CALIFORNIA – A tax dodger and owner of a Huntington Beach-based military contractor who plead guilty to federal tax charges for failing to report to the IRS millions of dollars his company received…
Man Facing Up to 38 Years in Prison for his Role in an Investment Scheme
LOS ANGELES – A 69-year-old man, who plead guilty to federal fraud charges for his involvement in an $8 million investment scheme that lured investors with false promise relating to the development of…
Germans, French, Spaniards and Dutch All Involved in the American Revolution
Germans, French, Spaniards and the Dutch were involved in the American Revolution, according to Maps of the World. The Revolutionary War was fought between Great Britain, which was ruled by King George…
Colombian Pleads Guilty to the Kidnapping and Murder of DEA Agent
VIRGINIA – A Colombian man extradited to Virginia plead guilty Thursday for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent James Terry Watson in Bogotá, Colombia, on…
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, Guilty of Public Corruption
VIRGINIA – A federal jury returned guilty verdicts Thursday against former Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife Maureen for participating in a scheme to violate federal public corruption laws. Jurors…
Justice Department Launches Civil Rights Investigation Against the Ferguson Police Department
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it’s launching a civil rights investigation against the Ferguson Police Department. The federal investigation comes on the heels of the August 9,…
Feds: Portland Police Department Agrees to Overhaul The Way It Treats the Mentally Ill
OREGON – The federal government got a court-approved, settlement agreement to reform the way in which the Portland Oregon Police Bureau interacts with people who are mentally ill, official announced Tuesday. The…
California Man Sentenced to Nearly 21 Years in Prison for Molesting Children, Including an Infant
LOS ANGELES – An Antelope Valley man who admitted that he used his camera phone to make videos while he molested a 3-month-old relative was sentenced Tuesday to more than 20 years…
Progreso, Texas’ Ex-Mayor, His Father and Two Brothers Sent to Prison for Accepting Bribes
TEXAS – Progreso, Texas is a a small town a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. A small town that had a crooked mayor, school district officials and a school board…
Ferguson Cops Entering Fallujah – American Style
BY RAUL HERNANDEZ Notebookventura@Yahoo.com Who are you going to believe – the UN report made public this week condemning police brutality and tactics in Ferguson or the city’s Police Chief Tom Jackson…
Two Jailers Plead Guilty For Their Role in Smuggling Drugs and Contraband Into Jail
BALTIMORE, — Two jailers have recently plead guilty for their role in smuggling drugs and contraband into the Baltimore City Detention Center, a conspiracy that involved dozens of defendants, including gang members….
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Company for Work Discrimination
LOUISIANA – The federal government filed a lawsuit against a Louisiana crane company for discriminating against people who have permission to work in this country, officials said. The Justice Department announced Friday…