ALEXANDRIA, VA. Federal officials charged a 51-year-old woman with wire fraud for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million, including $653,000 from a state senator’s campaign fund, officials announced Monday. The woman —Linda Diane…
The Case of Community Activist Who Alleges He is being Targeted by Police Goes to Judge
OXNARD, CALIF. The two-day trial of a community activist who claims that Oxnard police targeted him to stifle criticism about police abuse and brutality ended Tuesday with closing arguments by the prosecution…
Cop Who Falsely Claimed 800 Hours in Overtime Pay Pleads Guilty to Theft
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA A former ATF Task Force officer claimed he worked about 800 hours of overtime resulting in more than $19,500 in pay, officials said. Officer Daryle McCormick didn’t work those hours…
Community Activist Claims He Was Targeted for Protesting Slayings by Police
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@gmail.com OXNARD CALIF. What a defendant describes as the “criminalization of dissent” through retaliation by the Oxnard Police Department, prosecutors argued in court that this is simply a case of…
Have an Invention You Want to Patent? Contact U.S. Patent or Trademark Office
A nonprovisional application for a patent is made to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and includes: (1) A written document which comprises a specification (description and claims);…
VICE Special Report: Fixing The System
President Barack Obama sits down with Vice and prison inmates at the El Reno correctional facility to discuss a growing human rights crisis in the Vice on HBO Special Report: Fixing the…
Canadian Moved Millions in Narcotics Profits for Drug Organizations, Including Sinaloa Cartel
LOS ANGELES The leader of an international money laundering organization is facing charges alleging that he moved millions of dollars in drug money for organizations that included the Sinaloa Cartel, federal officials…
Ohio Lobbyist Guilty of Extorting Red-Light-Camera Business for Political Campaigns
OHIO An Ohio lobbyist plead guilty today to extortion in connection with a bribery and fraud scheme involving contributions to the campaigns of elected officials in exchange for lucrative contracts with the…
Two Men Who Gunned Down Border Patrol Agent Found Guilty of Murder (News Video)
ARIZONA A federal jury in Tucson found two men guilty of the first-degree murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2010, officials announced. Thursday, the jury found Ivan Soto-Barraza, 37, and Jesus…
Lawsuit Stops Alabama Cops from Spraying Students With Tear Gas and Pepper Spray
By Richard Cohen President, Southern Poverty Law Center We’ve just won a huge court victory in our fight to stop the shocking abuse of children by police officers who patrol the…
L.A. Pharmacy Owners Arrested for Allegedly Selling Prescription Drugs to Black Market
LOS ANGELES Federal officials accused two brothers of allegedly using an bogus pharmacy to distribute large quantities of prescription drugs, including OxyContin, to black-market customers. The two Brentwood men are charged in…
Mexico Extradites Man Allegedly Involved in Ambush Murder of ICE Agent and Wounding of Another Agent
WASHINGTON D.C. Mexico extradited a defendant allegedly involved in the murder of an ICE special agent and the attempted murder of another ICE agent, federal officials announced today. Four others have already…