Attorney General Prohibits Federal Agency Adoptions of Assets Seized by State...
Today, Attorney General Eric Holder issued an order setting forth a new policy prohibiting federal agency forfeiture, or “adoptions,” of assets seized by state and local law enforcement agencies, with...
View ArticleStatement from Attorney General Holder on Yearly Law Enforcement Officer...
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund today released preliminary fatality statistics for 2014. The data in the report shows that 126 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial...
View ArticleLeader of Las Vegas Playboy Bloods Street Gang Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
A leader of the Las Vegas Playboy Bloods street gang was sentenced to 23 years in prison today for engaging in a racketeering conspiracy and possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it,...
View ArticleFormer Rio Arriba County Sheriff Sentenced to 121 Months in Federal Prison...
Thomas R. Rodella, 53, the former Rio Arriba County Sheriff, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge James O. Browning for his conviction on criminal civil rights and firearms charges....
View ArticleCBA and Justice Policy Toolkit
Justice policymakers must make tough choices with limited resources. To help weigh their options, decision makers are increasingly turning to cost-benefit analysis, an economic tool that compares the...
View ArticleTwo Mexican Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking Offenses
The Department of Justice today announced that Judge Amy Totenberg of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia sentenced two defendants, Arturo Rojas-Coyotl, 28, and Odilon...
View Article15th Member of Washington, D.C.-Based Identity Theft Ring Pleads Guilty
Defendant Admits To Targeting Parents Of Hospitalized Children, Among OthersA Maryland woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her involvement in a sophisticated identity theft ring that stole...
View ArticleWebb County, Texas Commissioner Sentenced to 76 Months in Prison for...
An elected county commissioner for Precinct 1 of the Webb County Commissioners Court in Texas was sentenced today to 76 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for official actions.Assistant...
View ArticleMexican National Sentenced to 15 Years for Participating in a Brutal Family...
The Department of Justice today announced a sentencing and guilty plea for two members of a family run sex trafficking organization based in southern Florida. Rafael Alberto Cadena-Sosa was sentenced...
View ArticleFugitive Sex Offender Captured in Saudi Arabia
Tucson, AZ – U.S. Marshals tracked Matthew Lynn Brewster, age 50, formerly of Tucson, Arizona, to Saudi Arabia where he was detained and subsequently returned to the United States earlier today.In...
View ArticleShip of Gold Treasure Hunter Arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service
Columbus, OH – Peter Tobin, United States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, announced today that Thomas Gregory Thompson, and his assistant Alison Louise Antekeier were arrested by the United...
View ArticleNaloxone Toolkit Available From Bureau of Justice Assistance
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released a Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit, available on the BJA NTTAC website.The Law Enforcement Naloxone Toolkit is a one-stop clearinghouse of information...
View ArticleFour Former Puerto Rico Police Officers Sentenced for Running Criminal...
All 16 Former Officers Charged Have Now Been SentencedFour additional former Puerto Rico police officers have been sentenced for using their law enforcement affiliation and equipment to commit robbery...
View ArticleSt. Joseph Man Among 14 Defendants Indicted in $4 Million Drug-Trafficking...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that 14 defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy...
View ArticleNewington Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Role in Coast-to-Coast...
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERMAINE JENKINS, 34, formerly of Newington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in...
View ArticleFormer Salem, Virginia, Police Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for...
A former police officer employed by the City of Salem, Virginia, and assigned to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for soliciting and...
View ArticleTwo U.S. Army Sergeants Plead Guilty to Taking Bribes While Deployed in...
Two sergeants with the U.S. Army have pleaded guilty for accepting bribes from Afghan truck drivers at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan (FOB Gardez), in exchange for allowing the drivers to...
View ArticleWarren Businessman Pleads Guilty to Fraud
A Macomb County business owner pleaded guilty yesterday to intentionally setting a fire at his commercial laundry facility to collect on an insurance policy, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced...
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