Category: Crime

The FBI needs your help to identify a person sought for questioning in a child pornography case involving a young girl. “We would like to interview this individual because we believe he

CONCORD, NH—Lisa Biron, 43, of Manchester, appeared in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire today after being arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on an

NEWARK, NJ—The former chief financial officer of the Manhattan-based brokerage firm Needham & Co. was arrested today by agents of the FBI for allegedly stealing $1 million from his former employer through

By Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times – The owners of a Chino slaughterhouse that was the subject of the largest beef recall in U.S. history four years ago as a result of an

SEATTLE—Two men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in U.S. District Court in Seattle today for conspiracy to unlawfully deal in firearms and being felons in possession of firearms, announced U.S. Attorney

By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times – The driver of a trailer carrying 12 military veterans and their wives in a Midland, Texas, parade continued through a railroad crossing even as the intersection’s

BUFFALO—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin L. Donaldson, 48, of Salamanca, New York, who was convicted after a two-week jury trial of transporting minors across state lines for

BROOKLYN, NY—Earlier today, Adis Medunjanin, age 34, a Queens resident who joined al Qaeda and then plotted and attempted to commit suicide terrorist attacks, was sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple federal

San Diego – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at the port of San Diego stopped two destructive pests from entering the country and potentially damaging our agriculture industry. On

By Erin Ivie, Kristin J. Bender and Katie Nelson, Oakland Tribune – OAKLAND, Calif.—A Southern California man headed home from a business trip was arrested at Oakland airport Thursday night after federal

By Roy Gutman, McClatchy Newspapers – ISTANBUL — An international court Friday acquitted two Croatian generals of war crimes charges, sparking nationwide celebration in the small country where the recapture of territory from

On Tuesday November 13, 2012 around 2204hrs, Officers with the Waterloo Police Department’s Violent Crime Apprehension Team initiated a traffic stop with a vehicle in the 100 block of E. 11th St.

On October 10th, 2012, the Waterloo Police Department issued a press release warning the public of a magazine scam within the city. The scam involved a female selling magazine subscriptions under the

By Eric Pryne, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE — The giant diamonds that belonged to former Seattle real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro and his wife, Linda, have been found and are in

By Sam Quinones and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—After spending much of his life putting people behind bars, a veteran L.A. County sheriff’s deputy stood in handcuffs Thursday, charged

By Jennifer Delgado, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Four men who were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder 18 years ago filed lawsuits Thursday alleging that Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors framed them

By David Ovalle, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction and death sentence for a Miami man who killed a 5-year-old girl and threw

Laredo, TX – On November 10, Laredo North agents assigned to the Border Patrol Checkpoint located on Interstate Highway 35 encountered a 2001 Blue Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by a 41- year old

WASHINGTON—Chase McClary, 24, of Johnsonville, South Carolina, was sentenced on Nov. 13th in federal court to four years in prison, followed by three years’ supervised release, for his racially motivated attack of

DAVENPORT, IA – On November 8, 2012, Robert Andrew Larson, age 30, of Cozad, Nebraska, was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment, having previously pled guilty to traveling across state lines for the

WASHINGTON—Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 22, a citizen of Saudi Arabia and resident of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced on Nov. 13th by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter in federal court in Amarillo, Texas,

By Annie Sweeney and Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Throughout the 2 1/2-week trial, Karolina Obrykca displayed the steely countenance of a woman who would stand up to a man about twice

By Joe Robertson and Donald Bradley, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Micah Moore made his first court appearance Tuesday morning to face a first-degree murder charge in the

By Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times – SEATTLE—In seeking a death-penalty court-martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, Army prosecutors Tuesday portrayed the Lewis-McChord soldier as a methodical, deliberate killer who was lucid

By Richard Fausset and Cecilia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — The Mexican federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that a high-ranking federal police officer had been arrested in the case

By Melissa Jenco, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A former treasurer of Dixon, Ill., pleaded guilty Wednesday to fraud in federal court in Rockford for stealing $53 million from the coffers of

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has forfeited a Manhattan condominium and a Virginia residence with a combined value of nearly $2.1 million. These properties were purchased with the proceeds of

By Kim Murphy, McClatchy Newspapers – JOINT BASE LEWIS McCHORD, Wash. — The case against U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales appeared at first to be horribly simple: Days after a bomb

By Dan Wiederer, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Vikings star Adrian Peterson will not have to spend the Thursday of his bye week in a Houston courtroom after all. On Tuesday, a grand jury

By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — A Marine convicted of wartime murder and a former Mississippi governor who is now atop the U.S. Navy indirectly dueled Tuesday before the nation’s highest

GREENBELT, MD—Melvin Douglas, a/k/a Melvin Longwood, age 32, of Washington, D.C., and Dennis Smith, a/k/a Domo, age 31, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor across state lines

By Richard Fausset and Cecilia Sanchez, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — The Mexican federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that a high-ranking federal police officer had been arrested in the case of

Ottumwa, IOWA — Today, law enforcement arrested 66 year old ROBERT EUGENE PILCHER of Des Moines, Iowa in connection with the 1974 homicide of 17 year old MARY JAYNE JONES of Ottumwa.

HONOLULU—A federal grand jury in Honolulu yesterday indicted Marc Hubbardage 44, of North Carolina, with wire fraud in connection with a Stevie Wonder concert to benefit the University of Hawaii (UH) in

Vanessa Miller, CR Gazette – UPDATE: The UI Department of Public Safety doesn’t have any criminal complaints associated with Peter Gray, a former senior academic adviser who resigned last week amid accusations he provided

Paul Mcenroe, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – Erick Thomas lay in his bunk moaning in pain, too weak to make the night’s final count at Stillwater prison. Alerted by guards, two nurses gave him

WASHINGTON—Thirty-four alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Houston for allegedly conspiring to

By Janet Stobart, Los Angeles Times – LONDON — A radical Muslim preacher who praised the 9/11 bombings and preached terrorist violence against Christians and Jews won his latest appeal against a British

By Juan O. Tamayo, The Miami Herald – MIAMI — Two more Cuban dissidents have alleged that they were abused personally or on the orders of a former Villa Clara provincial prison

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for abusive sexual contact and abusive sexual contact while registered as a sex offender.