CONNECTICUT – A 53-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for threatening and stalking a Connecticut woman and planting hydrochloric acid-filled bombs in her car after she ended their…
Con Man Who Wiped Out Many Elderly Victims’ Life Savings Sent to Prison
CHARLOTTE, NC— A thirty-five-year-old man lulled his victims into a false sense of security by falsely promising 60 to 80 percent annual returns on their investments, officials said. Many of Sean F….
California Supreme Court to Review Confidentiality of Police Personnel Files
Article from FindLaw.com By William Peacock, Esq. on October 30, 2014 1:05 PM A police officer’s personnel file could be a gold mine for a defendant — past misconduct, especially the really…
Twenty-Nine Arrests Made In “Cracking Cards” Scam
CHICAGO—Twenty-nine defendants are facing state or federal charges following an investigation of “cracking cards,” a scheme that costs banks millions of dollars, has its roots on Chicago’s south side and is spreading…
Feds: M-13 Gang Member Told Rival “You’re Going to Die” and Started Shooting.
ATLANTA—Remberto “Pitufo” Argueta and other MS-13 gang members spotted rival gangsters at an apartment complex in 2007 and approached them, federal officials said this week. The 27-year-old Argueta approached them and asked them…
Critic of Police Brutality Wasn’t Targeted When He Was Given Five Jaywalking Tickets During a Protest March, Cops Testified
VENTURA CALIFORNIA — Two Oxnard police officers testified Wednesday that community activist Francisco Romero wasn’t targeted when he was given five citations a year ago for jaywalking during a protest march against police brutality….
Two Drug-Dealing Brothers Who Terrorized a Neighborhood Facing Possible Life Sentences
NEW YORK – A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, returned guilty verdicts Monday against Harvey Christian, Anthony Christian and Jason Quinn, for conspiracy to commit murder and other felony charges related to…
Man Who Stole Millions and Faked His Own Death Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
STATESBORO, GEORGIA — A 48-year-old man who concocted a Ponzi scheme that conned more than a hundred people in two states out of $51 million was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in…
Sheriff’s Deputy Killed on Highway 101 While Making a Traffic Stop
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA – A Ventura County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop. Deputy Eugene Kostiuchenko initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on…
“I Heard it Through the Grapevine?”
“During the the American Civil War, a Colonel Bee set up a crude telegraph line between Placerville and Virginia City by stringing wires from trees,” according to the Little Book of Answers….
Gambino Crime Family Member Arrested for the 2002 Murder of a Crime Partner in Queens
NEW YORK – A Gambino crime family member was indicted Tuesday for the 2002 murder of a crime partner who was allegedly shot in the back of the head at point-blank range,…
U.S. District Courts: Fiscal Year Bankruptcy Filings Lowest in Seven Years
U.S. District Courts: Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for the fiscal year 2014—the 12-month period ending September 30, 2014—totaled 963,739, down 13 percent from the 1.1 million bankruptcy filings in FY…