PHILADELPHIA A federal judge sentenced two leaders of a violent loan sharking and illegal gambling ring that operated out of several Philadelphia businesses to prison, according to officials. U.S. District Court…
Oxnard Police: Shooting Tattoos Investigation Report Not For Public Eyes
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ NotebookVentura@gmail.com OXNARD, CALIF. — Citing confidential personnel records, police officials declined to release an administrative report that concluded the allegations that some Oxnard police officers earn and put on so-called…
A former New England Patriots Player and Bank Executive Arrested for $31 Million Fraud (Video)
BOSTON A former New England Patriots player and a former Regions Bank executive were arrested Friday on securities fraud charges in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme involving fraudulent loans to professional…
The U.S.’s Most Secure Prison: ADX Florence —The “Supermax” Federal Prison
America’s most secure prison, ADX Florence, built south of Florence Colorado in 1994, is commonly referred to as “Supermax” prison. It has 490 beds and sits on 37 acres. “ADX Florence is…
Coin Dealer Con Man Targeted Elderly Victims — Stole More Than $260,000
FBI BLOG: (June 9, 2015) Financial fraud comes in all shapes and sizes. And while corporate criminals, inside traders, and Ponzi schemers often cause their victims to lose millions of dollars, the…
R.I. Former Speaker of the House Sentenced for Stealing $108,000 and Accepting $52,000 in Bribes
PROVIDENCE, RI A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a 53-year-old former Rhode Island speaker of the house and former vice-chairman of the city of Providence Board of Licenses to three years…
Former DEA Agent Who Posed As FBI Agent Arrested at LAX for Stealing Victims’ Money
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. Authorities arrested a former DEA agent who teamed up with another man to steal money from two victims in two, separate fraudulent schemes, officials said. David Garcia Herrera, 70,…
Feds: 14 Members of Black Guerilla Family Prison Gang Indicted for Racketeering
BALTIMORE, MD A federal grand jury returned a racketeering indictment charging 14 defendants for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family, a prison gang,…
Qazi Brothers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Terrorism and Assaulting Two U.S. Marshals
FLORIDA A federal judge today sentenced brothers Raees Alam Qazi, 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 32, both naturalized U.S. citizens from Pakistan, to 35 years and 20 years in prison for terrorism…
DEA: 51 Arrests, 28 Weapons, 34,000 of Doses of Heroin Seized During Major Drug Bust — Heroin Epidemic
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI The Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement agencies announced Wednesday that 51 drug and weapons arrests were made this week against violent heroin traffickers and criminal organizations in…
City of Oxnard Investigative Report: Police “Shooting Tattoo” Allegations Unfounded
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com OXNARD, CALIF. — An internal administrative investigation of the Oxnard Police Department concluded that allegations that some Oxnard police officers earn and put on so-called “shooting tattoos”after they…
City Official Accepted Kickbacks and Bribes In Exchange for City Construction Projects Totaling $800,000
INDIANAPOLIS U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced the manager of the Engineering Services for the city of Bloomington to four years and seven months in prison for accepting kickbacks…