced to Prison
OHIO – A 55-year-old restaurant owner was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.3 million for harboring undocumented aliens in connection with organized crime involving seven IHOP…