Category: Crime

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for theft of government property and theft from an agency receiving federal funds, the

WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), law enforcement agencies from Belgium, Denmark, France, Romania and the United Kingdom, and the European Police Office (Europol) seized 132

Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for the Northern District of Ohio, announces the arrest of Kevin Wolcott WOLCOTT, suspected

Curt Brown, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – A 64-year-old man was charged Monday with murdering two teenagers who broke into his home on the outskirts of Little Falls, Minn., shooting each of them at

By Jill Vejnoska, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – ATLANTA —An alleged shoplifter died Sunday while being apprehended by employees outside a Wal-Mart store in an Atlanta suburb. Two store workers who helped catch and

Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – A Little Falls-area man has been arrested in connection with the Thanksgiving Day killings of two teenagers after their bodies were discovered in his basement, the Morrison

By Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — A man on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitive list after an alleged murder spree in Los Angeles was arrested this past week.

Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) – JARRATT, Va. — Johnathon Montgomery said the first hint of freedom came late Tuesday afternoon. A prison guard brought a set of civilian clothes to his

BOSTON—A Somerville man was sentenced last week in federal court for conspiring to violate the RICO statute and possessing firearms and ammunition. Ralph F. Deleo, 69, of Somerville, was sentenced by U.S.

BOSTON—A Somerville man was sentenced last week in federal court for conspiring to violate the RICO statute and possessing firearms and ammunition. Ralph F. Deleo, 69, of Somerville, was sentenced by U.S.

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in

IOWA CITY, IOWA – – University of Iowa student-athlete Barkley Hill was charged with an alcohol related offense near his hometown over the weekend. Hill is a native of Denver, Iowa who attended

RIVERSIDE COUNTY—Four men have been charged for their roles in a plot to provide material support to terrorists by making arrangements to join al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan in order

SPOKANE—Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Cavon C. Clark, age 36, of Wenatchee, Washington, was sentenced on November 15, 2012, by District Court Judge

Salton City, Calif. — Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio, Calif. station stopped a tractor trailer with 14 people inside and arrested one suspected alien smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint

ST. LOUIS, MO—Michael Brandon Smith, 35, formerly of O’Fallon, Missouri, pled guilty to pointing a laser at Metro St. Louis Air Support Police helicopter on May 18, 2012. According to court documents,

By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — Shoppers take note: The frenzy to rush home with those Black Friday deals could land you in jail if you do what

By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times – WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a former hedge fund portfolio manager with securities fraud in connection with what they said was the most lucrative

CHICAGO—A Chicago psychiatrist received illegal kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies and submitted at least 140,000 false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for antipsychotic medications he prescribed for thousands of mentally ill patients in

Reentry Education Model Released as Framework for Improving Rehabilitation Programs The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education announced today a new, nearly $1 million grant fund entitled, “Promoting Reentry

By Andrew Blankstein and Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Black Friday is a day for burning off those Thanksgiving calories with some intense Christmas shopping. But for the Los

AMARILLO, TX—A former teacher’s aide in the Childress Independent School District (CISD), Shanice Adel Lambert, appeared in federal court in Amarillo, Texas, before U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson and pleaded guilty

NEWARK—A federal jury on Wednesday convicted the head of a self-described “security research” hacking group of breaching AT&T’s servers, stealing e-mail addresses and other personal information belonging to approximately 120,000 Apple iPad

Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – The Iowa City Police Department’s 5-year-old K9 Becky died Monday of a severe case of bloat, a gastric condition in which the stomach swells with gas and

MINNEAPOLIS—Tuesday in federal court, a 26-year-old Red Lake man was sentenced for assaulting a woman on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. United States District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis sentenced Myron Lee

By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — A New York City policeman dubbed the “cannibal cop” by local media planned to abduct, cook and eat a woman for Thanksgiving

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a southern Georgia man Thursday on a charge of sexual exploitation of a minor. Stephen Keating,

By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times – A federal judge has put on hold the gender reassignment surgery he ordered for an inmate in a Massachusetts prison, pending a state appeal of the

By David Jesse, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — An animal rights activist who targeted a Wayne State University professor with blog posts calling for his torture has pleaded guilty to two criminal

CLEVELAND—Three men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to use explosives to destroy a bridge near Cleveland, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of

Teresa L. Carlson, Special Agent in Charge of the Milwaukee Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced Wednesday the FBI is concluding its investigation into the mass shooting at the

DALLAS, TX—Frank Christopher Olivera, the former vice president of corporate communications and public affairs at Gamestop Texas LP, appeared in federal court in Dallas today and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge

MINNEAPOLIS—Late yesterday in federal court, a 29-year-old man was sentenced for his role in several bank robberies in the northern Twin Cities metro area. United States District Court Judge Ann D. Montgomery

Emily Gurnon, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. – A hotel clerk was sentenced to 90 days in jail for recording the sounds of a newlywed couple having sex. The employee of the Hotel

WASHINGTON—Amin Ravan, a citizen of Iran, and his Iran-based company, IC Market Iran (IMI), have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, and violating

BOISE—Joshua Trent, 31, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Boise to possessing an unregistered firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. According to the plea agreement,

DAVENPORT, IA—On November 16, 2012, Walter R. Zimmerer, III, age 70, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, formerly the owner of Zimmerer Custom Homes in LeClaire, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District

By Kimi Yoshino and Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The four men with ties to Southern California who have been charged in an alleged terror plot to commit “violent

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Andrew Paul Ramsey, age 27, of Ft. Yates, North Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on November 16, 2012, and pled guilty