Category: Crime

SACRAMENTO, CA—Jamir Imari Tatum, 20, of Oakland, pleaded guilty today to distribution of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. This case is the product of an investigation by the

BOSTON—A New York woman was convicted today in federal court of sending four threatening communications in the mail. Roberta Cicora, 57, St. Johnsville, New York, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge

WACO, TX—Richard Khamir Hurd, 25, of Waco, pleaded guilty today to federal charges in connection with an attempt to extort money from Robert Griffin, III, the current quarterback for the NFL’s Washington

PROVIDENCE, RI—William L’Europa, 47, of Cranston, co-operator of McCauley and L’Europa Public Adjusters LLC and PIA Restoration LLC, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to federal charges of conspiracy

By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities working closely with their U.S. counterparts scored big in the fight against drug cartels with the capture of a top

By David Heinzmann, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The mass arrests of Occupy Chicago demonstrators that city leaders praised as a model for respecting protesters’ rights were ruled unconstitutional Thursday by a

By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – DURHAM, N.C. — An Army general who was sent home early from Afghanistan in May has been charged with forcible sodomy, wrongful sexual conduct and other

Michael Schaffer, Daily Iowegian, Centerville, Iowa – CENTERVILLE — One of three Appanoose County men accused of disrupting 911 service June 6 has been sentenced to state prison. Timothy John Hatfield, 25,

By Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—Tall, athletic and bright, DeJuan Pratt seemingly had everything going for him, according to his family. He graduated college in Ohio with a double-major in business and

Fabens, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Fabens port of entry seized 754 pounds of marijuana Saturday. It was one of seven drug busts totaling 1,337

PITTSBURGH—A resident of Allegheny County pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

FAYETTEVILLE, AR—Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that Valentin Gutierrez was sentenced yesterday to 30 months in prison for harboring and shielding illegal aliens for

By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO—At the riveting Family Secrets trial in 2007, Nicholas Calabrese, the admitted mob killer turned star government witness, was clear about who Rudy Fratto was to him.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI—Patrick Wiseman (33) of East Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced in federal court to a sentence of 20 years’ incarceration for trading in child pornography, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced today.

A Des Moines man has been arrested and charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing walnut trees and scrap metal on federal property. Randall Todd Walker, 49, allegedly cut down walnut trees

CAMDEN, NJ—The former CEO of the hedge fund management company Osiris Partners LLC admitted today to conspiring with others to defraud investors of more than $4 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman

PITTSBURGH—A resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States

By Jack Leonard and Robert Faturechi, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Revelations of brutality by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and cover-ups inside the jails have exposed significant shortcomings in the

A former East St. Louis police officer, Ramon T. Carpenter, 40, pled guilty to two federal charges of making false statements to federal law enforcement officers during their investigation of a civil

NEWARK—A federal jury today convicted a former employee of a New Jersey-based defense contractor of exporting sensitive U.S. military technology to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), stealing trade secrets, and lying

Two brothers driving a flatbed tow truck carrying a blue Honda Prelude exited the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue where they failed to stop at a red light about 7:20 p.m. on

By Richard Mauer, Anchorage Daily News – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Fairbanks militia member Coleman Barney was sentenced Monday to five years in prison on two weapons violations, substantially less time than federal sentencing

BISMARCK, ND—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on September 24, 2012, Bruce Flying Horse, 23, of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a

James L. Santelle, United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced on Monday that Philip Wentzel (age 41), formerly of West Allis, Wisconsin, and formerly a sergeant with the Milwaukee

By Ed Meyer, Akron Beacon Journal – AKRON, Ohio — Patrick Nicholas Lerch spent the last weeks of his short life in the rat-infested basement of a home in the Goodyear Heights neighborhood

BISMARCK, ND—U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on September 24, 2012, Joseph C. Ramirez III, 26, of Fort Yates, North Dakota, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on

JACKSONVILLE, FL—United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Christian Yvon Lapierre (47, a Canadian citizen residing in Jacksonville) to 77 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography over the Internet.

CHICAGO – A Polish national, who is wanted in his home country for manslaughter, was deported and turned over to Polish law enforcement officials last Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s

By Naomi Nix, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A reputed gang member has been charged in the attack on a Cook County prosecutor who tried to intervene when he saw two men harassing

By Amanda Marrazzo, Chicago Tribune – ROCKFORD, Ill. — A federal judge wished a suburban Chicago man “the best” Monday after sentencing him to nearly eight years in prison for illegally obtaining a

By Melissa Jenco, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — More than 300 horses as well as equipment and vehicles from indicted former Dixon treasurer Rita Crundwell’s world-class operation sold for $4.78 million at an

By Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A bitter feud between Drew Peterson’s lawyers has prevented the defense team from working on a critical post-trial motion, lead attorney Joel Brodsky told

Trish Mehaffey, CR Gazette – Police arrested a third man Monday in connection with last Thursday’s Guaranty Bank robbery. Cedar Rapids Police Sgt. Steve O’Konek said Christopher L. Lanehart, 24, of Clarence,

The Justice Department announced today that it has moved to intervene in a class action lawsuit regarding conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP), a pre-trial and correctional facility in

ROCKFORD—A Woodstock, Illinois man was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard in Rockford to 136 months in prison for conducting a $7 million fraud scheme. Francis

ALBUQUERQUE—This morning a U.S. District Judge sentenced Jeremiah Jackson, 34, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to two terms of life imprisonment, to be served concurrently, for killing two women while attempting to avoid

By Stacy St. Clair and Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — The already divided Drew Peterson defense team has become even more fractured. One attorney has quit the case and another has

ROCHESTER, NY—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Thomas Mehegan, 61, of Elmira, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena on September 20, 2012, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, SHAWN PATRICK ELLIFRITT, a 41-year-old resident

CHARLESTON, WV—United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that a Lincoln County man was sentenced to eight years and a day in federal prison for assaulting an FBI agent with a firearm